Difference between revisions of "2010-09-15 40 -89"

Revision as of 02:11, 16 September 2010

Location

In a weedy field near a residential area, northeast of Peoria, near Spring Bay.

Participants

Dvdllr

Plans

Plans for this expedition were short and typical: drive there with camera, GPS, and flag, and see what it looks like. Satellite and Bird's Eye views weren't overly revealing; it looked like this could be a simple grassy field, but it could also have been an untilled and weedy crop field when the images were captured, leaving me to find crops ready for harvest when I got there. I just had to go there and find out.

Expedition

After getting a mile away from home and going back for the forgotten camera, I headed up the Illinois River Trail towards the town of Spring Bay. I turned into a somewhat remote subdivision, where at the end lay the field with the hashpoint. I arrived and was pleased to find it was, in fact, not a crop field, but an unkempt lot with overgrown weeds and such. I walked out there with the GPS and camera, and managed to find the spot without trouble. That's all there was to it, I took some photos and heading out back home.

Photos

Made it within 10,000ths of a degree
From the hashpoint, looking towards the residences
Looking east
Vegetation
A flag in the wilderness
Look close, my flag is barely visible at the bottom
Back at the car, the victorious geohasher

Achievements

Dvdllr earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (40, -89) geohash on 2010-09-15.

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+In a weedy field near a residential area, northeast of Peoria, near Spring Bay.
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+* [[User:Dvdllr|Dvdllr]]
 == Plans ==
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+Plans for this expedition were short and typical: drive there with camera, GPS, and flag, and see what it looks like.  Satellite and Bird's Eye views weren't overly revealing; it looked like this could be a simple grassy field, but it could also have been an untilled and weedy crop field when the images were captured, leaving me to find crops ready for harvest when I got there.  I just had to go there and find out.
 == Expedition ==
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+After getting a mile away from home and going back for the forgotten camera, I headed up the Illinois River Trail towards the town of Spring Bay. I turned into a somewhat remote subdivision, where at the end lay the field with the hashpoint.  I arrived and was pleased to find it was, in fact, not a crop field, but an unkempt lot with overgrown weeds and such.  I walked out there with the GPS and camera, and managed to find the spot without trouble.  That's all there was to it, I took some photos and heading out back home.
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+Image:2010-09-15 40 -89 1.jpg | Made it within 10,000ths of a degree
+Image:2010-09-15 40 -89 2.jpg | From the hashpoint, looking towards the residences
+Image:2010-09-15 40 -89 3.jpg | Looking east
+Image:2010-09-15 40 -89 4.jpg | Vegetation
+Image:2010-09-15 40 -89 5.jpg | A flag in the wilderness
+Image:2010-09-15 40 -89 6.jpg | Look close, my flag is barely visible at the bottom
+Image:2010-09-15 40 -89 7.jpg | Back at the car, the victorious geohasher
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+| name = [[User:Dvdllr|Dvdllr]]
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