Monday, June 23. 2008

Moving the 45 Parallel (but not really)

The AP reports (have you been tracking the latest from the AP on quoting it on blogs???) that officials at Yellowstone have moved a sign indicating the location of the 45 parallel to make it closer to its true location and to improve traffic and safety. Visitors love to take their picture at the sign, so moving it to a turnout provides more and safer parking. It also moves the sign a bit closer to its true location which may be have been further off since those who planted it may have believed the state border between Wyoming and Montana is coincident with the parallel; it is in many spots but not in this area.

Posted by Adena Schutzberg at 07:59 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0) |

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But that reduces the popularity of the sign with the GPS users who were taking photos while snickering at its being in the wrong location.

#1 AnonyMouse on 2008-06-23 10:44 (Reply)

Being a geographer, the 45th is a special "spot". Unknown to many visitors near this sign are the natural hot tubs in the river formed by the outflow from Mammoth Hot Springs near the 45th. Great spot to soak and watch the Perseid meteor showers in August. Intersting that they moved the sign, but it is still not accurate. Makes me now wonder about the "2 miles high" sign along Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain Natl Park. Is this a conspiracy?

Sol

#2 Brian L. Soliday on 2008-06-24 10:21 (Reply)

"To get to the hot tubs, turn left where the sign used to be..."

(Don't bother giving actual directions; it's best to let people who know enough about the area be the ones who go there, as those people are also the ones more likely to be suitably cautious.)

#3 AnonyMouse on 2008-06-24 11:12 (Reply)

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