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== About ==
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The coordinates fell just east of an elementary school, just outside a small storage shed.
  
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I keep not having time to write this up, but I will very soon! Don't worry, I'll put all the applicable links, categories, ribbons, etc. here and on other pages and clean this up.  It'll be my way to learn.  :-) Give me a few days since I've gotta travel for the holidays and stuff, but I want to try to get all the templates and things in here.  --[[User:Excellentdude|excellentdude]] 05:53, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
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== Expedition ==
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[[User:Excellentdude|excellentdude]]: With the short days this time of year, I drove up there just in time to beat the darkness.  I missed the last turn and had to turn around. This was problematic because there weren't a lot of businesses and parking lots in the area, and the private drives were difficult to see because of the snow.  Eventually I was able to turn around and make it to the hash site.  The delay allowed me to hear my favorite Christmas song (O Holy Night) on the radio.  :-)
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Now, I went late in the day so I would there around 4:45 or 5pm, well after the kids would be gone. When I showed up there were lots of cars and kids bundled up still waiting to be picked up from school.  It looked as if they had only let out a short time ago.  I figured I shouldn't creepily wonder around school grounds taking pictures with a bunch of kids still around, so I walked in to try to tell someone what I was doing and get permission.  A woman in the office seemed somewhat confused, but didn't complete dismiss me saying "Ummm, you'll have to ask the superintendent.  He just walked down the hall." After a minute of nervous, awkward waiting on my part a man in a suit walked up and identified himself as the superintendent.  He smiled and said "Sure, knock yourself out," adding "Watch out for the snow."
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The shed I encountered was not on the Google map, but I was able to reach the hash point.  I took several GPS readings and determined the exact spot to be in the middle of a bunch of steps I had taken in the snow trying to get an exact reading.  I posted the closest reading below.  I'm also claiming frozen hash on this one.  I didn't have a thermometer with me at the hash, but I bought one shortly afterward and watched it plummet below freezing when I went outside.  There was no place in the area with a temperature near freezing.
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On the way home I head We Are the Champions by Queen on the radio.  I thought it was a fitting end to my first geohash.
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== Achievements ==
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{{land geohash
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| latitude = 43
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| longitude = -83
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| date = 2008-12-17
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| name = excellentdude
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| image = 2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg
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}}
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{{Frozen Geohash
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    | latitude = 43
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    | longitude = -83
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    | date = 2008-12-17
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    | temperature = 24°F)
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    | name = excellentdude
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    | image = 2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg
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}}
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{{Ambassador geohash
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    | latitude = 43
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    | longitude = -83
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    | date = 2008-12-17  
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    | name = excellentdude
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}}
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{{Virgin graticule
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    | latitude = 43
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    | longitude = -83
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    | date = 2008-12-17
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    | name = excellentdude
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}}
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== Photos ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 GPS.jpg‎|I made it!
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Hash.JPG‎|The hash itself
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 South.jpg‎|Shed to the south
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 West.jpg‎|Main school buildings to the west
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Northwest.jpg‎‎|Trailer classrooms to the northwest
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 North.jpg‎|Trees to the north
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 School Sign.JPG‎‎|Blurry school sign
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Temperature.jpg‎‎|Not coldest, but pretty cold!
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Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg‎‎|Obligatory goofy smile
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</gallery>
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
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[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
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[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
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[[Category:Meetup on 2008-12-17]]
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[[Category:Meetup in 43 -83]]

Revision as of 00:12, 6 January 2009

Wed 17 Dec 2008 in Saginaw:
43.0919302, -83.7568860
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About

The coordinates fell just east of an elementary school, just outside a small storage shed.

Expedition

excellentdude: With the short days this time of year, I drove up there just in time to beat the darkness. I missed the last turn and had to turn around. This was problematic because there weren't a lot of businesses and parking lots in the area, and the private drives were difficult to see because of the snow. Eventually I was able to turn around and make it to the hash site. The delay allowed me to hear my favorite Christmas song (O Holy Night) on the radio.  :-)

Now, I went late in the day so I would there around 4:45 or 5pm, well after the kids would be gone. When I showed up there were lots of cars and kids bundled up still waiting to be picked up from school. It looked as if they had only let out a short time ago. I figured I shouldn't creepily wonder around school grounds taking pictures with a bunch of kids still around, so I walked in to try to tell someone what I was doing and get permission. A woman in the office seemed somewhat confused, but didn't complete dismiss me saying "Ummm, you'll have to ask the superintendent. He just walked down the hall." After a minute of nervous, awkward waiting on my part a man in a suit walked up and identified himself as the superintendent. He smiled and said "Sure, knock yourself out," adding "Watch out for the snow."

The shed I encountered was not on the Google map, but I was able to reach the hash point. I took several GPS readings and determined the exact spot to be in the middle of a bunch of steps I had taken in the snow trying to get an exact reading. I posted the closest reading below. I'm also claiming frozen hash on this one. I didn't have a thermometer with me at the hash, but I bought one shortly afterward and watched it plummet below freezing when I went outside. There was no place in the area with a temperature near freezing.

On the way home I head We Are the Champions by Queen on the radio. I thought it was a fitting end to my first geohash.

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
 excellentdude earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (43, -83) geohash on 2008-12-17.
2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg
Frozen.png
excellentdude earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (43, -83) geohash on 2008-12-17 while the temperature was 24°F).
2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg
Gift.PNG
 excellentdude earned the Ambassador achievement
by obtaining permission to access the (43, -83) geohash on 2008-12-17.

Template:Virgin graticule

Photos

  • I made it!

  • The hash itself

  • Shed to the south

  • Main school buildings to the west

  • Trailer classrooms to the northwest

  • Trees to the north

  • Blurry school sign

  • Not coldest, but pretty cold!

  • Obligatory goofy smile

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