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National Park Mystery Spot 2: You Walk Around, I’ll Walk In

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 26, 2009 - 4:05am

Can you identify National Park Mystery Spot 1 with just these six clues?

Big boom

Big basket

You walk around, I’ll walk in

Hold on to your hat

Fourth planet from the sun

A vain, overly dramatic, confrontational female singer

Check back with Traveler tomorrow for the answer and an explanation of the clues.

Comments

Submitted by Susan (not verified) on August 26, 2009 - 6:10am.

I say it's Crater Lake and my husband thinks it's Cuyahoga Valley NP (I think he's stretching it here!)

Submitted by Kirby Adams on August 26, 2009 - 6:19am.

Something round and windy....that looks like Mars....and Courtney Love hangs out there?

I give up.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 26, 2009 - 6:20am.

Sorry, Susan. It's not Crater Lake or Cuyahoga.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 26, 2009 - 6:21am.

Dammit, Kirby, I was counting on you. Man up and get back to work on this.

Submitted by Rangertoo on August 26, 2009 - 6:24am.

Wind Cave?

Submitted by Kirby Adams on August 26, 2009 - 6:34am.

The trick is the sixth clue. I'm pretty sure that will be word play. The singer's name is the same as this spot. But I'm thinking of anything in the NPS named Madonna, Spears, or any of the other singers I can think of...

Looks like I have to enroll in GEOG370.

Submitted by Linda (not verified) on August 26, 2009 - 6:39am.

Diva Crater Park???

Submitted by MRC (not verified) on August 26, 2009 - 7:02am.

Castle Clinton National Monument?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on August 26, 2009 - 7:35am.

Donner Pass? (is that in a national park?) (was posted in death valley. Prima donna--excessively demanding female singer--with a new england accent!) I sure enjoy the NPTraveler.

Submitted by flathead on August 26, 2009 - 7:44am.

Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley?
(although I'm not sure how the last clue relates to it)

Submitted by Ilex_Opaca on August 26, 2009 - 8:23am.

I have to agree with flathead. Ubehebe certainly fits all but the last clue. It's all I can think of that looks like a basket and made a big boom one day. And I'm certainly not walking in it!

Ranger Holly
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Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 26, 2009 - 8:26am.

Congrats to flathead, who has absolutely nailed it. The mystery spot is Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley National Park. I'll post a photo and a full explanation of the clues tomorrow. Meanwhile, out of respect for flathead, who is obviously a near-genius, I'll tell you about that last clue. The four-letter code for Death Valley National Park is DEVA, which invites pronunciation identical to the way we say "diva."