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Revision as of 16:37, 4 June 2013

Location

In a thicket near a quarry in Westminster, MD

Participants

Plans

Expedition

Deviated from the GPS directions to navigate to a dirt track I saw in the satellite photos. The sign said something about a quarry--no NO TRESPASSING signs! Success!

Drove a ways on a muddy dirt track. Long grasses an stems tickled the undercarriage of my car. Had to gun it through a couple of deep mud puddles. Once again the 4WD came in handy. I doubt my old Mazda Protege would have made it. At one point the muddy water splashed all over my hood and windshield and later, I noticed small clumps of mud on my roof. Once I parked, a deer path led me right to the spot.

Fairly straightforward. After this expedition, I headed to the hashpoint for the Baltimore graticule.

Tracklog

Photos

Silly grin @39.5357,-77.1074
The spot @39.5357,-77.1074
My trusty steed @39.5356,-77.1072
Part of the road there @39.5370,-77.1040
A mud bog I needed 4WD to get through @39.5370,-77.1040
The high vegetation scraped the undercarriage of my car here @39.5370,-77.1040

Achievements

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