2010-02-06 43 -91

Sat 6 Feb 2010 in La Crosse, Wisconsin: 43.6074741, -91.9902612 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

A mile off Highway 52 between Harmony, MN and Preston, MN.

Participants

• Mark

Expedition

The hashpoint happened to fall halfway between a funeral and a baptism on the same day, not far from the main highway, and barely off a country road. So it was worth a shot even if it was unlikely to be successful, given that Mark was wearing a suit. Luckily, his dress shoes were in need of replacing, so a silly expedition was not out of the question.

After a bit of searching, his GPS neared zero. Finding a nice place to park, Mark put on the snowshoes, waved to a an occasional passing Amish buggy or ATV driver, and set off a dozen or so meters into a cleared, snow-covered, corn field. A very easy geohash.

While searching for the coordinates, Mark noticed some nice Sun dogs, and had to take pictures.

Achievements

Mark achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in St. Paul SE, Minnesota and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

Mark earned the Formal attire achievement by looking good at the (43, -91) geohash on 2010-02-06.

Photos

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  Amish country

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  Amish buggy driving off (the little black box beyond my car)

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  Coordinates reached

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  Hashpoint

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  Goofy Grin

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  Goofy Footwear

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  Sun dogs near each side of the photo

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  Beautiful Minnesota