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== A Canberra Geohash in several easy steps == | == A Canberra Geohash in several easy steps == | ||
− | # Llandorin and Deb park at the nearest spot to the hashpoint | + | # [[User:Llandorin|Llandorin]] and Deb park at the nearest spot to the hashpoint |
#* Geohash point is on the northern slopes of Mt Stromlo | #* Geohash point is on the northern slopes of Mt Stromlo | ||
− | # Nemo arrives a minute later | + | # [[User:Nemo|Nemo]] arrives a minute later |
#* He had been investigating the inability to drive to the roads on the other side of the bardwire fences | #* He had been investigating the inability to drive to the roads on the other side of the bardwire fences | ||
# The three of them trek over a barbwire fence and to a dirt road which is reckoned by dodgy phone GPS as the point. | # The three of them trek over a barbwire fence and to a dirt road which is reckoned by dodgy phone GPS as the point. | ||
#* Yay Nokia | #* Yay Nokia | ||
− | # Psud arrives with superior GPS-fu, and leads another 50 to a | + | # [[User:Psud|Psud]] arrives with superior GPS-fu, and leads another 50 to a mountain bike trail through the edge of the pine trees, and this indeed WAS the geohash point. |
#* This was more in line with what google maps thought too | #* This was more in line with what google maps thought too | ||
+ | #* Despite being on a bike trail, we did NOT achieve a bicycle geohash, nor were we run over by bicycles | ||
# Picnic and photos taken | # Picnic and photos taken | ||
− | #* Gastronomical discovery of the picnic: Liquorice and salsa. | + | #* Gastronomical discovery of the picnic: Liquorice and salsa. Taste to your own imagination and/or experimentation. |
#* No robo-camera though | #* No robo-camera though | ||
# ??? | # ??? | ||
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== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
− | ... | + | [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} Refresh the cache] |
+ | <gallery caption="The hash" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5457 Sunny day.jpg|It was a sunny day. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5425 Psud arrives late.jpg|Psud arrived late. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5426 Llandorin Deb and Nemo.jpg|Llandorin, Deb and Nemo were already there, but 50 metres from the hash. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5427 At the geohash.jpg|We reached the hash point. | ||
+ | Image:24072008 psudcamera.jpg|Psud left the tripod in the car, so tied the camera to a tree for a 100% natural monopod | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5432 Group shot with treepod.jpg|We stood as straight up as we could | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5435 Picnic.jpg|This is a picnic. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5434 A caramello koala.jpg|This is a caramello koala. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5437 Caramello koala with salsa.jpg|This is a naked caramello koala dipped in salsa. An acquired taste. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5438 The area around the hash.jpg|The hash was in the Mt Stromlo pine forest which was destroyed by bushfire in 2003. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5442 Tower Civic and the Capt Cook Memorial Water Jet.jpg|Oblig tower shot, plus a little bit of Canberra City, and the Captain Cook Memorial Water Jet as seen from the hash point. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5452 Frisbee.jpg|Nemo's frisbee was flung. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5459 Returning over the fence.jpg|We left the same way we came - over a barbed wire fence. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5463 over the fence.jpg|Nemo jumped it well. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5466 Psud over the fence.jpg|Psud Climbed it carefully. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5467 and over.jpg|And both got over. Llandorin and Deb had left earlier. | ||
+ | Image:2008-08-17-pict5481 No ducks were seen.jpg|The sign warned of ducks. None were seen. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Coordinates reached]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Meetup on 2008-08-17]] | ||
+ | {{location|AU|ACT}} |
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A Canberra Geohash in several easy steps
- Llandorin and Deb park at the nearest spot to the hashpoint
- Geohash point is on the northern slopes of Mt Stromlo
- Nemo arrives a minute later
- He had been investigating the inability to drive to the roads on the other side of the bardwire fences
- The three of them trek over a barbwire fence and to a dirt road which is reckoned by dodgy phone GPS as the point.
- Yay Nokia
- Psud arrives with superior GPS-fu, and leads another 50 to a mountain bike trail through the edge of the pine trees, and this indeed WAS the geohash point.
- This was more in line with what google maps thought too
- Despite being on a bike trail, we did NOT achieve a bicycle geohash, nor were we run over by bicycles
- Picnic and photos taken
- Gastronomical discovery of the picnic: Liquorice and salsa. Taste to your own imagination and/or experimentation.
- No robo-camera though
- ???
- But seriously, ???
- PROFIT!!!
- We will try not to spend it all on beer and hookers. Honestly.