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I'm intrigued by this one, but more by possibly meeting someone I haven't met before!  I'll try to swing
 
I'm intrigued by this one, but more by possibly meeting someone I haven't met before!  I'll try to swing
by among my errands.  I'll also aim at one-ish, but I've got a fair trek to get there.  I'll poke APR as well.  [[User:Jiml|Jiml]] 13:23, 1 October 2011 (EDT)
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by amid my errands.  I'll also aim at one-ish, but I've got a fair trek to get there.  I'll poke APR as well.  [[User:Jiml|Jiml]] 13:23, 1 October 2011 (EDT)
  
 
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I don't think I'll get to 45 -122 today.  I was real close to 45, -121, but more about that later.
 
I don't think I'll get to 45 -122 today.  I was real close to 45, -121, but more about that later.
  
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=== Jim ===
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I started out for the hashpoint from the market, but shortly after I started out, the batteries
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in the GPS died.  No problem: I've got others in the camera case.  Except they were also
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pretty much dead.  (I guess my batteries are getting old;  I'll need to check them more often.)
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Doing this as a "No Batteries" wasn't going to work, so I took this as a sign that this
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expedition wasn't going to happen for me.  I headed off to my next errand, chalking this up as
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a failure of technology.
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* Land Geohash
  
 
One more in the bag for the Portland graticule.  JUST TRY TO CATCH US, SHEFFIELD!
 
One more in the bag for the Portland graticule.  JUST TRY TO CATCH US, SHEFFIELD!
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Revision as of 02:56, 2 October 2011

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Location

Suburban East Vancouver.


Participants

Plans

Plans Five Thousand

I have my eye on this one as a probably accessible, probably fairly dull suburban Vancouver touch-and-go. It will be interesting to see if the imagery is out-of-date; this field could easily be a construction zone or a housing development by now. If I do it, it will likely be mid-day, probably an hour either side of 1 p.m. Michael5000 13:45, 30 September 2011 (EDT)

Plans 2

My thoughts exactly. I thought this would be my chance to finally meet Mr.5000, & then realized the grandchildren are coming out. If the plan changes then you'll see me.kydlt


Plans 3

I'm intrigued by this one, but more by possibly meeting someone I haven't met before! I'll try to swing by amid my errands. I'll also aim at one-ish, but I've got a fair trek to get there. I'll poke APR as well. Jiml 13:23, 1 October 2011 (EDT)

Expedition

Michael5000

I left my truck at work yesterday, so the expedition started with a long run to retrieve the Geohashing Expedition Vehicle. This was successful. From there, it was the commonplace drive over the Glen Jackson Bridge into East Vancouver. The hashpoint is in a still-vacant field, although quite close to the backyards of a row of townhouses. This made things pretty conspicuous, so I didn't put up any towering monuments at the hashpoint, just took a few pictures and headed home.

Kydlt

I don't think I'll get to 45 -122 today. I was real close to 45, -121, but more about that later.

Jim

I started out for the hashpoint from the market, but shortly after I started out, the batteries in the GPS died. No problem: I've got others in the camera case. Except they were also pretty much dead. (I guess my batteries are getting old; I'll need to check them more often.)

Doing this as a "No Batteries" wasn't going to work, so I took this as a sign that this expedition wasn't going to happen for me. I headed off to my next errand, chalking this up as a failure of technology.


Photos

Achievements

  • Land Geohash

One more in the bag for the Portland graticule. JUST TRY TO CATCH US, SHEFFIELD!