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National Park Mystery Spot 37: Tall Is Too Small

By Bob Janiskee - March 8th, 2012

National Park Mystery Spot 37 is a unit of the National Park System .  If you can tell us which it is, you will be eligible for our monthly prize drawing.

"Tall is too small," the barista said,
"Starbucks  recommends the medium instead. "

What Hoover hammered out of the park
Was a curveball with a generous arc.

The Venus you see through your naked eye's lense
Shines like a star that has no friends.

We'll reveal the answer and explain the clues in tomorrow's Traveler.

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Submitted by Ilex_Opaca on March 8, 2012 - 5:22pm.

Thanks for the hint Tomp! My brain is rather fuzzy by now so that might help. But I still have no clue so here comes another random guess...Tonto NM! (And since  tonto means "dumb" it is completely fitting to how I feel)


Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 8, 2012 - 5:34pm.

The Quizmeister has been known to slip in a puzzle now and then that requires syllogistic reasoning.


Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 8, 2012 - 5:39pm.

Alas, RangerLady, it's not Tonto National Monument. In fact, the mystery spot is not a National Monument at all. And it isn't in Arizona, either.


Submitted by Ilex_Opaca on March 8, 2012 - 5:47pm.

Well I'm throwing in the towel. Work is over and I'm heading to my internet-less home. Congrats quizmeister....I'm probably going to cry tonight.


Submitted by admin on March 8, 2012 - 6:13pm.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument?

I'm not too late am I?


Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 8, 2012 - 6:21pm.

I think this may be the first time I've ever been congratulated for making a woman cry. Didn't mean to.  Honest!


Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 8, 2012 - 6:24pm.

Not too late, and not Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Try further south.  A lot further south.


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