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Revision as of 07:05, 1 March 2012

Wed 29 Feb 2012 in 42,-88:
42.3129303, -88.1794689
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Location

Field outside of Volo, IL.

Google maps lists nearest address as 30981 N Fisher Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084. Appears to be in a farmer's field very close to an access road.


Participants

  • FireTrophy. This is my first attempt at a geohash!

Plans

Planning to drive out there, to arrive around ~7:30 pm.

Gonna grab some dinner later, there looks to be a place called Bobby's Barrel Inn nearby.

Expedition

After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST. I don't have a GPS, so I used Google Earth instead. But I couldn't get the tool to report my exact GPS setting. So I estimated where I thought it would be, according to what I looked up earlier. The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter. The weather was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply. I marked the spot with a little note in the dirt explaining the idea of geohashing and a link to the wiki page.

Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night. Good stuff.

I realize now after the fact that the actual spot was like 200ft to the SE. I still count this as a win, though.

Notes for future expeditions: bring change of shoes. That mud gets everywhere. Also, might be a good idea to bring a reflective vest, just to be more visible and avoid any suspicion.

Tracklog

N/A

Photos

Achievements

  • Land Geohash