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==[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000's]] Archive of 2011 Expeditions.==

==Late 2011==

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

*Expedition Success!

'''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
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| 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
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| longitude = -122
| date = 2011-09-14
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
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| numExped   = 14
| numReached = 10
| 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
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| longitude = -121
| date = 2011-09-20
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
| waterhazard = mighty irrigation canal
| image = 2011-09-20 44 -121.JPG
}}
* Expedition Thwarted.
 

'''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.

{{Graticule unlocked
| 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.

{{Graticule unlocked
| 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!

{{Graticule unlocked
| 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
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| 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
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| 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!

{{Graticule unlocked
| 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.

{{Graticule unlocked
| 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.

{{Graticule unlocked
| 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!