2014-01-13 42 -88

Location

On the outskirts of Burlington.

Participants

Dune

Plans

Got nothing to do today so might make a trip down to Burlington and stop by for a Fred's Burger.

Expedition

Went on a trip down to Antioch, IL with hopes of picking up some new Disc Golf Discs.

Arrived at the address and it appeared to be a residential location. Seeing the trailer in the driveway I approached the house and talked with the woman inside. Turns out her husband and son run the disc golf business but they have everything packed away for the winter but will get in touch with me when they get some digging done. Had a great conversation with her in the meantime before departing on my way back home and more importantly to this geohash.

As I approached I once again was messing with a new GPS app on my phone but couldn't get it to work again so resorted to google maps again. I pulled over as close as I could to the location and upon surveying the area found a disappointing sign posted on a nearby utility pole. I guess both of the rules applied to me I would have been trespassing while hunting for a geohash. Not seeing the farmer listed at the bottom of the sign in the area to ask for permission I was thwarted this outing.

Enjoyed the rural areas of Wisconsin for a bit as it was a beautiful 45ºF day out. As I left the house on the edge of the field where the geohash was located looked strangely familiar I think it was an old friend's grandparent's house as I remember them living on this particular road. Not feeling adventurous enough to start knocking on doors explaining to seniors that I was "from the internet" I continued heading into Burlington for some shopping.

It was a great day out and am hoping that more fall within 20 miles of me! It's been a fortunate week so far...

Photos

Still haven't figured out GPS app so Google Maps will have to be good enough again.
The Geohash is up on the hill in the field. Orange sign of death to the adventure and no farmer in sight.
Further progress towards geohash was stopped by a bright orange sign.