2020-03-16 51 8
| Mon 16 Mar 2020 in Paderborn: 51.1749342, 8.9610636 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
The hash is located at the eastern side of the Edersee Edersee. The national park "Kellerwald-Edersee" begins at the other side of the lake. The nearest city is Vöhl.
Participants
Expedition
With the hash in the 52,8 graticule beeing way to easy, I decided to take this one. I also wanted to take my motorcycle for a long ride (for fun and monitoring oil consumption).
I left home somewhere around 12'o clock. After filling my bike up with some cheap fuel, I headed south avoiding the main roads. The motorcycle part was really fun with nearly no traffic, great roads and landscape.
Fortunately the hashpoint was in a recreational area on a hiking track. I chose a parking spot just outside a village called Asel. The actual parking area there was locked down, but there was enough room on the other side of the road. I was quite confused to see three cars parking there (on a monday), I thought this was a remote area. While I got off my bike two people came from the hiking trail and asked all the standard questions about my motorbike. After they were finished they drove away. I decided to walk the remaining 3km in my motorbike gear (I brought normal shoes and a pair of jeans with me). This later turned out to be a mistake.
During my walk to the hashpoint I encountered additional five people (two of them children). I don't think they were geohashers. When I was near the hashpoint my GPS constantly failed me (crappy cell phone), making the hash dance way more difficult. In the end I managed to get some proof, which hopefully is acceptable for the people of the internet. I definitely walked through the actual hashpoint at some point of time.
On the way back to my motorcycle I was sweating a lot due to my warm clothes. I also saw an additional person walking the trail. I was wondering were they all came from and why they acted like it was normal to go hiking in full motorbike gear.
Back at my bike I drank nearly the whole bottle of water, I brought with me, and rode back home, arriving there just after sunset.
Photos
Our paths split here
I'm pretty sure this bridge would have held my bike.
Info about the area and the hiking trails starting there
What was this doing there?
Doesn't look like a lake yet
Much better
There was a lot of trash down there. I didn't try to pick it up, because I didn't feel comfortable climbing down there in my motorbike gear.
I decided that this was the exact hashpoint.
On my way back
Back at my bike
Best proof I could get
