2018-01-12 -35 149

Fri 12 Jan 2018 in -35,149: -35.2998154, 149.0187200 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

In the hills above Canberra, near Mt Stromlo

Participants

• Felix Dance

Expedition

I'd just moved to Canberra three days previously and was keen to do my first ACT geohash, particularly as I'd come here on a long cycle tour and only realised I'd missed an easy one right where I was staying due to ignorance a year ago.

Having spent most of the day faffing around not geohashing I finally got it together and left on my bike with two hours to go.

It was hot, and I had a headwind. A few hills and I was nearly there. Just before the turn off I came across a construction site for a new housing development that completely blocked off my access. I had to take the long way around the back.

As I left the main road and got onto some bush tracks along the hillside the heat gave way to drops of rain. Thankfully, I got to the hash, negotiating the scrub and spiders, and was back out to the road without a downpour soaking my jean-shorts.

I took the tailwind along a different route to head back, stopping only to pump up my flattening tyre. ACT geohash achieved. I only have Jervis Bay Territory left on the Australian Mainland to geohash now...

• ACT success! -- Felix Dance (talk) @-35.2823,149.1240 15:45, 12 January 2018 (GMT+11:00)

Route

Here is a map of my route.

Photos

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  Hash success! @-35.2830,149.1246

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  GPS proof @-35.2830,149.1246

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  Hash surrounds - housing estate construction @-35.2827,149.1244

Achievements

Felix Dance earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling 33 kms to and from the (-35, 149) geohash on 2018-01-12.