If you read RealityWanted.net, there is a good interview with Kynt and Vyxsin. Kynt ends it with a statement that "the next 3 episodes(meaning the final 3) are all going to be "nail-biters". I can't use that word to describe what happened in Osaka, but I can apply that expectation to both Taipei and Alaska.
Will Girdwood be a full leg and will it end there or will they do half a leg there and then fly to the USA States??
The preview looks like 100% Alaska to me. Does anyone have a better idea?
It is Alaska.
In the preview where they show Don & Nic in the car arguing, they are riding next to a car that has 'Alaska' something on it.
With special thanks to the excellent lead provided by anon1akacolby, we are now able to definitively confirm the TAR 12 Alaska leg.
We know that the leg was filmed on July 29, 2007. (And since we also know that the race was completed no later than August 3 and probably a day or so earlier, that makes this one of the last possible legs.)
The leg was filmed in the Chugach National Forest (http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/chugach/centennial/visitors/index.html) (thanks to puddin for the link!), on the Twenty Mile River and on the Twenty Mile River Glacier.
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Teams travelled on the Twenty Mile River in boats provided by Glacier Jet, starting at Glacier Jets' launch site (http://www.glacierjetalaska.com/images/gallery/Strat%20of%20the%20Trip.JPG) (eyewitness source). See a sample river tour video HERE (http://alaska.org/videos-photos/videopop3.jsp?glacier_jet_medFL8.flv,glacier_jet_hiFL8.flv) (thanks Slowhatch for the links!). Sample River photos here (http://www.glacierjetalaska.com/photo_album.php).
They did an ice climb on the Twenty Mile River Glacier with technical support provided by The Ascending Path (http://www.theascendingpath.com/). (link thanks to Colby!)
(http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/26608/2003618251442329935_rs.jpg)
(Thanks to Chateau for the glacier picture!)
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Sample glacier ice climbing pictures HERE (http://www.theascendingpath.com/ap_iceclimbing.htm).
Air support to the glaciers was provided by Alpine Air (http://www.alpineairalaska.com/index.htm), which again thanks to Slowhatch, we know that WRP used in TAR 2 also. We believe that the teams were lifted from the river to the glaciers, although this sequence is not yet entirely confirmed.
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Film permits were granted for all of the locations.
(Special thanks to kogs for all the weeks of detective work!)
And I couldn't have done it without the help of the whole RFF team: including puddin, Slowhatch, Chateau, Colby, and kogs!
It is Alaska.
In the preview where they show Don & Nic in the car arguing, they are riding next to a car that has 'Alaska' something on it.
Alaska Orient I think it was
It is Alaska.
In the preview where they show Don & Nic in the car arguing, they are riding next to a car that has 'Alaska' something on it.
Alaska Orient I think it was
:duno: Alaska Orient Van Service (http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_ckvfh0) ?
I have a question because I'm stupid -- is it snowy everywhere in alaska or are there no-snow areas?
*is picturing igloos and ice everywhere LOL*
I have a question because I'm stupid -- is it snowy everywhere in alaska or are there no-snow areas?
*is picturing igloos and ice everywhere LOL*
LOL, I'm from Toronto, we have no ice here!That's it go play with your "balls of Steel".
LOL, I'm from Toronto, we have no ice here!Just in the ACC. :pfft :pfft :pfft
LOL, I'm from Toronto, we have no ice here!
Hey cool, same here! I live in XXXXXX how about you, Michael?
Michael, we are talking July 29, core summer when the temperatures in the Anchorage area are in the 50s or maybe 60s. Does that sound like good snow temperatures? The reason there will be snow above Girdwood is the much higher elevation.
Peach, the Alaska Pipeline starts in Valdez apprimately 100 miles east as the crow flies or as the boat runs but much much longer for cars or other similar vehicles to get to. It runs due north to the Fairbanks area, which is almost 400 miles from Anchorage. I do not believe that whatever you saw was a segment of the Alaska Pipeline.
A church van (http://www.alaskaomc.org/), perhaps?
A church van (http://www.alaskaomc.org/), perhaps?
A church for Whores, perhaps.... Or a mail order bride outlet, you decide.
A church for Whores, perhaps.... Or a mail order bride outlet, you decide.
if the church was in the race, it would be a nice detour. Church of Whores or Church of brides
Thanks Rob!!
When Phil says "it all comes down to this!" they show a scene of a park, could that be where the finish line is?
and here is a video of the golf course--anybody think the scenery looks like the preview??
anyone else agree that Ron and Chris are the "team that comes together" since they are the only team left that has ever been "combative" with each other.
I'm so excited, most unspoiled finale EVER!
Can you take out you embedded video please peach? its killing my pc :P
Kudos to apskip, he was firm in believing that End City would be Alaska :tup:
Can you take out you embedded video please peach? its killing my pc :P
Kudos to apskip, he was firm in believing that End City would be Alaska :tup:
I love how you word that. The End city would Alaska. Thats one damn big city let me tell you.
Kudos to apskip, he was firm in believing that End City would be Alaska
*At first I took that to mean that alaska was on their way to the final destination. But I asked her if she meant that Alaska is
Possibly the final destination. **She said:
"i think so, she said she only remembers him mentioning 3 boats (not sure if it was 3 boats besides his or including his)."
Of course Colby! You rocked this one :jumpy: BIG KUDOS to Colby :jam: :yess:QuoteKudos to apskip, he was firm in believing that End City would be Alaska
Errrrr......it was my info from my co-workers mother that first mentioned Alaska as the final destination.Quote*At first I took that to mean that alaska was on their way to the final destination. But I asked her if she meant that Alaska is
Possibly the final destination. **She said:
"i think so, she said she only remembers him mentioning 3 boats (not sure if it was 3 boats besides his or including his)."
I will admit though, even I didn't believe it. :lol:
We saw the glaciers just I heard! :yess:
and we saw the speed boat trip up the twenty mile river just as I heard! :yess:
Who the heck is going to win this thing now!! :jumpy:
we know colav10.That is what I meant Michael but still, I should have included Colby & peach!
and anon1akacolby I think puddin meant that apskip was 100% sure that they wont fly anywhere else AFTER alaska while others thought they'd go to alaksa, do tasks, and then go somewhere else.
Yes, kudos to peach too for her digging to confirm my info. Peach rocks! :tup:
on Metropolis Forums a user called TARFAN1 looked at the same thing patlini they were at the top of it as were all previous winners then the Nate and Jenn thing came up and well noone believed her now I am starting to believe her lol!!!!!!!!!!
Puddin in the screencaps Rachel and a few others are in a tank the things in the water are lobsters I believe and it seems to be a roadblock??
what the heck is going on in this scene? fishing?
King crab I think...Thanks peach, see I would never make a good seafood chef :angel:
and maybe that is a do something to a salmon? Salmon canning and all is one of the big industries...
The Anchorage Golf Course overlooks the Anchorage-bowl area with breath-taking views of Cook Inlet and Mt. McKinley. The Anchorage Golf Course is located 35 miles north of Hotel Alyeska.
King crab I think...Thanks peach, see I would never make a good seafood chef :angel:
and maybe that is a do something to a salmon? Salmon canning and all is one of the big industries...
Good job Peach!
I'm off to bed. I'm up way past my bedtime. :lol:
and here is a video of the golf course--anybody think the scenery looks like the preview??
video link: http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=715966006&channel=716588356
Can you take out you embedded video please peach? its killing my pc :P
Kudos to apskip, he was firm in believing that End City would be Alaska :tup:
YAY for Colby! It is thanks to you that we know so much about the tasks in this episode! :kissy:
we know colav10.
and anon1akacolby I think puddin meant that apskip was 100% sure that they wont fly anywhere else AFTER alaska while others thought they'd go to alaksa, do tasks, and then go somewhere else.
Phil tells us its a Detour & they look like crabs and what Michael said :tup:Someone has crabs? :lol: :lol:
on Metropolis Forums a user called TARFAN1 looked at the same thing patlini they were at the top of it as were all previous winners then the Nate and Jenn thing came up and well noone believed her now I am starting to believe her lol!!!!!!!!!!
Puddin in the screencaps Rachel and a few others are in a tank the things in the water are lobsters I believe and it seems to be a roadblock??
Based on previous vid caps I would say that the order we see items being done is the order teams have to do them.
I have also noticed in the past that the first team they show doing a task usually is the first team at the task.
Timeline:
Fly to Alaska
Detour - Ice climb vs. Something with crabs
Road block - Something with skinning salmon
Go to winning location!
The item that is puzzling is: What the heck are Ron, Tk and Don waiting for??? Clearly Ron does the roadblock w/salmon. Are there other tasks that they have to complete this leg?
Also, is the gramps team running to a boat that will take them to the detour? Or from a task that they now have to get the finish line?
if you watch the trailer there's a shot of ron and christina running down a road with bushes in the background and Christina is clearly smiling. Neither of them have their backpacks on. Could that be the finish line? There's a shot of Rachel running down the same road as well without a bag on but no sign of TK.
DON/NICOLAS, TK/RACHEL AND RON/CHRISTINA HAVE ONE FINAL LEG FOR THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE -- The Remaining Three Teams Compete in the Final Leg During the Season Finale of "The Amazing Race 12," Sunday, Jan. 20 on the CBS Television Network
"The Final Push" - The last three Teams set off on their final leg, as one Team that typically works well together experiences their first clash, and another Team misreads a vital clue that threatens their position, during the season finale of THE AMAZING RACE 12, Sunday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
if you watch the trailer there's a shot of ron and christina running down a road with bushes in the background and Christina is clearly smiling. Neither of them have their backpacks on. Could that be the finish line? There's a shot of Rachel running down the same road as well without a bag on but no sign of TK.
Michael I think you might be correct?? Chris is running full speed smiling, dad behind or infront maybe and in another shot Rachel is running there and then another pic front on with T.K hopping out of a taxi paying the cab and grabbing the bags I believe this may be the pitstop well have to see!!
The Roadblock may also be before the pitstop??
what the heck is going on in this scene? fishing?I'm thinking they are just camping and fishing~
on Metropolis Forums a user called TARFAN1 looked at the same thing patlini they were at the top of it as were all previous winners then the Nate and Jenn thing came up and well noone believed her now I am starting to believe her lol!!!!!!!!!!
Puddin in the screencaps Rachel and a few others are in a tank the things in the water are lobsters I believe and it seems to be a roadblock??
The creatures in the tank with TK and Rachel look like King Crabs - they are huge!. Since they are picking them up and looking at them and then putting them back they probably have to find a message on the back of one of the crabs.
This is one task of the DETOUR (Phil says so on the voice over).
The other task seems to be something to do with gutting fish (Ron and Chris)
The Ice Climb looks like the ROADBLOCK. We see Chris climbing and Ron cheering her on. Looks to me that the take the boat to the climb site - note that both Chris and Don are wearing life vests while the climb, the same ones that TK and Rachel have on in their scene in the boat.
My guess is that they take the boat to the climb site, find the clue, and one member of team climbs while the other member gets taken to the top of the glacier. Ron is looking down at Chris and you can see the water just under her as she starts the climb.
After the climb I think they get the clue that tells them to take the helicopter (you see one behind Ron on the Glacier) to the next location.
IF that is the roadblock then why would Christina be standing to the side telling Ron that she know's he can do it while he's gutting the fish?
The vidcap has been bothering me. Why did Rachel drop her stuff and leave TK behind. She's practically running for her life and he's still back at the taxi. Aren't they supposed to stay within a few feet of each other at all times? If this is the race to the end then why is Rachel at full speed and TK has barely moved?
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Has there ever been a time in TAR history where a team THOUGHT they were coming in first in the finale but weren't?
Just thinking because the previews lately have been throwing us off and pulling us in the wrong direction in thinking who's in which place at the time of the scene.
It has to be TK and Rachel that have their first class since it says "and another team misreads a vital clue, threatening their position" which we know is Nick and Don. So since it says "another team", it must mean TK and Rachel since Chris and Ron have had their fair share of 'clashes' and their "first" is long gone. :waves:It could be but I don't think it is necessarily definite just because it says "another team". In one of the earlier legs a CBS releases said "One team continues burning bridges and making enemies when they force a fellow Racer out of an airline ticket office, and another team is too busy butting heads to realize their car is on a collision course with a speeding bus. and both ended up being about the blondes
Has there ever been a time in TAR history where a team THOUGHT they were coming in first in the finale but weren't?
Just thinking because the previews lately have been throwing us off and pulling us in the wrong direction in thinking who's in which place at the time of the scene.
Ah, the mud flats. Anchorage has the second highest tides in the world, over 40' vertically. You can watch the tide coming in and out, it's actually entertaining. And when it's out, a long wet clay bed is exposed, a fetid blue wasteland stretching anywhere from 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile from shore. As children we're admonished with stories of tourists and children who wander out on the mud flats, get stuck, and die, killed by the incoming tide. More than an old wive's tale, this actually does happen every few years, usually to tourists.(source (http://jlmalaska.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8871695FC270010C!131.entry))
That's exactly right, Margarita was on the 7 train in NY practically counting the money when on the run to the Finish Line, she heard the cheering and realized it was for Rob & Brennan and not them.Has there ever been a time in TAR history where a team THOUGHT they were coming in first in the finale but weren't?
Just thinking because the previews lately have been throwing us off and pulling us in the wrong direction in thinking who's in which place at the time of the scene.
Frank and Margarita? I think she realized they were second right near the mat. (The opposite of this is Flo thinking she was second behind Ken/Gerard right until Phil goes into his 40,000 mile speech).
Also Kelly & Jon thought from the stadium to the bike's that they were ahead (there were three clues when they found it. It wasn't until they got to the bikes and saw fresh tracks that they realized they weren't first.That's exactly right, Margarita was on the 7 train in NY practically counting the money when on the run to the Finish Line, she heard the cheering and realized it was for Rob & Brennan and not them.Has there ever been a time in TAR history where a team THOUGHT they were coming in first in the finale but weren't?
Just thinking because the previews lately have been throwing us off and pulling us in the wrong direction in thinking who's in which place at the time of the scene.
Frank and Margarita? I think she realized they were second right near the mat. (The opposite of this is Flo thinking she was second behind Ken/Gerard right until Phil goes into his 40,000 mile speech).
If you've ever watched Deadliest Catch, you know the crab-grab isn't on a commercial boat. Maybe a university station, like Chile?
As far as the mud flats go, forget about it; they're everywhere around Anchorage.QuoteAh, the mud flats. Anchorage has the second highest tides in the world, over 40' vertically. You can watch the tide coming in and out, it's actually entertaining. And when it's out, a long wet clay bed is exposed, a fetid blue wasteland stretching anywhere from 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile from shore. As children we're admonished with stories of tourists and children who wander out on the mud flats, get stuck, and die, killed by the incoming tide. More than an old wive's tale, this actually does happen every few years, usually to tourists.(source (http://jlmalaska.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8871695FC270010C!131.entry))
First clue is to fly to Anchorage Alaska, judging from Christina's expression.
I get these things right all the time don't I? :lol3:
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And everybody will be able to catch this flight: China Air 012, leaving at 4:15 pm
I just put up the flight that Airwise generated for me a long time ago. Back when we first heard about Tiapei. Airwise is giving the 7:50 am flight now. Airwise is a little flaking in that way.
However, the one that you get now does not depart and arrive with the flight duration allowed. That is to say the Airwise time calculation messed up. So I figure the version I got a few months ago is more reliable.
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Grandfather/Grandson teammates Nick (left) and Don travel via Jet Boat to 20-mile Glacier where they will ice-climb the glacier wall to a waiting helicopter on THE AMAZING RACE 12 Sunday.
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TK performs a Detour in which teams must descend into the hull of a crab boat and search among 500 crabs for one of twenty with a Race-colored target on its underbelly in order to receive their next clue on THE AMAZING RACE 12 Sunday
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Father/daughter teammates Ronald and Christina begin the last leg in the race for the one million dollar prize on THE AMAZING RACE 12 Sunday
That's not a happy face nick!Like they know they are last and take the time to put on their backpacks and such?
OK that's almost guaranteed to be the finish line IMO.
The fairgrounds are located at Mile 2.2 on the Alyeska Highway in the community park area. Parking is available at the Alyeska Resort Daylodge with Shuttle service provided.
What is that big brown circle thing?
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Maybe they have to crack the Da Vinci code :js:? eta: maybe its the Taiko! :lol3:
What is that big brown circle thing?
gosh darn it this is going to be down to the wire :pull
A long walkway over a mud flat with a shed in it...something similar to this (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=anchorage+alaska+&ie=UTF8&ll=61.224683,-149.906704&spn=0.001482,0.005879&t=h&z=18&om=1), maybe.Yeah like that Slowhatch :hfive: :ya3: , just for getting a clue?
you know I can't even find a decent crab boat!!Judging by the caps, we're not looking for a decent crab boat. :snicker:
Do you think the U-turn might just be a part of the final task e.g. remembering who got U-turned by who etc.?
I can't see Phil going "This is the 2nd of only 2 U-turns in the race" and then there being another one. Plus, I don't think they'll be that cruel as to put one on the final leg.
Do you think the U-turn might just be a part of the final task e.g. remembering who got U-turned by who etc.?
I can't see Phil going "This is the 2nd of only 2 U-turns in the race" and then there being another one. Plus, I don't think they'll be that cruel as to put one on the final leg.
Or it easily could be one shown in advance of a detour (whch would certainly be new) as a way of shocking the teams and being down right before the roadblock and thus she's waiting for Ron to finish so they could U-turn some one.
Puddin you might have it. The U-Turn is a dual Roadblock where one partner finishes one part and when finished the other starts the 2nd half. That isn't so bad, and its actually a cool idea.Actually thats not what I meant but your idea sounds better mswood :lol:
I was getting pissed. But leave it to the pros.
I still don't see how the u-turn "memory" thing will be part of the roadblock. It can't be hard to remember who u-turned who, everybody talked about it.
I still don't see how the u-turn "memory" thing will be part of the roadblock. It can't be hard to remember who u-turned who, everybody talked about it.
Slowhatch--you are so warm I can smell the mud! Thanks thatsfunny too--where is that picture taken?
I agree that the "U-turn" sign is really part of a roadblock, just a memory task before the finish line like season 9 finale.
Maybe they have to figure out where does U-turn appear on the race and point out the location on the globe? (I think the round-shaped thing is a globe) This may not be easy since we have seen before that teams do not have good memory as we are.
Slowhatch--you are so warm I can smell the mud! Thanks thatsfunny too--where is that picture taken?
Hm...I actually found it online while looking on Google. It's a 360 view of Port of Anchorage, with a view of the Anchorage skyline in behind, I'm supposing.
First task in Alaska?
nvm!! wow so ron and chris ARE in first
geez thinks really arent looking good for nick and don now.
Well, for one they are behind Ron and Christina going to the ice climb, then we have the fact that we know that Nick messes up at the road block, and then we have that shot of them looking defeated running to the finish mat.
we know that Nick messes up at the road block
Check the summary on page 1. We're following the work of Peach, who was following the work of Colby.
TAR 12 EP 11 Film permits |
Oooh, that's wierd, this leg is confusing to me, haha.
Look:
Rachel at the RB doesn't have her sweater on:
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But here she does:
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Look:
Rachel at the RB doesn't have her sweater on:
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But here she does:
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normal tar 13 legs 12 roadblocks
this tar 11 legs 11 roadblocks, hence we are missing one, so IMO there is 2 roadblocks on the final leg
thatsfunny, I am giving you the same advice I have to several other newbies. Read all the threads back to July 1 before you decide to comment. Frequently things you say will conflict with previously available knowledge if you fail to do this. In your case, "I think it all ties in b/c the glacier climb (assuming it is Matanuska), the walkway over mud flats overlooking the Anchorage skyline, and the Alyeska Resort are all relatively near each other, probably about <100 miles, which is no more than 2.5 hours by taxi. " is kind of redundant with the information from months ago that Girdwood and the Alyeska Resort are about 37 miles from Anchorage International Airport (which is about 5 miles from downtown Anchorage). Put your own differential on for the mud flats. The time should be less than one hour by taxi.
don't worry lmao, a lot of people don't have enough time to go back and read posts from July 1st
haha, lmao = laughing my ass off
There are two of those large round canvas disks. The first one faces North and is against a structure with two castle like turrets and the other faces South and is against a wooden fence.
Each one has a Speed Bump board at it.
The Cluebox for this Roadblock is at the first one.
Rachel takes off the green jacket during her try at the Roadblock. The shot of her pensively holding the Roadblock papers is with out the jacket.
If the Roadblock consists of answering questions at each Speed Bump board then shes got one down and one to go in this shot.
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And is sweating out the completion of the second part here
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This shot was taken between 9:00 and 9:33 am (assumes July 29th).
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These two shots are essentially the same time. Obviously the first one precedes the second one. In the first shot they are driving to the West.Same time as which time Chateau? and :jam:
If the pitstop is thete the last photo of Nicolas and Don is bad they are carrying backpacks to the finish line?? the other two teams arent??"If" but I don't think this is the case.
what do you think it is then puddinI think its 3 teams running someplace to somewhere :D Coat on coat off, wax on wax off...
Do we know the crab/fish location??Nope! Somewhere near water.
Do we know the crab/fish location??
Nope! Somewhere near water.
Chateau are you able to get a time frame from this shot:
PuddinSee this is why we need your insight mswood, it might as well be Timbuktu, for me anyway. What I'm looking for is where fishing ports are popular *sigh* and have been up and down Cook inlet :duno:
With the extended days in Alaska, even in such a southern area as Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula you are going to have long days with a lot of Sun. WIth nearly 17 and a half hours of sunlight.
As for Homer, while its fairly picturesque as far as fishing towns go. Its the furthest both in mileage and time to drive from Anchorage.
As a native of Kenai, I would love to see them go further on the Peninsula, but I don't see it. As for Seward, it is just a very ugly town, so I would hope they don't go there.
Staying north of Anchorage or near cook inlet really has some beautiful natural scenery. Even driving down as far as Skilak lake is quite beautiful at this time of the year.
Though with the large influx of people due to tourism, and the fishing industry can at times make car travel slow going as most of the roads fluctuate between one and two lanes.
Because they are all over :lol3: :lol3: From canneries, and fish farms, to fishing docks of small, to very large commercial areas. Hell they could even be at a University or college fishing area.PuddinSee this is why we need your insight mswood, it might as well be Timbuktu, for me anyway. What I'm looking for is where fishing ports are popular *sigh* and have been up and down Cook inlet :duno:
With the extended days in Alaska, even in such a southern area as Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula you are going to have long days with a lot of Sun. WIth nearly 17 and a half hours of sunlight.
As for Homer, while its fairly picturesque as far as fishing towns go. Its the furthest both in mileage and time to drive from Anchorage.
As a native of Kenai, I would love to see them go further on the Peninsula, but I don't see it. As for Seward, it is just a very ugly town, so I would hope they don't go there.
Staying north of Anchorage or near cook inlet really has some beautiful natural scenery. Even driving down as far as Skilak lake is quite beautiful at this time of the year.
Though with the large influx of people due to tourism, and the fishing industry can at times make car travel slow going as most of the roads fluctuate between one and two lanes.
However, where are they?Until something better comes along, I'll stick with 39-S.
One thing we haven't discussed:Thanks to the info from Colby & peach Alpine Air Alaska provides the helicopters, they probably take them back to the Glacier Jets Alaska, docks?
We know that after the ice climb teams are flown by helicopter off the glacier.
Where?
could be puttin that could be the site of the detour with crabs?:spsign
Puddin
With the extended days in Alaska, even in such a southern area as Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula you are going to have long days with a lot of Sun. WIth nearly 17 and a half hours of sunlight.
As for Homer, while its fairly picturesque as far as fishing towns go. Its the furthest both in mileage and time to drive from Anchorage.
As a native of Kenai, I would love to see them go further on the Peninsula, but I don't see it. As for Seward, it is just a very ugly town, so I would hope they don't go there.
Staying north of Anchorage or near cook inlet really has some beautiful natural scenery. Even driving down as far as Skilak lake is quite beautiful at this time of the year.
Though with the large influx of people due to tourism, and the fishing industry can at times make car travel slow going as most of the roads fluctuate between one and two lanes.
Nice everybody! Any chance we can find a crab place ON Slowhatch's docks? I don't think they go very far either..I'm thinking right in or around Anchorage...I "think" its a dockyard.
The Finish Line - Girdwood, Alaska
Taken at one of the many roadside pull offs on the Seward Highway (near Girdwood).
.. or maybe not a golf course. I wish we could get a better GE image of Girdwood :pull
It really does look like a junkyard .. (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/FACE/stateface/ak/98ak021.html)
(http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/41269/2003739300834491575_rs.jpg)
Sneaky bastards!! GOOD eye schwarzmoor :jumpy: *did not mean to call BF a junk yard :angel: *It really does look like a junkyard .. (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/FACE/stateface/ak/98ak021.html)
It's from the roadblock at ep4. :js:
Now it looks like a globe Michael :tup:
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Well yeah I don't think they came with the place gator and for all we know TPTB added the fence as well.
And ..thanks Chateau!
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/EP11/13Jan0000.jpg) Flickr caption (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9236428@N07/968498070/):QuoteTaken at one of the many roadside pull offs on the Seward Highway (near Girdwood).
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/rawalsh/EP11/13Jan0000.jpg) Flickr caption (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9236428@N07/968498070/):QuoteTaken at one of the many roadside pull offs on the Seward Highway (near Girdwood).
I have no doubt that Slowhatch's picture is the exact place. But I can't get GE to make the matching view. Probably because I can't find the exact place :'(
If I remember correctly, this is a golf course. Can we use the golf course map (showing bunkers, greens and fairways) to find the hole number and then try to match with GE?
Now it looks like a globe Michael :tup:
(http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/41326/2003777538073250883_rs.jpg)
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Looking at these pictures I am convinced that CBS added the globe to the picture. Earlier in the thread we were looking for the location of a barrel-like thing on a fence.
Something like this ..and will update if we get more clues.
Clues~
DON/NICOLAS, TK/RACHEL AND RON/CHRISTINA HAVE ONE FINAL LEG FOR THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE
The Remaining Three Teams Compete in the Final Leg During the Season Finale
*The last three Teams set off on their final leg,
*as one Team that typically works well together experiences their first clash,
*and another Team misreads a vital clue that threatens their position
*In a final Amazing Race leg unlike any homestretch before it, the Racers are surprised to learn upon checkout that their next flight is their last for the entire race: the entire leg, all the way through the finish line, will play out in the city, the wilderness, by the ocean, on glaciers, and in the national parks of Alaska.
*One often combative Team comes together, while one usually cohesive Team clashes.
*One Team misreads a vital clue. Will this lead to the Team's downfall?
*After 10 cities, 4 continents, and nearly 30,000 miles, who will cross the finish line first and win the one million dollar prize?
Teams leaving the C.S.K. Memorial Hall pitstop in Taipei, Taiwan--all teams should be on the same flight
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We think one of the first tasks of the day might be to retrieve a clue at the Anchorage Docks, Slowhatch provides a link here (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,14244.msg248435.html#msg248435)
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TASK
Thanks to CBS we now know that the Ice Climb is something all teams must do and thanks to Chateau we know it is early on:
teams travel via Jet Boat to 20-mile Glacier where they will ice-climb the glacier wall to a waiting helicopter
But we already knew that thanks Colby & peach (see first post of this thread for a summary (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,14244.0.html))
Chateau d if: This shot was taken here (thanks to Peach) between 8:50 and 9:30 am (assumes July 29th).
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Detour
Thanks to CBS we know this is one of the Detour choices :
Detour in which teams must descend into the hull of a crab boat and search among 500 crabs for one of twenty with a Race-colored target on its underbelly in order to receive their next clue
Chateau d if: This shot was taken between 9:00 and 9:33 am (assumes July 29th).
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Fish cleaning, Roadblock #1? or Detour choice? Much debate about this..
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Roadblock #2? Before the finish line? Puzzle? No matter we know this is a Roadblock
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Misc~
Chateau d if: 1:32 to 2:40 pm ( Rachel & TK taxi )
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(http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/3560/15jan0003xo8.th.jpg) (http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=15jan0003xo8.jpg) Don comes down on Nick for mis-reading a clue
running running -------- from to where to where is the question
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We think that the U-Turn box is more assoc with the memory task and may well not be an actual U-Turn colav10...I saw how far the golf course was last night and was like "damn!"
And the Anchorage Golf course is about 30 miles from the Ayleska Resort and so may not be this one...But great job Chateau!! :hearts: At least we know where it is--even if we don't know WHAT it is... I feel SO much better! :lol:
But the ski slopes are much closer--and I still REALLY like Colby's road match! I think it is near where they have the fair...But the fair is foresty, not green.
Chateau --I did post the road marker for that fair..maybe that would help? I'll have to find it though...and will stick it here.
Here you go: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,14244.msg248379.html#msg248379
We think that the U-Turn box is more assoc with the memory task and may well not be an actual U-Turn colav10...
TWO DAYS!Thanks for the B-Day wish's :thankyou:
:jumpy:
I'm so excited
why are you going to miss it puddin?!No not miss it as in not seeing the finale, miss it like I want more, lol.
and screw the BB house!
cant believe that no one knows who the winner?? the spoliers got wrong!! :groan:A spoiler isn't a spoiler until it happens and it didn't happen so its no longer a spoiler :neener:
Yeah, BB is not fun. Showtime After Dark is like being in the library after watching TAR.TWO DAYS!Thanks for the B-Day wish's :thankyou:
:jumpy:
I'm so excited
I'm not excited Michael, I'm going to miss it and I'll be stuck in the BB house and and WAHHHHHHHHHH :pull (:;)
The final push :poop :keeta:
more ...
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that one's been bugging me too. what about reload?
Where is the text on the clue? If it were the inside cover, there would still be some writing on it (be it general instructions or specific instructions), but on that clue, at least half (horizontally) is empty. The clue-holder is solid-red, so it couldn't be that. :duno:Give it up...it's a roadblock clue.
is it sad that I got a job today and when they asked me when I could start I told them anytime after tomorrow because I was afraid they would make me come in and miss the finale :( :lol3::jam:
I'm pretty sure that what Rachel is holding is part of the inside portion of the roadblock clue. T A R F L I E S has a sample of the inside of the clue looks like and one side has just the word ROAD at the top. See:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b146/colav10/stdv_rblock2.jpg?t=1200761757)
Even if Nate & Jenn were in the final 3 they would not win.
Here is why: I'm guessing, but it looks like in that mystery task the teams have to gather various items that they will recognize from the race. Maybe they have to put them below the globe disk that matches in which hemisphere they encountered that item.
So, for Nate & Jenn: The Donkey !!! No way. It's not going anywhere! :lol3:
Even if Nate & Jenn were in the final 3 they would not win.
Here is why: I'm guessing, but it looks like in that mystery task the teams have to gather various items that they will recognize from the race. Maybe they have to put them below the globe disk that matches in which hemisphere they encountered that item.
So, for Nate & Jenn: The Donkey !!! No way. It's not going anywhere! :lol3:
Thats most likely the scenario Gman. You got all that off of one commercial!? Wow even in slo-mo I didn't catch all that :jam:
almost 3 hrs to go......... any new vid tonight?? no? :js::duno: Vids of what?
anyway pulling these out of the mishmash thread...
Alpine Air Alaska, Inc (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGIH_enUS207US208&q=Girdwood,+AK+99587+loc:+Girdwood,+AK&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl)
The first 2 our from our picture source (person blacked out by me) and the last one is from Alpine Air...
(http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=13733.0;attach=44641;image)
(http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=13733.0;attach=44642;image)
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The placemarks (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=103394380762462816691.000443dc753d3332c26bd&t=h&z=10&om=0) are up. The salmon change places every year, I based the mark on the 2007 map (http://www.wildsalmononparade.com/2007art/2007%20BROCHURE_38325%5B1%5D.pdf). And "Ship Creek boat launch" seems to be the local name for pier 39-S. We got most of it.Wow your pretty fast for a Slowhatch :lol:
I want Chateau do do time on when Nic & Don arrive at Pit Stop. I want to see if that error by Nic did in fact cost them a million, because that's got to hurt.
Each Team was given fifteen recognizable items from different legs of the race. With stress and exhaustion at an all-time high, they had to place on a stage ten specific items that matched two different requirements. First, there could only be one item from each of the ten legs of the race. Second, only three items could be animals or animal by-products, one had to be a U-turn, two had to be items either at or brought to the Pit Stop, two had to be items of transportation with wheels, one of which was used at a Detour, and one had to be an item of transportation resembling the shape of a stick. While there were several ways to fulfill either of the requirements, only one correct group of ten items fulfilled both.And the answer:
...the correct answers which were: the tandem bicycle from Ireland, the Detour bike from Amsterdam, the camel milk and chicken from Burkina Faso, the Detour stilts from Lithuania, the gun fired at the Pit Stop in Croatia, the Blackberry in Italy, the U-turn in India, the cleaning man in Japan, and the tea cups in Taiwan.That would make the "extra" items:
All this time the finish line was the Girdwood airport. :groan: Good job puddin!Same goes for the hooker fish Colby :lol:, I was like GRRRRR!!!
That place they went to where the statue was.....in Resolution Park.....I can't tell you how many pictures I came across of that area! :lol3: I looked at that place from several angles.
I'm trying to piece together the final roadblock. Here are the quotes from CBS:QuoteEach Team was given fifteen recognizable items from different legs of the race. With stress and exhaustion at an all-time high, they had to place on a stage ten specific items that matched two different requirements. First, there could only be one item from each of the ten legs of the race. Second, only three items could be animals or animal by-products, one had to be a U-turn, two had to be items either at or brought to the Pit Stop, two had to be items of transportation with wheels, one of which was used at a Detour, and one had to be an item of transportation resembling the shape of a stick. While there were several ways to fulfill either of the requirements, only one correct group of ten items fulfilled both.And the answer:Quote...the correct answers which were: the tandem bicycle from Ireland, the Detour bike from Amsterdam, the camel milk and chicken from Burkina Faso, the Detour stilts from Lithuania, the gun fired at the Pit Stop in Croatia, the Blackberry in Italy, the U-turn in India, the cleaning man in Japan, and the tea cups in Taiwan.That would make the "extra" items:Is that correct? Or does anyone have a different recollection?
- donkey Ireland
- vault pole Netherlands
- row boat Croatia
- gas cylinders India (does that include the cycle?)
- flowers Japan
Wouldn't the third animal product be the chicken from Burkina Faso?
"Are you an Animal?"
"Are you an Animal?""No! I am a Human Being!"
OK, Puddin, TAR 12 is down the tubes! When are you going to set up threads for TAR13? :duno: Heck they start shooting in three or four months. Quote Phil from TES: "We're working on it" :tup:You want me to archive all this stuff already? lol! Gman I think we won't have to wait 3 or 4 months for TAR13 to shoot from what I've been reading :yess:
I can move the lucky 13 thread here?
There's a lot of stupid stuff though like someone writing that they already filmed 13 and were in New Zealand or something like like :res:
Good analysis :jumpy:
But lets keep one thing straight: it is not a TEACUP, rather it is a Chinese SOUPBOWL. Chris never called it a teacup when Ron and she arrived at the teahouse, she just said "its hot"
So in order to reach the THREE animals or animal products it must contain something like Chicken or Beef broth!
Was there anything in the rules saying that one item couldn't satisfy multiple category requirements - if so then the chicken could be an animal in addition to a Pit Stop accessory (along with the cleaning man and camel milk). I think the tea was there to fill the every leg requirement, along with the Blackberry.
apskip, do you want to watch "The Race" again? :lol: :lol: :lol:
This sounds as though it could be a "production error" though--if the boat drivers ran them aground and it wasn't the teams fault then they may have been given some sort of an adjustment in placement and sent on from there..
It is not logical that the last place team to the boats would become the first time to arrive. those boats are regulated to take a standard course and use a standard speed. It is not logical that any boat could change position in route.
It is not logical that the last place team to the boats would become the first time to arrive. those boats are regulated to take a standard course and use a standard speed. It is not logical that any boat could change position in route.
If that were so, Colby , then why were Nicholas and Donald still the last team to begin the ice climb and why was their boar shown in the episode arriving last?
It's impossible for us not involved in the process to figure out.