2008-06-08 42 -71
| Sun 8 Jun 2008 in 42,-71: 42.0475817, -71.2309159 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
The Location
The site is in the woods in Foxborough, but less than a mile from the center of Mansfield. It is best accessible either from a (plant) nursery or from nearby railroad tracks. It's unclear who owns the property; there are no obvious boundaries (although the land is not the most passable in places).
The Geohash
We approached from Mansfield center, walking up County Street. It turned out that, for whatever reason, there was a substantial network of trails in the relevent segment of forest, such that we didn't have any trouble getting quite near the point. The trails connect both to the railroad tracks to the east, and the nursery to the southwest.
- A Walk in the Woods
The Mansfield train station. Ben made it to the hash from Providence using only mass transit.
The train tracks are fenced off for a while, but north of County St., it's easy enough to walk along them.
- A Walk in the Woods
Next to the tracks, there was a tire.
Grace at the point.
Ben at the point. It was quite hot, humid, and bug-filled, so we didn't stay long.
Hello, Internet!
A small piece of the mysterious but intricate network of trails filling that neck of the woods.
The nursery. No one was around (it being a Sunday), but there was plenty of non-native fauna.
A Separate Expedition
James and Sam also reached this geohash, albeit by a slightly more difficult route. They parked across from the plant nursery on Spring St and, mindful of a "no trespassing" sign, decided to travel parallel to the railroad tracks. On their journey, they discovered an abandoned fold-out couch and the body of a quite large but unfortunately deceased turtle. Upon reaching an appropriate spot, they bushwhacked until they came across the sign left by Ben and Grace as well as, to their relief, a trail back out through the nursery.
- Exploring by the Railroad Tracks
Sam basking in the glory of adventure.
The turtle they encountered by the railroad tracks. RIP
Abandoned couch by the railroad tracks. Note the broken bottles scattered in the dirt.
They find Ben and Grace's sign. The inchworm seems to be happy to meet the internet.
So does James.
Sam sneaking through the nursery, abandoned for the day.
This area smelled suspiciously like a banana smoothie.
