This new series is a throwback to the game, “Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?” I will give a brief description of a place, including its latitude and longitude and several “interesting” facts about the location. I will also try to include a picture or two from my visit to the place. You, the reader, can then hazard a guess to answer the question posed in the game.

I will reveal the correct location on the following day. Hopefully, this type of post will encourage interaction and perhaps stimulate comments. Good Luck!

The answer to yesterday’s place (#272) is San Francisco, California, USA

Where in the World is Gary?    #273

Latitude — 41° 52′ North

Longitude — 103° 39′ West

This was once one of the most popular stopping-off points for settlers moving westward on the Oregon and Mormon Trails.

Prominent Landscape

It is named for a trapper who died here in 1828. It became a National Monument in 1919.

National Monument