Difference between revisions of "2016-12-29 52 6"

Revision as of 18:48, 29 December 2016

Location

In a forest near Loenen, Gelderland province.

Participants

Expedition

Today was very foggy all over the country, except in the far eastern corner where this geohash was. I decided to go on a trip to visit a couple of museums in the vicinity (including the royal palace near Apeldoorn) and see if the hash was reachable.

The way there was rather uneventful, although visibility was pretty poor for most of the way. I reached the forest and had a nice walk through it in the crisp early morning air. The forest had a small stream running through it, which didn't look very interesting or even noteworthy, until it suddenly turned into a huge waterfall! Although not quite Niagara Falls, it is actually the tallest waterfall in the Netherlands at a whopping 15 metres.

After about 1 km there was a railway line, without the usual fences and barriers because it's not in regular use anymore; the only user is the Veluwe Steam Engine Company which runs actual steam trains along this line for tourists. The hash was next to the tracks and quite easy to reach. My first hash in the Enschede graticule!

Photos

The forest, in the still foggy morning air. Note the mighty river.
Here it turns into a roaring waterfall.
Just watch its magnificence!
The train tracks. No barriers or fences, just a "Beware of trains" sign.
The end of the river, before it flows underneath the tracks.
A shot of the hashpoint.
Lloyd posing with Harriet (who was visiting and joined us on this trip)
GPS proof.

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Utrecht, Netherlands and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

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 == Location ==
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+In a forest near Loenen, Gelderland province.
 == Participants ==
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+[[User:FelixTheCat|FelixTheCat]] ([[User talk:FelixTheCat|talk]])
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-== Plans ==
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+Today was very foggy all over the country, except in the far eastern corner where this geohash was. I decided to go on a trip to visit a couple of museums in the vicinity (including the royal palace near Apeldoorn) and see if the hash was reachable.
-== Expedition ==
+The way there was rather uneventful, although visibility was pretty poor for most of the way. I reached the forest and had a nice walk through it in the crisp early morning air. The forest had a small stream running through it, which didn't look very interesting or even noteworthy, until it suddenly turned into a huge waterfall! Although not quite Niagara Falls, it is actually the tallest waterfall in the Netherlands at a whopping 15 metres.
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+After about 1 km there was a railway line, without the usual fences and barriers because it's not in regular use anymore; the only user is the Veluwe Steam Engine Company which runs actual steam trains along this line for tourists. The hash was next to the tracks and quite easy to reach. My first hash in the Enschede graticule!
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+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | The forest, in the still foggy morning air. Note the mighty river.
+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | Here it turns into a roaring waterfall.
+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | Just watch its magnificence!
+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | The train tracks. No barriers or fences, just a "Beware of trains" sign.
+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | The end of the river, before it flows underneath the tracks.
+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 7.JPG | A shot of the hashpoint.
+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 6.JPG | Lloyd posing with Harriet (who was visiting and joined us on this trip)
+Image:2016-12-29 52 6 FelixTheCat 8.png | GPS proof.
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