# Where was this photo taken? (Rock tower) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 23, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176 "2016-06-23T19:44:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/1 "2016-06-23T19:44:27Z")
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/46909841@N04/24556958992/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/46909841@N04/24556958992/) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/2 "2016-06-23T20:03:29Z")
[Monkey Face](https://www.mountainproject.com/v/s-monkey-face/105791048) at Smith Rock St. Park in Oregon ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/3 "2016-06-23T20:54:24Z")
As a neat point, you can go to [https://images.google.com/](https://images.google.com/) , and do a reverse image search, and Google will tell you where _it_ thinks the picture was taken. In this case it correctly finds Smith rock state park. It’s one of the lesser known Google features. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/4 "2016-06-23T21:08:52Z")
Tell those two lowlifes to GET OFF MY LAWN! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/5 "2016-06-23T21:21:42Z")
Just an aside: Smith Rock is a really cool place, even if you’re not a rock climber. It’s like a mini Grand Canyon in a place surrounded by flatlands. ---
**Author:** ![Rama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Rama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rama)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/6 "2016-06-23T21:35:40Z")
_added to next month’s road trip_ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/7 "2016-06-23T22:24:00Z")
> [@Rama](#): > > _added to next month’s road trip_ You have to hike down into the canyon, then cross a foot bridge to the path along Crooked River. There is a hiking path that will take you up and over, but it was inaccessible when we were there, due to rock fall. ---
**Author:** ![Rama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Rama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rama)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/8 "2016-06-23T22:45:57Z")
Thanks, I will check the conditions before I go there. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/9 "2016-06-23T23:34:15Z")
> [@leahcim](#): > > It’s one of the lesser known Google features. What?! The only thing that isn’t lesser known than Google reverse image search is probably…just using Google for searching. Lesser known would be something like typing \>\>do a barrel roll\<\< ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/10 "2016-06-24T00:01:11Z")
[hijack] Can someone give me a quick TL;DR on how to do a google reverse-image search? Do you just drag-and-drop any image into the same input box where you normally type the search text? Or type a URL to an image there? (In any case, it’s not going to work on my ancient browser, but still, be nice to know how.) Does that barrel roll trick still work too? I’ve never actually seen it in action. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/11 "2016-06-24T01:54:54Z")
> [@Rama](#): > > Thanks, I will check the conditions before I go there. That was a couple of years ago, so I’m sure things have changed. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/12 "2016-06-24T02:45:23Z")
Re: google image search–I tried plugging in the URL of the photo but that didn’t seem to work. So instead I snipped and saved the image, used the “upload” search option, and _voila_. I’ve been to Smith Rock SP, but it was really hot and I didn’t make it over to where Monkey Face is. I hope to make it back someday to explore some more. It’s a [neat](https://goo.gl/photos/F2NAm8CKVEtRn7j4A) [place](https://goo.gl/photos/o7jRCqdRKXT6L78CA). ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/13 "2016-06-24T10:21:38Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > [hijack] > Can someone give me a quick TL;DR on how to do a google reverse-image search? Do you just drag-and-drop any image into the same input box where you normally type the search text? Or type a URL to an image there? > [/hijack] You can do either one. But if you use a URL, it has to be a URL directly to the image, which the URL in the OP is not – it is the URL of a website upon which the image features prominently, but not a direct link. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-photo-taken-rock-tower/758176/14 "2016-06-24T17:35:37Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > [hijack]Does that barrel roll trick still work too? I’ve never actually seen it in action. > [/hijack] Just type into the search bar, with no quotes, brackets or anything else: do a barrel roll and hit return.