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Location

On a residential street in front of 17810 NE 34th St in Redmond, just west of Lake Sammamish.

Participants

Thomcat (6 year Hashiversary)

Plans

Lunchtime visit, then take the toll bridge back to Seattle (specifically sometime between 10 and 2).

Expedition

Six years ago, I headed east for a geohash. Today, I headed east again - though not nearly as far.

Toll rates are at their lowest day rate during the lunchtime block, so I aimed to hit the bridge then. A $2.35 toll each way helps pay for the copious construction evident in the area. Pre-bridge, I of course made a stop at Spud for some local foodstuffs (fish and chips).

Following the highway 520 around, I ended up at the Microsoft exit, passing a few still on their way in and a few with a very early lunch. Across the highway is Nintendo.

Down the hill, the GPS navigation took me past Idylwood park, a favorite destination for kayakers and the location of at least one Geocache. None close to the hash location today, however.

Reaching the point, I twice tried to drive through the hashpoint, just missing each time. A light rain (standard in Seattle) was falling. Parking, I set the Hashiversary cake on the exact point and snapped a few photos (below). A marker was also left, and the cake mostly consumed.

The drive home cost another toll but went without incident.