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| + | == Location == | ||
| + | Off of Witcher Road in Newnan | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Participants == | ||
| + | * [[User:Frost|Frost]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Plans == | ||
| + | Unknown | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Expedition == | ||
| + | |||
| + | Today was to be my first Geohash. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Was it an easy one to start out? Maybe a parking lot or the side of a road? | ||
| + | |||
| + | Of course not. It was in the middle of nowhere, over an hour drive away. | ||
| + | So after the "Nothing ventured nothing gained" speech from a friend, I said what the hell. | ||
| + | |||
| + | After driving over halfway there, I make a turn onto this small road. I almost lost a tire making this damn turn. | ||
| + | This road went from asphalt, to dirt, to gravel/dirt very quickly. It was a tiny, single lane road in the middle | ||
| + | of the woods. After a little bit of driving, I figure this is probably the wrong road. Sadly, this "road" was so | ||
| + | small there was no way to physically turn my jeep around. So I decided to ride it out until I got somewhere with | ||
| + | enough space to turn around. Folks I was not being picky, I literally had a dirt wall on my left, and a cliff/river | ||
| + | on my right. I come up to a bridge, well it used to be a bridge, that had fallen apart. To "fix" it, somebody put 2 | ||
| + | planks of wood across it. | ||
| + | |||
| + | So I lit a cigarette and tried to cross. I actually made it, however my situation did not improve on the other side. | ||
| + | After more driving, I came across a landscaper in the middle of nowhere. I stopped and asked him directions. He knew | ||
| + | how to get to a main road, but could not really tell me any more. Then he said "Sorry I can't tell you how to get | ||
| + | there, but I could tell you a story about a Mexican hooker". | ||
| + | |||
| + | So I turned off my jeep and said "You have my attention". He proceeded to tell me this crazy story about a | ||
| + | hot Mexican hooker he knew for about 10 years. He said this chick ruined his life, in total he spent about | ||
| + | $40,000 on her over the 10 years. He even had to sell some land to pay off his debts he wracked up because | ||
| + | of this girl. After the story I went on my way, found a real road, and got back on track to the Geohash point. | ||
| + | |||
| + | A dragonfly flew into the jeep and could not figure out how to get out. That may sound adorable, but not when | ||
| + | you're driving with a dragonfly losing his mind 6in from your face. I finally get to Witcher Road. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The Geohash point is in the middle of the woods just off a dirt road that connects to Witcher Road. | ||
| + | That dirt road was blocked by a metal gate and 3 "No Trespassing Signs". The gate was telling me to | ||
| + | stop here, and the fact that it was already 4pm and the fact that it was about to rain told me I should | ||
| + | listen to what the gate had to say. So I decided this was as close as I'm going to get. As I'm going back | ||
| + | to the jeep I see a very large snake go across my path, kinda emphasizing the wisdom in my decision. | ||
| + | |||
| + | I wrote XKCD in the dirt/gravel, got back on the road and got home without incident. | ||
| + | |||
| + | I'm disappointed that my first Geohash ended in failure, but I guess it could be worse. A Mexican hooker could have ruined my life. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Achievements == | ||
| + | * No Trespassing | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Coordinates not reached]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Not reached - No public access]] | ||
| + | {{location|US|GA|CA}} | ||
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Location
Off of Witcher Road in Newnan
Participants
Plans
Unknown
Expedition
Today was to be my first Geohash.
Was it an easy one to start out? Maybe a parking lot or the side of a road?
Of course not. It was in the middle of nowhere, over an hour drive away. So after the "Nothing ventured nothing gained" speech from a friend, I said what the hell.
After driving over halfway there, I make a turn onto this small road. I almost lost a tire making this damn turn. This road went from asphalt, to dirt, to gravel/dirt very quickly. It was a tiny, single lane road in the middle of the woods. After a little bit of driving, I figure this is probably the wrong road. Sadly, this "road" was so small there was no way to physically turn my jeep around. So I decided to ride it out until I got somewhere with enough space to turn around. Folks I was not being picky, I literally had a dirt wall on my left, and a cliff/river on my right. I come up to a bridge, well it used to be a bridge, that had fallen apart. To "fix" it, somebody put 2 planks of wood across it.
So I lit a cigarette and tried to cross. I actually made it, however my situation did not improve on the other side. After more driving, I came across a landscaper in the middle of nowhere. I stopped and asked him directions. He knew how to get to a main road, but could not really tell me any more. Then he said "Sorry I can't tell you how to get there, but I could tell you a story about a Mexican hooker".
So I turned off my jeep and said "You have my attention". He proceeded to tell me this crazy story about a hot Mexican hooker he knew for about 10 years. He said this chick ruined his life, in total he spent about $40,000 on her over the 10 years. He even had to sell some land to pay off his debts he wracked up because of this girl. After the story I went on my way, found a real road, and got back on track to the Geohash point.
A dragonfly flew into the jeep and could not figure out how to get out. That may sound adorable, but not when you're driving with a dragonfly losing his mind 6in from your face. I finally get to Witcher Road.
The Geohash point is in the middle of the woods just off a dirt road that connects to Witcher Road. That dirt road was blocked by a metal gate and 3 "No Trespassing Signs". The gate was telling me to stop here, and the fact that it was already 4pm and the fact that it was about to rain told me I should listen to what the gate had to say. So I decided this was as close as I'm going to get. As I'm going back to the jeep I see a very large snake go across my path, kinda emphasizing the wisdom in my decision.
I wrote XKCD in the dirt/gravel, got back on the road and got home without incident.
I'm disappointed that my first Geohash ended in failure, but I guess it could be worse. A Mexican hooker could have ruined my life.
Gallery
Achievements
- No Trespassing
