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National Park Mystery Spot 39: Sound Medical Advice

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 3:59am

Mystery Spot 39 is a national park. Name the unit of the National Park System revealed by these clues and you'll qualify for our monthly prize drawing.

A saintly father inherited DNA from his father.

"Never touch an armadillo" is sound medical advice.

If isolation is essential, you don't need a moat. Just choose a place reached only by boat.

On the north side of an island north of the largest island in a non-northern state.

Don't cheat! If we catch you Googling or engaged in sneakery of any kind, we will make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: "April always starts on the same day of the week as July and ends on the same day of the week as December."

Comments

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 5:07am.

Nice going, Eric. You get to tidy up the winners circle while you wait for other occupants.

Submitted by Eric (not verified) on April 5, 2012 - 5:09am.

I think it may get crowded in here. ; )

Submitted by OutInTheStiks (not verified) on April 5, 2012 - 5:33am.

Alcatraz Island

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 5:34am.

Not Alcatraz Island, but that's a very imaginative guess.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 6:10am.

Nicely done, Reoux. Who's next?

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 6:25am.

OutInTheStiks gets conditioned admittance to the winners circle, based on an "A" for mystery spot ID-ing and an "F" for spelling. ;o)

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 6:41am.

You are back in our good graces, OutInTheStiks, for whatever that is worth.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 7:26am.

You can uncross your fingers now, celbert. Good job.

Submitted by Eric Nelson (not verified) on April 5, 2012 - 7:48am.

Sounds like it could be Parde Island National Seashore

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 7:52am.

Not Padre Island National Seashore.

Submitted by jsmithart (not verified) on April 5, 2012 - 8:20am.

Ellis Island?

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 8:34am.

Ellis Island is not the answer (and is not the name of a national park).

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 9:22am.

Tip of the hat to RangerLady, who has wrapped this one up early enough to devote at least part of the day to the duties she was hired to perform. ;o)

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 9:24am.

Good job, Connier. Welcome to the winners circle.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 9:48am.

David Crowl has nailed it, as expected.

Submitted by Ken (not verified) on April 5, 2012 - 9:56am.

Is it Cumberland Island National Seashore ?

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 10:08am.

Sorry, Ken; it's not Cumberland Island National Seashore.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 10:09am.

djjeffrey100 has figured it out. Well done.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 10:21am.

Bingo, Ken! Welcome to the winners circle.

Submitted by Ilex_Opaca on April 5, 2012 - 10:30am.

Haha Bob. Can we have those little smiley faces as an option in our comments? I'd like to be able to stick my tongue out.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 10:59am.

You've nailed it, Lisa. Good work.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 12:53pm.

It's a pleasure to welcome newbie JanetinKY to the winners circle. I hope this is the first of a long succession of correct answers, Jane.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 12:55pm.

Right you are, JeffB. Good work.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 3:43pm.

Eric Nelson's dope slap produced the desired result, ushering him into the winners circle. Who's next?

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 4:16pm.

Close enough, Janna. Welcome to the winners circle.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 4:55pm.

CB and ron erpelding have figured it out. Nice work.

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 5, 2012 - 7:44pm.

That's cutting it awfully close, y_p_w. Was that for dramatic effect?

Submitted by A Phoenix Rising (not verified) on April 5, 2012 - 8:38pm.

Channel Islands National Park

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 6, 2012 - 5:21am.

Not Channel Islands National Park.