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== Bio ==
[[Image:20019-12-27 42 -124 04.jpg|right|400px|[[Note safety orange geohashing hat, placed on Christmas list after encounter with hunters on Expedition 2.  My family is awesome.]]]]

===Me===

I am a 43 year old social worker living in the [[Portland, Oregon]] graticule.  I began geohashing in October 2009, but I have been an arbitrary traveler for at least twenty years.  I have an atlas of every road I've ever traveled, an extensive [http://michael5000.blogspot.com/search/label/Counties collection of U.S. Counties], and am gradually running down each and every road of Southeast Portland.  

I blog a little about my exploits in arbitrary travel, but also a lot about my exploits in arbitrary book-reading, arbitrary movie-watching, and arbitrary topics such as boring postcards and flag criticism, at '''[http://michael5000.blogspot.com ''The Life & Times of Michael5000''].'''

You will probably want to visit:
*[[michael5000/stats|Michael5000's Great Hall of Pointless Geohashing Statistics]]
*[[michael5000/maps|Michael5000's Geohashing Map Room]]
*[[michael5000/trophy|Michael5000's Trophy Room]]

===Mrs.5000===

'''[[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]''', my helpmeet and lead co-adventurer, is an architect, bricoleur, and book artist of no little reknown.  She is thought to prefer expeditions in which there is some secondary payoff, such as exercise, attractive scenery, or burritos, but she is as game for a random road trip as the next person.  She has joined me on Expeditions #1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27.02, 28-31, 38, 41, 45, 47, & 58-69.

===Other Humans===
[[Image:CBear.JPG|right|250px]]
'''Niece #1''' joined us for Expedition #4 and was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #15a.

'''Niece #2''' joined us for Expedition #94.

'''Rebel''' joined us for Expedition #15.

'''Sarah''' joined me for doomed Expedition #17.

'''BigBrother5000''' joined us for doomed Expedition #30.

'''A Really Nice Guy and his son''' saved our sorry stranded asses in doomed Expedition #60.

'''Jennifer''' joined us for doomed Expeditions #69 and #70.

'''Kate''' was a intrepid puppet for Expedition #75.

And it would be churlish not to mention '''[[User:Robyn|Robyn]]''', the human who introduced me to the pursuit and who is my geohashing hero and geohashing spiritual counselor.

===Hashscot===

'''Cinnamon Bear''', my [[hashscot]], is a 35 year old North American brown bear.  He has many years of experience as a travel mascot.  He has traveled in 44 U.S. states as well as Canada, England, and Wales, and has been to Hadrian's Wall, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other well-known sites.  He has been to the top of the highest mountain in New Jersey (with me) and to the tops of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Washington's Mt. Saint Helens (without me).

Cinnamon Bear has been along for Expeditions #2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18-22, 25, 26, 28-39, 41, 48, 51, 54, 55, 57-71, 74, 76-89, & 98-99.

==Recent Expeditions==

'''102. [[2012-01-07 45 -122]]  In the middle of Butler Road, Southwest of Portland.'''

'''101. [[2012-01-02 45 -122]] Off the side of Cornelius Pass Road.'''

'''100. [[2011-12-07 45 -122]] Off of Farmington Road near Aloha.'''

'''99. [[2011-11-26 39 -108]] Northwest of Grand Junction, Colorado!'''

*New State (and county, and graticule) for Michael5000 and Mrs.5000.
*We are the second and third people to hash the Grand Junction graticule.
*Southernmost, Easternmost, and probably Highest Expedition for Michael5000 and Mrs.5000.
*Expedition Success!

'''98. [[2011-11-16 45 -122]] On a street corner in residential Vancouver.'''

*Expedition Success!

'''97. [[2011-11-13 45 -122]] Near a fence between driveways on SE 74th Avenue, near Powell Boulevard.'''

*Expedition Success!
*This is the first ever all-running Expedition!
*And, it's my 50th Expedition in the Portland graticule.

{{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-11-13
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| place = "74th"
}}


'''96. [[2011-11-02 45 -122]] By an apartment complex near Clackamas Town Center.'''

*Expedition Success!


'''95. [[2011-10-15 45 -123]] Vernonia!'''
*Expedition Success!
*This is the 70th Oregon Expedition.
*And, it's the 50th Expedition of 2011.
*McMinnville becomes my fourth three-expedition graticule.
 
 
'''94. [[2011-10-09 45 -122]] Just off a residential street between Milwaukie and Gladstone.'''
*Expedition Success!

{{drag-along
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-10-09
| partner = Niece #2
| name = Michael5000 and Mrs.5000
| image = 2011-10-09 45 -112 team.jpg
}}
 
 
'''93. [[2011-10-01 45 -122]] A field near a near housing development in Vancouver.'''
*Expedition Success!


'''92. [[2011-09-28 45 -122]] An apartment complex off of NE Andresen Road, in Vancouver.'''
*Expedition Success!
 
 
'''91. [[2011-09-26 45 -122]] On an undeveloped volcanic butte in Gresham.'''
*Expedition Success!
 
 
'''90. [[2011-09-22 45 -121]] Just off the railroad on the eastern edge of Cascade Locks.'''
*Expedition Success!
*First Expedition to Hood River County.
*[[The Dalles, Oregon]] graticule becomes the third to host my third Expedition, and the second to host my third success.
*September 2011 now has my most Expeditions (16) and my most ''successful'' Expeditions (12) of any month.
 
{{Regional geohashing
| name = Michael5000
| region = Hood River County, Oregon
| count = 1
| image = M5K Hood River.jpg
}}


 
'''89. [[2011-09-20 45 -121]] In rangeland off of U.S Highway 197 south of Maupin.'''
*Expedition Success!
*Fiftieth Successful Oregon Expedition!
*Fourteenth and Final Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*September 2011 is tied for most Expeditions and most successful Expeditions of any month.

{{Endurance geohash
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-09-14
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| duration = 7
| image = ORWAID.jpg
}}
  
 
'''88. [[2011-09-20 44 -121]] Near the Alfalfa settlement east of Bend.'''
*Thirteenth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*My first attempt at Deschutes County.

{{My kingdom for a boat
| latitude = 44
| longitude = -121
| date = 2011-09-20
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| waterhazard = mighty irrigation canal
| image = 2011-09-20 44 -121.JPG
}}
 
 
'''87. [[2011-09-19 43 -121]] National Forest Land in northwest Lake County.'''
*Expedition Success
*Twelfth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*First Expedition (by me) to the LaPine graticule.
*First Expedition to Lake County.
 
 
*Sixth Expedition of the [[2011-09-19]] Ultrahash.
{{Multihash2 | count = 4 | date = 2011-09-19 | name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]}}
 
 
{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[Springfield, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 6
| ne = true 
| e = true 
| se = true 
| w = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
| nw = true if graticule to the northwest has been hashed (optional)
| n = true
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[Bend, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 5
| n = true 
| s = true 
| e = true
| nw = true 
| w = true 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[La Pine, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 5
| n = true 
| ne = true 
| nw = true
| sw = true 
| s = true 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}
 
 
'''86. [[2011-09-19 44 -121]] In Crooked River Ranch, an ultra-low density development northwest of Terrebonne.'''
*Expedition Success
*September 2011 now has the second-most successful expeditions ever.
*Eleventh Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*Fifth Expedition of the [[2011-09-19]] Ultrahash.
*First Expedition (by me) to the Bend graticule.
*First Expedition to Jefferson County.
 
 
{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 7
| ne = true if graticule to the northeast has been hashed (optional)
| e = true if graticule to the east has been hashed (optional)
| se = true if graticule to the southeast has been hashed (optional)
| s = true if graticule to the south has been hashed (optional)
| sw = true if graticule to the southwest has been hashed (optional)
| w = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
| nw = true if graticule to the northwest has been hashed (optional)
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[Springfield, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 5
| n = true 
| ne = true 
| e = true
| nw = true 
| w = true 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[The Dalles, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 5
| n = true 
| se = true 
| s = true
| sw = true 
| w = true 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}
 
 
'''85. [[2011-09-19 44 -120]] Deep in the Ochoco National Forest.'''
*Expedition Success
*Tenth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*Fourth Expedition of the [[2011-09-19]] Ultrahash.
*First Expedition to Crook County
 
 
'''84. [[2011-09-19 44 -119]] On a hill overlooking the John Day Valley west of Mount Vernon.'''
*Expedition Thwarted.
*Ninth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*Third Expedition of the [[2011-09-19]] Ultrahash.

{{No trespassing
| latitude = 44
| longitude = -119
| date = 2011-09-19
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| image = 2011-09-19 44 -119 main.JPG
}}


 
'''83. [[2011-09-19 44 -118]] In National Forest land southwest of Unity, Oregon.'''
*Expedition Success
*Eighth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*Second Expedition of the [[2011-09-19]] Ultrahash.
*60th Oregon Expedition.
*First success in Baker County.

{{Virgin graticule
| latitude = 44
| longitude = -118
| date = 2011-09-19
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| image = 2011-09-19 44 -118 main.JPG
}}

 
 
'''82. [[2011-09-19 44 -117]] In the hills east of the industrial ruins at Lime.'''
*Expedition Thwarted.
*First attempt (by anyone) at a hashpoint in the Baker City, Oregon graticule. 
*Seventh Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*First Expedition of the [[2011-09-19]] Ultrahash.
*My first attempt at Baker County.
*First ever failure on a Monday -- 7-1.

{{No trespassing
| latitude = 44
| longitude = -117
| date = 2011-09-19
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| image = 2011-09-19 44 -117 main.JPG
}}

  
 
'''81. [[2011-09-18 43 -116]] Off of the Silver City road in southeastern Idaho.''' 
*Expedition Success
*Sixth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*2011 now has more expedition attempts than 2010.
*Second successful expedition (by anyone) in the Boise graticule.
 
 
'''80. [[2011-09-17 42 -114]] Near the Snake River south of Hagerman, Idaho.'''
*Expedition Success
*2011 now tied for Geohashingest year of all time.
*Second half of a doublehash.
*Fifth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*Set record for my easternmost geohash.

{{Virgin graticule
| latitude = 42
| longitude = -114
| date = 2011-09-17
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] 
| image = 2011-09-17 42 -114 2.JPG
}}

*Only the fourth graticule to be hashed in the state of Idaho!
 
 
'''79. [[2011-09-17 43 -115]] In rugged hills south of Idaho City, Idaho.'''
*Expedition Success
*First half of a doublehash.
*Fourth Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*Set record for my easternmost geohash; but the record would be broken again eight hours later.
*My third state!

{{Virgin graticule
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -115
| date = 2011-09-17
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] 
| image = 2011-09-17 43 -115 5.JPG
}}

*My tenth Virgin Graticule!
*Only the third graticule to be hashed in the state of Idaho!
 
 
'''78. [[2011-09-16 43 -119]] In ranchland on the south shore of Harney Lake.'''
*Expedition Thwarted.
*Third Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
*First known attempt to hash the Hines graticule.

{{No trespassing
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -119
| date = 2011-09-16
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| image = 2011-09-16 43 -119 one 3.JPG
}}

 
 
'''77. [[2011-09-15 43 -118]] In the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, about 25 road miles SSE of Burns.'''
*Expedition Success!
*Second Geohash of the Buchanan, Oregon graticule (for me, and for anyone).
*Somewhat alarming nighttime expedition, without flashlight.
*Thursday can't lose: I am 10-0 on Thursdays.
*Second Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
 
 
'''76. [[2011-09-14 45 -122]] In a suburban commercial district in Vancouver.'''
*Expedition Success!
*Most banal location ever!
*Unintentional first Expedition of the [[Endurance Geohashing]] series.
 
 
'''75. [[2011-09-01 45 -122]] Just south of the Cascade Station area, near Portland International Airport.'''
*Expedition Success!
*Kate went Geohashing!

{{Puppet Master Geohash
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-09-01
| puppet = Kate
| name = Michael5000
| image = 
}}

==July-August 2011==

'''74. [[2011-08-14 43 -123]] The wrong day's graticule.'''
*Rather radical expedition failure.
*We attempt to get to yesterday's graticule.
*We don't get there.
*First actual attempt, kind of, at the [[Roseburg, Oregon]] graticule.
*Our first attempt, kind of, at Douglas County.
 

'''73.[[2011-08-06 44 -122]] In the Cascade Foothills south of Molalla.'''

*Expedition Success!
*New Graticule!  First attempt and success in the [[Springfield, Oregon]] graticule.
*Second successful expedition (by anyone) in the graticule.
*Tenth attempt (8th success) in Clackamas County.

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 6
| ne = true if graticule to the northeast has been hashed (optional)
| e = true if graticule to the east has been hashed (optional)
| s = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
| sw = true if graticule to the southwest has been hashed (optional)
| w = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
| nw = true if graticule to the northwest has been hashed (optional)
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[McMinnville, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 5
| n = true 
| e = true if graticule to the east has been hashed (optional)
| se = true
| s = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
| w = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}


'''72.[[2011-08-03 45 -122]] In a vacant lot near the Troutdale Airport.'''

*Expedition Success!
*First ever evidence of previous geohashing!
::''Hi Michael5000, Actually my inspiration for leaving a temporary marker behind at a hash was your chalked message at 2011-02-26 45 -122. kydlt''


'''71.[[2011-07-31 45 -121]] Off of Highway 26, twenty-five miles north of Warm Springs.'''

*Expedition Success!
*New Graticule!  First attempt and success in [[The Dalles, Oregon]] graticule.
*New County!  First attempt and success in Wasco County.
*<b>Personal record:</b> Earliest Geohash -- I reached the hashpoint at 6:50 a.m.
*<b>Personal record:</b> With 15 expeditions, July 2011 is my most active geohashing month.  Eight successful expeditions makes it the second-best month ever in that category.

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| ranknumber = 5
| ne = true if graticule to the northeast has been hashed (optional)
| e = true if graticule to the east has been hashed (optional)
| sw = true if graticule to the southwest has been hashed (optional)
| w = true if graticule to the west has been hashed (optional)
| nw = true if graticule to the northwest has been hashed (optional)
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
}}
 
 
'''70.[[2011-07-27 45 -122]] Near Highway 99E between Milwaukie and Gladstone.'''

*Expedition Success!
*25.8 mile all-biking Expedition. 
 
 
'''69.[[2011-07-24 45 -123]] Between Cannon Beach and Seaside.'''

*Expedition Thwarted
*Jennifer joins us!
*50th Oregon Expedition!
*Only my second McMinnville graticule Expedition.
*July 2011 becomes my month with the most geohashes (13) and by FAR the most failures (7, with the previous record being 2).

{{drag-along
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-07-23
| partner = Jennifer
| name = Michael5000
}}
 
 
'''68.[[2011-07-23 45 -122]] Off of Springville Road in Northwest Portland.'''

*Expedition Thwarted
*Jennifer joins us!

{{drag-along
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-07-23
| partner = Jennifer
| name = Michael5000
}}
 
 
'''67.[[2011-07-21 46 -121]] Near White Pass in the Washington Cascades.'''

*Expedition Success!
*First Expedition to Yakima County
*First Expedition (by me) to the Mt. Rainier graticule.
*Second successful expedition (by anyone) in the graticule.
*(Self-Awarded) Honorable Mention for [[Endurance Geohashing]]

{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Portland, Oregon
| ranknumber = 4
| n = 
| ne = true
| e = 
| se = 
| s = 
| sw = true 
| w = true 
| nw = true 
| name = Michael5000
}}
 
 
'''66.[[2011-07-19 46 -117]] In a canyon west of Asotin, Washington.'''

*Expedition Thwarted.
*First attempt (by anyone) at the Pullman graticule.


'''65.[[2011-07-19 45 -118]] On a ridge above the Grande Ronde River near La Grande.'''

*Expedition Thwarted.
*First attempt (by anyone) at the Pendleton graticule.
 
 
'''64.[[2011-07-18 45 -117]] On the Union Pacific Railroad south of Union, Oregon.'''

*Expedition Success!
*First attempt (by anyone) at the Enterprise graticule.
*Three virgin graticules in three days!

{{Virgin graticule
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -117
| date = 2011-07-18
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
| image = 2011-07-18 45 -117 looking south.JPG
}}

{{gratuitous ribbon

    | icon = GHTR_rail.png
    | latitude = 45
    | longitude = -117
    | date = 2011-07-18
    | achievement = Railhash Achievement
    | description = visiting the hash situating on the railway.
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
| image = 2011-07-18 45 -117 looking south.JPG
}}
 
 
'''63.[[2011-07-17 43 -117]] In desert hills east of Juntura, Oregon'''

*Expedition Success!
*First attempt (by anyone) at the Vale graticule.

{{Virgin graticule
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -117
| date = 2011-07-17
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
| image = 2011-07-17 43 -117 clouds.JPG
}}


{{Multihash2 
| count = 2 
| date = 2011-07-17 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
| image = 2011-07-17 43 -117 clouds.JPG }}
 
 
'''62.[[2011-07-17 43 -118]]  A few miles east of US-395 in the Malheur National Forest.'''

*Expedition Success!
*First attempt (by anyone) at the Buchanen graticule.

{{Virgin graticule
| latitude = 43
| longitude = -118
| date = 2011-07-17
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
| image = 2011-07-17 43 -118 sign.JPG
}}
 
 
'''61.[[2011-07-16 44 -118]] In agricultural land between John Day and Prairie City.'''
*Expedition Thwarted
*First attempt (by anyone) at the Prairie City graticule.
 
 
'''60.[[2011-07-16 44 -119]] Deep in the Ochoco Mountains.'''
*Expedition Thwarted
*First attempt (by anyone) at the Kimberly graticule.
*Most laborious and difficult car-based geohash to date.

{{Train wreck
| latitude = 44
| longitude = -119
| date = 2011-07-16
| reason = due to a flat tire
| name = Michael5000 and Mrs.5000
| image = 2011-07-16 44 -119 tire.JPG
}}
 
 
'''59.[[2011-07-15 44 -120]] Rural Wheeler County.'''
*Expedition Success!
*First Successful Eastern Oregon Expedition
*Second Successful hash of graticule
*First Successful Wheeler County Expedition
 
 
'''58.[[2011-07-15 45 -120]] Off I-84 near Arlington.'''
*Expedition Thwarted
*First attempt (by us) at the Goldendale graticule
 
 
'''57. [[2011-07-04 45 -122]] In Sellwood.'''
*Expedition Success!  Kind of!
*Independence Day Hash!
*Unusually uninteresting expedition!

==January-June 2011==

'''56. [[2011-06-17 45 -122]] On Marine Drive, just east of Portland International Airport.'''
*Expedition Success!


'''55. [[2011-05-29 45 -122]] In a powerline right-of-way off of Skyline Drive.'''
*Expedition Success!
*Somewhat reckless Bushwhacking!

 
'''54. [[2011-05-22 45 -122]] The I-205 median four miles into Washington.'''
*Expedition Success!
*10th Clark County Expedition!
*Mild recklessness!

'''53. [[2011-05-07 45 -122]] A suburban street in Southwest Portland.'''
*Expedition Success!

'''52. [[2011-04-27 45 -122]] A sidewalk in The 'Couv.'''
*Expedition Success!
*The Curse of Wednesday is broken; I'm now 1-4 for Wednesday Expeditions!

'''51. [[2011-04-21 45 -122]] The middle of a street in Happy Valley.'''
*Expedition Success!

'''50. [[2011-03-18 45 -122]] Industrial site south of Foster Road.'''
*Expedition fail: private property, bashfullness.

'''49. [[2011-03-09 45 -122]] Residential neighborhood north of the Columbia.'''
*Deterred due to private access.
*First failure after 18-Expedition winning streak.


'''48. [[2011-02-26 45 -122]] On the Columbia River Bike Path.'''

{{Frozen Geohash
| latitude = 45
| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-02-26
| temperature = 28°F
| name = michael5000
}}

'''47. [[2011-02-04 45 -122]] Just off Hwy 26 near Tanisbourne.'''
*Geohashing Synergy: Shoe Shopping!

'''46. [[2011-01-10 45 -122]] Somebody's yard in Irvington.'''
*First Expedition of 2011!

==2010 (Expeditions #11-45)==

'''[[Michael5000/2010|The 2010 Expeditions in Detail]]'''

===Late 2010 (Expeditions #39-45)===

45. [[2010-12-24 43 -124]] In a tidal flat just off of East Bay Drive.

44. [[2010-12-12 45 -122]] In an empty lot by the railroad corridor in Milwaukie.

43. [[2010-12-06 45 -122]] In Happy Valley, off of Sunnyside Road.

42. [[2010-11-11 45 -122]] Near LaCamas Lake, north of Camas.

41. [[2010-10-31 45 -122]] Under a tree at SE 40th and Woodstock.

40. [[2010-10-07 45 -122]] Somebody's house, in Irvington.

39. [[2010-09-24 45 -122]] Somebody's driveway, in Sellwood.

===The Belle Epoch: July & August 2010 (Expeditions #23-38)=== 
 
38. [[2010-08-31 45 -124]] On a hilltop near the ocean in the Siuslaw National Forest.

37. [[2010-08-29 45 -123]] In the woods north of Vernonia.

36. [[2010-08-29 46 -123]] In the Capital State Forest, twelve miles WSW of Olympia, Washington.

35. [[2010-08-29 46 -124]] A vacant lot in Ocean Shores, Washington.

34. [[2010-08-28 47 -123]] In light forest near the Matlock-Brady Road, fifteen miles west of Shelton, Washington.

33. [[2010-08-28 47 -122]] Off a residential street in Parkland, south of Tacoma.

32. [[2010-08-28 46 -123]] In Clatsop State Forest, roughly 10 miles west of Clatskanie, Oregon.

31. [[2010-08-16 42 -122]] In the forested hills south of Ashland, Oregon.

30. [[2010-08-14 42 -122]] In the forest west of I-5, south of Ashland.

29. [[2010-08-13 42 -121]] In National Forest land east of Chiloquin, Oregon.

28. [[2010-08-12 42 -123]] In the hills south of the Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon.

27. [[2010-08-05 45 -122]] I84W to I5N Ramp, Central Portland.

26. [[2010-07-30 45 -122]] Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego.

25. [[2010-07-25 45 -122]] Lone Fir Cemetary, Southeast Portland.

24. [[2010-07-18 45 -122]] Deep in the East Vancouver burbclaves.

23. [[2010-07-17 45 -122]] Off Marine Drive near the Portland International Airport.

===January - June, 2010 (Expeditions #11-22)===
 
22. [[2010-06-11 52 -129]] In Queen Charlotte Sound, off the British Columbia Coast'''

21. [[2010-06-06 47 -122]] In an apartment complex parking lot near SeaTac Airport.

20. [[2010-05-30 45 -122]] Forested foothills northeast of Vancouver.

19. [[2010-05-23 45 -122]] Along the Clackamas River near Estacada.
 
18. [[2010-05-22 45 -122]] A Street on the suburban West Side.

17. [[2010-05-05 45 -122]] Kingsley D. Bundy City Park in Southeast Portland, with Sarah.

16. [[2010-04-21 45 -122]] At the edge of a quarry site north of Estacada.

15a. [[2010-04-14 44 -123]] Northeast of Monmouth (by proxy)

15. [[2010-04-11 45 -122]] South of Oregon City, with Mrs.5000 and Rebel.

14. [[2010-04-01 45 -122]] Powell Butte Nature Park.

13. [[2010-02-04 45 -122]] Across the street from the back of a Safeway in Milwaukie, with Mrs.5000.

12. [[2010-01-11 45 -122]] On a residential street in Northeast Portland, with Mrs.5000.

11. [[2010-01-09 45 -122]] On a dead-end road near Tualatin.

==2009 (Expeditions #1-10)==

'''[[Michael5000/2009|The 2009 Expeditions in Detail]]'''

10. [[2009-12-27 42 -124]] South of Humbug Mountain, Curry County, Oregon with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].

9. [[2009-12-25 43 -124]] North of Myrtle Point, Oregon with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. [[2009-10-31 44 -123]] To South Salem with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].

== Other Hijinx ==

'''2011-07-27''' -- Launched oddly massive and pointless redesign of personal page -- why have one user page when you can have seven?

'''2010-08-10''' -- Created [[Michael5000's Top Ten (Fake) Rejected Achievement Proposals]] for your entertainment and edification.

'''2010-08-05''' -- Proposed [[Over and under achievement]] for purposes of self-aggrandizement.

'''2010-06-11''' -- Was in Ketchikan, Alaska, one day before the globalhash would occur on an accessible waterway just outside of town, but was unable to remain in town for an extra day.

'''2010-04-19''' -- Alerted Huntsville, Alabama friends of the location of a highly accessible hashpoint.  '''Result:''' Friends proved insufficiently motivated to travel to hashpoint.  Also, alerted Niece #3 of a hashpoint near her home.  '''Result:''' Disappointed by eighth-grade niece's lack of initiative in not securing rowboat for what would after all would have been a relatively short row into Puget Sound.

'''2010-04-19''' -- Fell on face while walking around staring into screen of first GPS Unit.  Screen of GPS Unit suffered minor crack.  Pride scuffed.

'''2010-04-18''' -- Purchased first GPS Unit.

'''2010-04-11''' -- Suggested simplification of the [[Water Geohash]] achievement.

'''2010-02-01''' -- Made another attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement using cousin.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to repeated recalcitrance of cousin.''

'''2009-12-11''' -- Seeing a highly accessible hash not far from a cousin's home, made another attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to recalcitrance of cousin.''

'''2009-11-10''' -- Finished entering graticules for [[Oregon]] page.

'''2009-11-05''' -- Noting that an accessible hash is two miles from my eldest niece's college campus, sent detailed if gnomic instructions in an attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to recalcitrance of niece.''.

'''2009-11-03''' -- Laboriously created [[Oregon]] page, and links to it on individual graticule pages, out of a sudden compulsion to know which graticules are still available for the [[Virgin Graticule]] Achievement.