User:Sara

53 / f / 42,-72

I live in the Springfield Massachusetts (USA) suburbs with my husband and two kids. I went on my first geohash on June 14, 2009. I'd like to move to the west coast or overseas in order to be able to find out the day's coordinates earlier than 9:30 am.

Expeditions

Expeditions are in the Springfield, MA graticule unless it says otherwise.

2010-03-21 42 -72 In Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

2010-03-17 41 -72 In a mowed lot near the airport in Windsor, Connecticut, , in the Hartford, CT graticule.

2010-03-10 41 -72 In or behind someone's house in Suffield, Connecticut, , in the Hartford, CT graticule.

2010-03-09 42 -72 On someone's front lawn in Gill, Massachusetts.

2010-03-07 41 -72 In the woods near a road in Lebanon, Connecticut, in the Hartford, CT graticule.

2009-12-30 41 -73 In an urban residential area next to the Interstate in Bridgeport, CT in the Danbury, CT graticule.

2009-12-25 42 -72 A Christmas Day Holy Hash at Bethlehem Church in Sturbridge, MA. (official location - not alternate!)

2009-11-29 42 -71 In or near a beaver pond in Westminster MA. The kids couldn't make it through the brush.

2009-11-17 42 -72 In suburban Ludlow, MA. Totally frustrating failure, in which I broke my bike.

2009-11-03 41 -72 In the woods at the edge of a field in East Windsor, Connecticut, in the Hartford, CT graticule. I was foiled by a No Trespassing sign.

2009-10-17 42 -72 In the middle of Route 47 in Hadley, MA.

2009-10-10 41 -72 Off the side of a road in East Haddam, Connecticut, in the Hartford, CT graticule

2009-09-17 42 -70 In the woods in Marshfield, Massachusetts, in the Lynn, MA graticule

2009-09-09 42 -72 In a street in a residential neighborhood in Springfield, Massachusetts.

2009-08-16 42 -72 In some trees, near a meadow in Wilmington Vermont. The kids and I tried but didn't make it.

2009-08-07 42 -72 At the Stefanik Elementary School in Chicopee, Massachusetts

2009-08-06 41 -70 In the middle of a residential street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the Cape Cod graticule

2009-07-25 42 -72 In Harriman Reservoir, in southern Vermont. We tried to get there by canoe, but didn't make it.

2009-07-21 42 -72 In the woods in Granby, Connecticut - Three states down in the 42, -72 graticule and one to go!

2009-07-15 42 -72 In a field in Chesterfield, New Hampshire - Two states down in the 42, -72 graticule and two to go!

2009-07-12 42 -72 On the side of a suburban street in West Springfield, Massachusetts (We went to the wrong place)

2009-07-06 42 -72 On the shoulder of Route 20 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts

2009-06-27 42 -72 At the prison in Enfield, CT (Although site was outside the fence, I didn't trespass, thus didn't make it.)

2009-06-17 42 -72 In the parking lot of a nursing home (former hospital) in Springfield, Massachusetts

2009-06-15 42 -72 In a dingle in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (We didn't make it all the way to the hashpoint)

2009-06-14 42 -72 Next to the playground of a Lutheran Church in Southwick, Massachusetts

Ribbons

Sara earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (42, -72) geohash on 2010-03-21 on foot, travelling a distance of 4.4 km (round trip).

Sara earned the Birthday Geohash Achievement by reaching the (41, -72) geohash on her 39th birthday, 2010-03-07.

Sara, with her kids, achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Springfield, MA and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

Sara and her son earned the Snowman Geohash Achievement by building a snowman at the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-12-25.

Sara and her son earned the Holy hash achievement by reaching the sacred (42, -72) location, which is Bethleham Lutheran Church in Sturbridge MA on Christmas Day, on 2009-12-25.

Sara and her husband earned the Speed racer achievement by passing through the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-10-17 at 30 mph.

Sara and her kids earned the Drag-along achievement by dragging Aunt Ruthie to the (41, -72) geohash on 2009-10-10.

Sara and her kids earned the Unofficial XKCD-100 Honorable Mention by going 120 miles (193 km) each way on a day other than Saturday to reach the (42, -70) geohash on 2009-09-17.

Sara earned the Pie Geohash Achievement by baking chocolate chip cookies for other people to degustate at the (42, -70) geohash on 2009-09-17.

Manu, Reinhard, Sara, and Sara's children earned the Picnic achievement by eating PB&J, chocolate chip cookies, etc. at the (42, -70) geohash on 2009-09-17.

This user earned the Thomcat Number of 4 by following the path Sara-Manu-thepiguy-Robyn-Thomcat.

Sara and her children earned the Meet-up achievement by meeting Manu and Reinhard at the (42, -70) geohash on 2009-09-17.

Sara earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2009-08-06.

Sara earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-08-07.

Sara earned the Hashcard achievement by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to Koepfel on the (42, -72) expedition on 2009-07-15.

Sara earned the Ambassador achievement by obtaining permission to access the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-07-15.

Sara earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-06-27.

Sara earned the Police Geohash Achievement by meeting a corrections officer while attempting the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-06-27.

This user earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-06-14.

Sara earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement by reaching the (42, -72) geohash on 2009-06-14.

This user earned the Holy hash achievement by reaching the sacred (42, -72) location, which is a Lutheran church in Southwick Massachusetts, on 2009-06-14.