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National Park Mystery Spot 6: You Might Hear It Before You See It

Foeniculum vulgare in flower. Wikimedia Commons photo.

National Park Mystery Spot 6 is somewhere in a National Park System unit. See if you can pin it down with just these five clues.

F for k and you’ve got the aromatic herb shown in the photo.

M for h and you’ve got a toothy trophy.

Pingo and Aurora, not Comet and Cupid

You might hear it before you see it.

You can go right after the show, but they must stay ‘til nine.

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

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"Uffda Minnesota!", MRC, and thanks for the compliment.


If I were a betting man (which of course I'm not), I'd bet a good beer that the photo wasn't taken at the mystery spot. The relevant state (bigger as well as colder than Texas) is 1 of only 14 states where F. vulgare is not reported.

I believe that there was a job posting for this mystery spot a couple of months ago that required some very specific skills and experience.


Right you are on all counts, tomp. OK, time to stop beating around the bush (or the F. vulgare, as it were). The Mystery Spot is the sled dog kennel(s) at Denali National Park & Preserve. Kudos to MRC, terry, and tomp (in that order) for supplying the correct answer. Be sure to visit Traveler tomorrow and read Mystery Spot 6 Revealed for a full explanation of the clues.


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