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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
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On McGuire Island SE of Goverment Island in the Columbia River
  
 
== Participants ==
 
== Participants ==
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* [[User:Jiml|Jim]]
  
 
== Plans ==
 
== Plans ==
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I had long given up on even trying for this hash when in the
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middle of the day I found that I had to go into Portland for
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an errand.  So, I printed out a Google Maps page, and headed
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out.
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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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How did it turn out?
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Let's see.  A hashpoint on an island in the middle of the Columbia by
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someone without a boat.  How do you think this was going to turn out?
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So, the first thing I did was to call the Oregon Parks department to find
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out info.  The islands didn't appear to be part of the nearby Government Island
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Recreation area, but I figured the department might know about them.
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They thought it were called McGuire Island and accessing them was fine.
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(Assuming you have a way to get there....  :-)  )
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So, with my Google maps sheet in hand, I headed to Portland, taking a break
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to program the GPS.  But first I needed to head to the "Hillsboro Tuesday
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Marketplace" for blueberries.  As I walked to the market, I started to program
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the GPS.  I got to the last digit of the coordinates when the screen faded.
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Oops - dead batteries.  I guess I'll program it when I get back to the car.
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A half hour later, I dig the spare pair of batteries out of the camera box.
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The GPS turns on, but shows very low batteries.  Great. That's two sets of
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dead batteries.  Finally, I pull the batteries from the camera which seem to
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be fully charged and bring the GPS to life.
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I switch batteries to the Camera for a picture or so when I'm on the way, then
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return them to the GPS.
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I head into Portland, handle my errand, and continue on (in the gloom) to
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the Columbia.  It's dark by the time I get there.  I drive by the hashpoint
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at a distance of about 0.33 miles or so, take some pictures that mostly prove hopeless,
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and head homeward.
  
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Image:2010-08-17 45 -122-route.jpg | View along the route
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Image:2010-08-17 45 -122-hashview.jpg | View of a very dark hashpoint
 
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* MNB?  Not really
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* Kingdom for a boat?  Wasn't unexpected...
  
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Location

On McGuire Island SE of Goverment Island in the Columbia River

Participants

Plans

I had long given up on even trying for this hash when in the middle of the day I found that I had to go into Portland for an errand. So, I printed out a Google Maps page, and headed out.


Expedition

How did it turn out?

Let's see. A hashpoint on an island in the middle of the Columbia by someone without a boat. How do you think this was going to turn out?

So, the first thing I did was to call the Oregon Parks department to find out info. The islands didn't appear to be part of the nearby Government Island Recreation area, but I figured the department might know about them.

They thought it were called McGuire Island and accessing them was fine. (Assuming you have a way to get there....  :-) )

So, with my Google maps sheet in hand, I headed to Portland, taking a break to program the GPS. But first I needed to head to the "Hillsboro Tuesday Marketplace" for blueberries. As I walked to the market, I started to program the GPS. I got to the last digit of the coordinates when the screen faded.

Oops - dead batteries. I guess I'll program it when I get back to the car.

A half hour later, I dig the spare pair of batteries out of the camera box. The GPS turns on, but shows very low batteries. Great. That's two sets of dead batteries. Finally, I pull the batteries from the camera which seem to be fully charged and bring the GPS to life.

I switch batteries to the Camera for a picture or so when I'm on the way, then return them to the GPS.

I head into Portland, handle my errand, and continue on (in the gloom) to the Columbia. It's dark by the time I get there. I drive by the hashpoint at a distance of about 0.33 miles or so, take some pictures that mostly prove hopeless, and head homeward.


Photos


Achievements

  • MNB? Not really
  • Kingdom for a boat? Wasn't unexpected...