Difference between revisions of "2015-08-15 53 -2"

Latest revision as of 01:14, 7 August 2019

Location

Woodend Lane, between Warrington and Partington. Looks to be just a few metres away from a track / footpath.

Participants

Plans

yewbarrow is hoping to be there at 4pm BST... Never done this before, so let's see if I can get there.

Expedition

It was a sunny day, so was all ideal for a smooth cycle out here from South Manchester. Somewhere soon after starting, I got a slow puncture in the rear tyre. I pumped it up both in Urmston and Partington. Eventually I (yewbarrow) arrived at about 4.03pm... The location turned out to be directly on the farm track / footpath, so very easy to find, without even incurring nettle stings while heading off the path to the north as I originally expected to have to do. After spending ages fixing the puncture, I headed off to find a few geocaches with the remainder of the afternoon.

Tracklog

Photos

GPS at the location
yewbarrow
looking west along the track - bike helmet marking the spot
looking east along the track - bike helmet marking the spot
fixing my puncture
the most (indeed, only) interesting thing visible from the location, which appeared to be a quarry of some type

Achievements

yewbarrow earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (53, -2) geohash on 2015-08-15.

yewbarrow earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 57km in total to and from the (53, -2) geohash on 2015-08-15.

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 == Expedition ==
 <!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
+It was a sunny day, so was all ideal for a smooth cycle out here from South Manchester. Somewhere soon after starting, I got a slow puncture in the rear tyre. I pumped it up both in Urmston and Partington. Eventually I (yewbarrow) arrived at about 4.03pm... The location turned out to be directly on the farm track / footpath, so very easy to find, without even incurring nettle stings while heading off the path to the north as I originally expected to have to do.
+After spending ages fixing the puncture, I headed off to find a few geocaches with the remainder of the afternoon.
 == Tracklog ==
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 <gallery perrow="5">
+Image:8369 GPS.jpeg | GPS at the location
+Image:8376 yewbarrow.jpg | yewbarrow
+Image:8378 track looking west.jpg | looking west along the track - bike helmet marking the spot
+Image:8380 track looking east.jpg | looking east along the track - bike helmet marking the spot
+Image:8382 fixing a puncture.jpg | fixing my puncture
+Image:8381 quarry.jpg | the most (indeed, only) interesting thing visible from the location, which appeared to be a quarry of some type
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 <!-- Add any achievement ribbons you earned below, or remove this section -->
-<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================
+{{land geohash
-Delete the next line ONLY if you have chosen the appropriate categories below. If you are unsure, don't worry. People will read your report and help you with the classification. -->
+| latitude = 53
-[[Category:New report]]
+| longitude = -2
+| date = 2015-08-15
+| name = [[user:yewbarrow|yewbarrow]]
+| image = 8376 yewbarrow.jpg
+}}
+{{bicycle geohash
+| latitude = 53
+| longitude = -2
+| date = 2015-08-15
+| name = [[user:yewbarrow|yewbarrow]]
+| distance = 57km in total
+| bothways = true (optional)
+| image = 8382 fixing a puncture.jpg
+}}
-<!-- Potential categories. Please include all the ones appropriate to your expedition -->
-<!-- If this is a planning page:
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
--->
-<!-- If all those plans are never acted upon, change [[Category:Expedition planning]] to [[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]. -->
-<!-- An actual expedition:
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 [[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
-[[Category:Expedition without GPS]]
--->
-<!-- if you reached your coords:
 [[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+{{location|GB|ENG|WRT}}
---><!-- or if you failed :(
-[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
--- and a reason --
-When there is a natural obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
-When you went to an alternate location instead of the actual geohash:
-[[Category:Not reached - Attended alternate location]]
-(Don't forget to delete this final close comment marker) -->


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