Michael5000/2009

Michael 5000's 2009 Expeditions (#1-10)

10. 2009-12-27 42 -124 South of Humbug Mountain, Curry County, Oregon with Mrs.5000.

Expedition Succeeded.

• First documented Expedition and successful Expedition (for anyone) in the Brookings graticule.
• First Curry County Expedition.
• First Expedition requiring minor bushwhacking.
• December 2009 is the geohashingest month ever, with five expeditions.

Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -124) graticule, here, on 2009-12-27.

9. 2009-12-25 43 -124 North of Myrtle Point, Oregon with Mrs.5000.

Expedition Failed -- Private Land, Impassable Gully.

• First documented Expedition (for anyone) in the Coos Bay graticule.
• First Coos County Expedition.
• First Expedition launched from an away-from-home base camp.
• Christmas Expedition!

Mrs.5000 earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize by being prevented from reaching the (43, -124) geohash on 2009-12-25 by an impassable and unforeseen little gully.

8. 2009-12-23 45 -122 Residential Area Southeast of Vancouver Lake

Expedition Failed -- Private Land.

• Earned No Trespassing Achievement!
• First, um, Wednesday Expedition!

Michael5000 earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2009-12-23.

7. 2009-12-21 45 -122 Gillihan Road, Sauvie Island.

Expedition Succeeded

• First successful night Expedition.
• First Expedition completed without stopping.

Michael5000 earned the Speed racer achievement

by passing through the (45, -122) geohash on 2009-12-21 at a high rate of acceleration.

6. 2009-12-06 45 -122 Sunset High School baseball diamond, Portland.

Expedition Succeeded

• First Oregon-side Expedition in the Portland, Oregon graticule.
• Easiest Expedition ever.

5. 2009-11-28 45 -122 On Logging Roads north of the East Fork Lewis River in Southwest Washington.

Expedition Succeeded.

• First series of Expeditions on consecutive days.
• First Expedition requiring moderate physical exertion.

4. 2009-11-27 47 -122 East of Everett, Washington, with Mrs.5000 and Niece #1.

Expedition Failed -- difficult slope, thick vegetation, darkness.

• My first night Expedition.
• My first Expedition in a graticule not contiguous to Portland.
• Niece #1's first Expedition.
• My first failed Expedition.

3. 2009-11-13 45 -122 To the eastern fringe of The 'Couv.

Expedition Succeeded.

• My first lunch-break Expedition.

2. 2009-11-08 45 -122 To Vancouver Lake.

Expedition Succeeded.

• My first Expedition in Portland, Oregon graticule.
• My first Expedition outside of Oregon.
• My first Expedition in Washington.
• Cinnamon Bear's first Expedition.

1. 2009-10-31 44 -123 To South Salem with Mrs.5000.

Expedition Succeeded.

michael5000 earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (44, -123) geohash on 2009-10-31.

michael5000 earned the Drag-along achievement by dragging Mrs.5000 to the (44, -123) geohash on 2009-10-31.

michael5000 earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement by reaching the (44, -123) geohash on 2009-10-31.