Difference between revisions of "2009-05-11 39 -88"

Revision as of 23:55, 20 May 2009

About

Expedition

excellentdude: Although this was my twentieth geohashing expedition, this was clearly my baptism in geohashing, far surpassing my most difficult previous expedition which was probably 2009-03-09 38 -91. Extensive photos and details to come.

Achievements

excellentdude earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (39, -88) geohash on 2009-05-11.

Photos

The Beginning of the Journey

Short delay, but yea stimulus package!
The house of the friendly man
The lake just beneath the bridge
OK, hiking right along the shore won't work
Let's try again here
Hello fellow traveler!
The forest becomes more dense
Small waterfall, bigger sound
Typical steep slope I repeatedly faced
Wasn't expecting to find a bridge!
Much less two!
Still hiking near shore as planned
Wow, that looks easier to hike through
And it is!
But then I had to return to the forest
I'm getting close to the hash
The bush is always densest just before the hash
I made it!
No, I didn't, but a nice view nonetheless
This unmapped inlet caused my error
Made it around the inlet
I don't think this goes here
Taken from the buoy
Could I have been hiking through fields this whole time?
Sticking to the original plan near the shore
The hash is in this clearing! For real!

Arrival at the Hash

This is the clearing! The hash has to be here! And those geese beat me to it!
A solitary non-goose bird greeted me
I didn't realize how high the water was at the time
As I approached, the geese flew
They landed to the east
Almost there!
A view of the lake from the hash
Another more to the southwest
Tired goofy grin
The hash itself, either on the land or shortly into the water
More views from the hash
Ditto
The nearest island, causing further hash location confusion

My Best Imitation of a Track Log

Google directions take you to the nearest road to the hash...
...which isn't always where you want to go
I made it around the inlet! The rest should be easy!
Slowly progressing near the shoreline
Wait a minute!
OK, that makes more sense
Getting closer...
...and closer...
I think I made it
Things aren't matching, but I think I made it
Zoomed out for similar perspective to others
On the way back, trying to find a better path inland

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 Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Still Near Shore.jpg|Sticking to the original plan near the shore
 Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 The Real Thing.jpg|The hash is in this clearing!  For real!
+</gallery>
+=== Arrival at the Hash ===
+<gallery perrow="5">
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Hash Clearing.jpg|This is the clearing!  The hash has to be here!  And those geese beat me to it!
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Solitary Bird SW.jpg|A solitary non-goose bird greeted me
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Partially Submerged Trees.jpg|I didn't realize how high the water was at the time
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Hash Approach Animation.gif|As I approached, the geese flew
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Landed East.jpg|They landed to the east
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Final Approach.jpg|Almost there!
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 From Hashish.jpg|A view of the lake from the hash
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 From Hashish 2.jpg|Another more to the southwest
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Tired Goofy Grin.jpg|Tired goofy grin
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Hash.jpg|The hash itself, either on the land or shortly into the water
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 From Hashish 3.jpg|More views from the hash
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 From Hashish 4.jpg|Ditto
+Image:2009-05-11 39 -88 Nearest Island.jpg|The nearest island, causing further hash location confusion
 </gallery>
 === My Best Imitation of a Track Log ===


Mon 11 May 2009 in Decatur: 39.5097432, -88.7016731 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox