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== Planning information ==
 
== Planning information ==
  
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.0374870832648067,-121.2812664767643918 Google Maps link]
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.0374870832648067,-121.2812664767643918 Google Maps link] (37.0374870832648,-121.281266476764)
 
* Appears to be about a mile off Hwy 152, up an existing fire road, at the crest of a hill or ridge.
 
* Appears to be about a mile off Hwy 152, up an existing fire road, at the crest of a hill or ridge.
* [[User:Tapin|Tapin]] will try to be there; if it turns out it's marked as private, perhaps the [http://www.mountaincharlie1850.org/pl_bell_station.html Bell Station Cafe] (sorry, best link I could find) would work as an alternate location?
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* [[User:Tapin|Tapin]] will try to be there; if it turns out it's marked as private, perhaps the [http://www.mountaincharlie1850.org/pl_bell_station.html Bell Station Cafe] (sorry, best link I could find) -- about two miles west on 152 -- would work as an alternate location?
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* [[User:Ted|Ted]] will try to be there, with Vicki and games.  Concur about Bell Station, but we'll likely hang out at the nearest fence-location until about 4:20, to catch stragglers.
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* Inaccessible from highway, posted no trespassing signs.  Sadly, the Bell Station Cafe is closed and locked.  Try again next week. --[[User:Tapin|Tapin]] 23:33, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
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== Evolution ==
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* [[User:Ted|Ted]] and Vicki tried to get there, but the actual spot was beyond private/locked gates, at least from the 3 spots we tried off of 152.  Also, the Bell Station Cafe is closed.
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<gallery caption="Photo Gallery for [[2008-05-31|2008-05-31 37 -121]]" widths="150px" heights="100px" perrow="3">
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Image:2008-05-31 37 -121-a.JPG|A shot at the 1st gate we tried
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Image:2008-05-31 37 -121-b.JPG |One of Vicki and the dogs at our closest point to the location
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Image:2008-05-31 37 -121-c.JPG|A blurry & reflective shot of the GPS at our closest point.
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Image:Velociraptor-3d.JPG|On the way home, we stopped at an archery shop in nearby Gilroy with a 3D practice target of a Velociraptor, which seemed somehow appropriate.
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Image:2008-05-31 37 -121-TheRoadNotTaken.JPG|The dirt road to the geohash point is visible to the right of this picture; unfortunately, it's completely inaccessible to the public.
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Image:2008-05-31 37 -121-NoTresspassing.JPG|Not wanting to be mistaken for a hunter and referred to the Sheriff's Department, [[User:Tapin|I]] took this picture and skedaddled.
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</gallery>
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[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
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[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
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[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
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[[Category:Expeditions with dogs]]
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Latest revision as of 04:28, 7 August 2019

Sat 31 May 2008 in San Jose, California:
37.0374871, -121.2812665
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Planning information

  • Google Maps link (37.0374870832648,-121.281266476764)
  • Appears to be about a mile off Hwy 152, up an existing fire road, at the crest of a hill or ridge.
  • Tapin will try to be there; if it turns out it's marked as private, perhaps the Bell Station Cafe (sorry, best link I could find) -- about two miles west on 152 -- would work as an alternate location?
  • Ted will try to be there, with Vicki and games. Concur about Bell Station, but we'll likely hang out at the nearest fence-location until about 4:20, to catch stragglers.
  • Inaccessible from highway, posted no trespassing signs. Sadly, the Bell Station Cafe is closed and locked. Try again next week. --Tapin 23:33, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Evolution

  • Ted and Vicki tried to get there, but the actual spot was beyond private/locked gates, at least from the 3 spots we tried off of 152. Also, the Bell Station Cafe is closed.