2021-02-20 45 4

Sat 20 Feb 2021 in 45,4: 45.7522989, 4.5655085 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

On a small mountain above Courzieu.

Participants

• Baarde

Plans

Baarde has taken the 11:45 train from Lyon to Sain-Bel and will hike the remaining 8 km to the geohash. He expects to be there at 14:30.

Expedition

Courzieu is located in the Monts du Lyonnais, a low-altitude mountain range west of Lyon. After exiting Sain-Bel, I climbed uphill and hiked southwards toward Courzieu. After 11 km I reached two antennas near the summit of a small mountain. There I stopped to eat my lunch (hard-boiled eggs and bananas) and enjoy the view on the Brévenne river valley.

It was a warm and sunny afternoon. I had food and water for myself, a spare battery for my phone, a book to pass the time. I considered waiting there for someone to show up or for the clock to mark 16:00. Unfortunately, there was not a moment to lose, so I packed my stuff and walked to the hashpoint, which was a little bit downhill from the antennas.

After recording proof, I walked back to Sain-Bel, totaling a distance of nearly 24 km. Not bad.

Photos

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  In Sain-Bel train station

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  What a lovely day!

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  Near the geohash

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  Coordinates reached

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  Surroundings (north-west)

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  Surroundings (south-east)

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  Stupid grin

Achievements

Baarde earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (45, 4) geohash on 2021-02-20.

Baarde earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching hash points on 2 consecutive days starting on 2021-02-19.