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Location

In a field adjacent to a large metal building, just northwest of Gainesville. Easiest access was from U.S. 82.

Participants

Neimster

Plans

When I set out for this location from my house about 30 miles to the south at noon, the plan was to make a quick trip up the interstate to Gainesville, reach the location, and return immediately afterwards. Needless to say, things changed.

Expedition

The location was quite easy to reach. It was located in a field of wildflowers between some large power lines and the large, open, metal building seen in the pictures below. I chose to post the poster on some exposed polywood adjacent to the nearest door into the building; hopefully it will be seen before long. (If that poster is what brought you here, please tell us here!) Based on the inside (the door was wide open, so I went in and took the panorama you see below), it was constructed fairly recently and is used for livestock auctions.

Upon leaving the location, I realized that the hash for the adjacent graticule was pretty much a straight shot 60 miles east on U.S. 82, and then this happened.

Tracklog

I don't own a self-contained GPS and have yet to find a decent tracklog-capable iOS app. If anybody has any suggestions, feel free to ping me on my talk page.

Photos

A close up of the wildflowers near the hash.
Phone screenshot for proof. Notice the battery percentage; that's going to come into play later.
A panorama from the hashpoint facing (genrally) southeast.
There I am.
A view of the entirety of the building, from somewhere near the hashpoint.
A panorama of the inside of the building.
"I really hope somebody sees this!"
At the time, I thought it would be cool to post this one of me pointing to the 8.5x11 poster on the wall of the building to illustrate how big it is, but, retrospectively, I kind of look like an idiot.