Pipeline [clue][solution]

I just registered on this forum, and I find it really interesting. I love these kind of games.

I have seen some of the previous puzzles and they are really impossible for me to solve, I guess I'll have to build some experience

Here's one for you, let's see how it goes (hoping I didn't do anything wrong).

Welcome!
A very nice start!

Welcome ndrqu, great first challenge.  Hope you enjoy yourself here.

nice start indeed + welcome

the next bridge is even greater, isn't it?!

Nice one, ndrqu... and welcome aboard!! 

Welcome Aboard!!

Welcome, ndrqu. I hope you enjoy it here. 

I have seen some of the previous puzzles and they are really impossible for me to solve

That's often the case for many of us.   But, sometimes we do manage to solve them - like this one which I didn't think I would be able to do. I got lucky.

Apr 10, 2015 16:46:41 GMT ndrqu said:

I have seen some of the previous puzzles and they are really impossible for me to solve, 

I know what you mean, ndrqu. Most puzzles seem impossible to solve to me too.   Like the three puzzles you've posted so far, I can't solve any of them! 

But that's what makes F&G what it is! Welcome to Fun and Games! 

Apr 11, 2015 17:34:02 GMT johnluke said:

Apr 10, 2015 16:46:41 GMT ndrqu said:

I have seen some of the previous puzzles and they are really impossible for me to solve, 

I know what you mean, ndrqu. Most puzzles seem impossible to solve to me too.   Like the three puzzles you've posted so far, I can't solve any of them! 

But that's what makes F&G what it is! Welcome to Fun and Games! 

Yea they are hard. But I put in them a lot of effort and I make sure there IS a way to get to the solution. I really enjoy doing that. I will soon post a clue for this one.

Apr 11, 2015 17:42:29 GMT ndrqu said:

Yea they are hard. But I put in them a lot of effort and I make sure there IS a way to get to the solution.

That's the main thing. I try to do that too. I'll wait for your clues. I tried all the search words I could think of. I've seen many pipelines. 

Hint:

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Exxon Valdez

OK I know it's not the right spot but that's all I could find and that's all you'll get from me.

I had come to this area at first (before you gave the clue) and I scanned the area a bit with no luck. I rarely get lucky scanning... With your clue even with a map I didn't get lucky either. I'll be patient and wait for the answer.

Answer:

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So... from my picture you can observe a typical Alaskan landscape. If that's not the case, the Exxon Valdez hint should have brought you here.
Luckily for you, there is only one Pipeline running through Alaska, this one:



Now, from the puzzle picture, you can see there is a big body of water straight in front of the road, and a snowy mountain in the background.
According to the Pipeline map, the body of water should narrow your searches to 3 or maximum 4 spots (a few lakes and the Yukon river).
Now it's just a matter of finding the Pipeline on Google Earth, and the few elements that appear on the puzzle picture.
The moment you check at the Yukon River, you get to the solution:




also, if you are coming from the future I have a message for you: TANAP

Only 120 miles from this place:  

Nice puzzle which I couldn't solve. Alaska had crossed my mind but I thought searching for a pipeline in Alaska will be a too tedious task.

Moreover I got misled by a very old rule of Fun and Games called "The Rule of The First Post" as per which;

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A first time poster will generally post a puzzle about his neighbourhood/town.

I searched for pipelines near Rome but to no avail.

Apr 12, 2015 10:51:21 GMT CuriousJM said:

Nice puzzle which I couldn't solve. Alaska had crossed my mind but I thought searching for a pipeline in Alaska will be a too tedious task.

Moreover I got misled by a very old rule of Fun and Games called "The Rule of The First Post" as per which;

SPOILER: Click to show

A first time poster will generally post a puzzle about his neighbourhood/town.

I searched for pipelines near Rome but to no avail.

Nice rule, but didn't work for me

And come on.. the landscape is completely different from the one around Rome, there is no spot like that in all Italy, that's just too different

Apr 12, 2015 11:06:00 GMT ndrqu said:

Apr 12, 2015 10:51:21 GMT CuriousJM said:

Moreover I got misled by a very old rule of Fun and Games called "The Rule of The First Post" as per which;

SPOILER: Click to show

A first time poster will generally post a puzzle about his neighbourhood/town.

Nice rule, but didn't work for me

In your case, it's the Rule of the Second Post.