Mystery Spot Confusion Hill vs. Mystery Spot. Confusion Hill. And the Winner is Horseshoe Bend, AZ July 24, Monument Valley, UT September 13, Alaska June 4, Portland, OR July 31, Mystery Spot August 8, Los Angeles, CA August 15, Avenue of the Giants, CA August 2, California August 2, Rushmore, SD June 22, Big Sur, CA August 10, Tijuana, MX August 28, Santa Barbara, CA August 11, Victoria, BC July 27, Salvation Mountain, CA August 29, San Francisco, CA August 6, Newport, RI May 2, Ontario May 14, Utah September 2, San Diego, CA August 20, Standing behind the counter helping customers and greeting them as they came in the front door was like walking into a time warp.
Carol was warm and generous in sharing her time with me, her knowledge of the surrounding area and the history of her business made me want to learn more as well as to come back. In between helping customers and talking with me she shared with me some local history as well. The gift shop offered something for everyone and even in the parking lot there where things for the kids to explore! Confusion Hill is located 25 miles south of the southern entrance to Avenue of the Giants.
Let your inner child roam…. What is going on in each case is that the local environment tends to suppress the true horizon and offer false visual cues as regards to slope. To see how impressive this illusion of slope can be, here's a snapshot of a Japanese Spook Hill by Prof. Akiyoshi Kitaoka. What we see in the photo is apparently a downslope leading to a narrow valley, followed by an upslope on the other side.
And it looks this way to the naked eye. But what it actually is is an upslope, leading to an abrupt transition to a still greater upslope.
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