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Where Am I?

Where Am I?

January-February 2014 ‘Where Am I?’ winner, location revealed

February 27, 2014 0

You don’t have to be an astronaut to recognize the terrain in our January-February “Where Am I? – Rise From the Ashes” contest. 284 readers submitted their guess of the mystery location, and we randomly

Sept-Oct Where Am I Contest
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September-October ‘Where Am I?’ winner, location revealed

October 23, 2013 2

One look at the photo is all it took for our September-October “Where Am I?” winner to recognize the mystery location: the Wind River Range in Wyoming. 142 readers submitted their guesses and random number

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May-June 2013 ‘Where Am I?’ winner and location revealed

July 30, 2013 0

Nothing beats a day on the water — in my opinion, at least. Especially when you’re aboard a sailboat exploring new-to-you waters. The secret location in the May-June 2013 “Where Am I?” contest is a

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March-April ‘Where Am I?’ contest location—and winner!—revealed

April 23, 2013 0

It’s a peculiar vision to see snow-capped mountains and dusty, hot sand all in the same line of sight. But these two geographic elements intertwine at the secret destination in the March-April “Where Am I?”

Where Am I?

January-February ‘Where Am I?’ contest location, winner revealed

February 19, 2013 1

You might need to put on a jacket if you spend too much time studying the mystery photo from the January-February “Where Am I? — Freeze Frame” contest. The frosty scene appears to have stumped

Fun

November-December ‘Where Am I?’ contest winner, location revealed

January 2, 2013 0

Aloha! We received a tremendous response to the November-December “Where Am I?” contest, which racked up 466 entries — 395 of those were correct guesses! The answer to the riddle? Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs, located in the Hawai’i

Sept-Oct Where Am I image
Where Am I?

September-October ‘Where Am I?’ winner and location revealed

October 22, 2012 1

What a view! And it’s one that doesn’t come without a little effort, either. If you want to perch atop this rock wall, you’ve got to rope up and climb nearly 75 feet of vertical

Where Am I? July-August 2012
Where Am I?

July-August ‘Where Am I?’ location—and winner!—revealed

August 15, 2012 3

Researching far-off destinations for the “Where Am I?” contests is one of my favorite things to do while on the job. Why? Because I always find myself in awe of how many cool places exist

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Aaron Derr

Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


Michael Freeman

Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Sheniece Chappell

Sheniece Chappell is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


Bryan Wendell

Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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