Difference between revisions of "2011-10-05 -36 174"

Latest revision as of 01:07, 13 August 2019

Location

Forestry Block, Woodhill, West Auckland, New Zealand

Participants

Greenslime
Li'll Homie

Plans

These forestry hashes are notorious for their restricted access points, and probably prickly bushes underneath. I will give it a try anyway, drive there, park up, and probably walk/run some distance on foot. The hash is just off a forestry road.

Expedition

Restal Rd is the main access way into this area, and it turns out, it is a well utilised area of Woodhill forest with MTB park and Tree Adventures confidence course set up, hence, the public actually has ready access to this piece of forest. I didn't know this at the time but basically followed the pre-planned route as far as I could and found this quite offensive signage towards runners (I was planning to run a bit in the forest too.) And of course, fate would have it, the hash point was beyond the signage, literally only about 100 m, and just off the road.

Ha, I thought, now is my chance for the Admit One Achievement, so planned to hire a bike and have a bit of a go.....only to find I didn't bring my wallet - I left it with Li'll Homie at home. Disappointment by the bucket-load!! By this stage, having made my way back to the MTB HQ, I explained the whole 'this is random but....' scenario to this Rasta guy with dreads at the counter. He said, 'wooooo thats so coooool man, and sooooo random!' And then said, 'just go ahead ...' so I did...and I got the hash!

Photos

Offensive signage
My new el-cheapo GPS! Finally up with the times, only to find I am still miles behind!
Ready to run, but no, me at the Hash
MTB tracks

Achievements

Greenslime earned the Ambassador achievement

by obtaining permission from rasta guy at counter to access the (-36, 174) geohash on 2011-10-05.

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 == Photos ==
 <gallery perrow="5">
+File:2011-10-05 -36 174 - No Go Signage.jpg|Offensive signage
+File:2011-10-05 -36 174 - GPS Evidence.jpg|My new el-cheapo GPS! Finally up with the times, only to find I am still miles behind!
+File:2011-10-05 -36 174 - Hash.jpg|Ready to run, but no, me at the Hash
+File:2011-10-05 -36 174 - MTB Tracks.jpg|MTB tracks
 </gallery>
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 == Achievements ==
 {{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
-<!-- Add any achievement ribbons you earned below, or remove this section -->
+{{Ambassador geohash
+| latitude = -36
+| longitude = 174
+| date = 2011-10-05
+| granter = rasta guy at counter
+| name = [[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]]
+| image = 2011-10-05 -36 174 - No Go Signage.jpg
+}}
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
-<!-- An actual expedition:
 [[Category:Expeditions]]
--- and one or more of --
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
-[[Category:Expedition without GPS]]
--->
-<!-- if you reached your coords:
 [[Category:Coordinates reached]]
--->
+{{location|NZ|AUK}}
-<!-- or if you failed :(
-[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
--- and a reason --
-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]     when there is a natural obstacle between you and the target
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]  when there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]        when you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work
-[[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]   when you went to an alternate location, or decided early on to abort the expedition.
--->


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