Difference between revisions of "2011-12-03 41 -88"

Latest revision as of 01:38, 13 August 2019

Location

Near the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant in Morris, Illinois, U.S.A.

Participants

EvilUncleNomo and The Wife

Plans

I'll have to trim my beard nice and neat before attempting this hash. I'd hate to be mistaken for a terrorist just because I look like one.

Expedition

The target this time was in an empty field just south of the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant. Although we weren't planning to run afoul of Homeland Security, we took the precaution trying to appear as harmless and respectable as possible. I trimmed my beard and wore a shirt with a collar. (I thought about wearing a tie too, but that seemed a bit too much.) We armed ourselves with geohashing documentation and set off.

We found the target without problem. Afterwards, we drove up the road to the power plant. I walked up to the front gate, took a few pictures, tipped my hat to the security cameras and we made our escape.

Photos

Not a terrorist @41.3782,-88.2674
Neither is the wife @41.3782,-88.2674
Old barn
Dresden Nuclear Power Plant
Abandon hope all ye who enter here

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 == Participants ==
-* [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and Wife
+* [[User:EvilUncleNomo|EvilUncleNomo]] and [[User:The Wife|The Wife]]
 == Plans ==
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 == Expedition ==
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
+The target this time was in an empty field just south of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Nuclear_Power_Plant Dresden Nuclear Power Plant]. Although we weren't planning to run afoul of Homeland Security, we took the precaution trying to appear as harmless and respectable as possible. I trimmed my beard and wore a shirt with a collar. (I thought about wearing a tie too, but that seemed a bit too much.) We armed ourselves with geohashing documentation and set off.
-== Tracklog ==
+We found the target without problem. Afterwards, we drove up the road to the power plant. I walked up to the front gate, took a few pictures, tipped my hat to the security cameras and we made our escape.
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may post a link here -->
 == Photos ==
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 Image:2011-12-03_41_-88_15-54-32-987.jpg | Neither is the wife [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=41.37818545&lon=-88.26741445&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @41.3782,-88.2674]
-</gallery>
-== Achievements ==
+Image:2011-12-03_41_-88_17-20-24-187.jpg | Old barn
-{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
-<!-- Add any achievement ribbons you earned below, or remove this section -->
+Image:2011-12-03_41_-88_17-21-53-822.jpg | Dresden Nuclear Power Plant
-<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================ -->
+Image:2011-12-03_41_-88_17-23-12-317.jpg | Abandon hope all ye who enter here
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
+</gallery>
-<!-- An actual expedition:
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-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
-[[Category:Expedition without GPS]]
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-<!-- if you reached your coords:
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+{{location|US|IL|GU}}
-<!-- or if you failed :(
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-[[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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