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== Location ==
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Within the concave side of a meandering river, I was led to believe.
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[[Image:Map.png‎ |Lies! All lies!]]
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== Participants ==
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[[User:Cliff|Cliff]] ([[User talk:Cliff|talk]])
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== Plans ==
  
 
I got off work early and decided to attempt this before dinner. The day of a spring snow, I'm likely to get wet.
 
I got off work early and decided to attempt this before dinner. The day of a spring snow, I'm likely to get wet.
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== Expedition ==
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A snowy drive prevented the visibility of tree line for quite a long while. I followed a highway to the dirt turn off. Followed to the end of the road where, I had been led to believe, it would be a short walk to the hash. My gps indicated I needed to move toward the river, I did so until I could no longer. It involved a slippery hike down a steep, wintery slope. I was certain I would lose my footing, fall into the river and destroy all electronics on my person. I managed to hang on to the trees around me until I could go no farther. The hash was in the river, despite what google maps and open street map had claimed. I was unable to reach the hash and unable to claim this virgin graticule. No matter, I think I'm the only geohasher for miles... It will be mine.
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== Photos ==
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{{GalleryItem | Image:Drive1.jpg | Snowy and wet spring day. DNT PIC & DRV}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:Drive2.jpg | Almost hit a bunch of birds on this lonely dirt road.}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:Playground.jpg | A nice, old-style, well maintained, private playground.}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:Bank2.jpg | At this point I needed to go south, toward the river. I wasn't sure I wanted to try it. Snowy grasses and weeds and mud mix to create conditions the surest-footed goat would avoid. }}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:Bankcloseup.jpg | After slowly moving my way downslope, clinging precariously to saplings and trees, I reached the river. It was about 5 ft directly below me.}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:Fumblefinger.jpg | Perched at the top of a small cliff as I was, holding fast to nearby objects, I found it difficult to manage a phone.}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:North.jpg | To the north}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:South.jpg | To the south}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:East.jpg | To the east}}
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{{GalleryItem | Image:West.jpg | to the west}}
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== Achievements ==
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{{My kingdom for a boat
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| latitude = 47
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| longitude = -96
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| date = 2017-04-26
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| name = Cliff
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| waterhazard = river
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| image = Bankcloseup.jpg
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
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[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
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[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
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[[category:North Dakota]]
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[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 14 March 2022

Wed 26 Apr 2017 in 47,-96:
47.0724108, -96.7523767
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Location

Within the concave side of a meandering river, I was led to believe. Lies! All lies!

Participants

Cliff (talk)

Plans

I got off work early and decided to attempt this before dinner. The day of a spring snow, I'm likely to get wet.

Expedition

A snowy drive prevented the visibility of tree line for quite a long while. I followed a highway to the dirt turn off. Followed to the end of the road where, I had been led to believe, it would be a short walk to the hash. My gps indicated I needed to move toward the river, I did so until I could no longer. It involved a slippery hike down a steep, wintery slope. I was certain I would lose my footing, fall into the river and destroy all electronics on my person. I managed to hang on to the trees around me until I could go no farther. The hash was in the river, despite what google maps and open street map had claimed. I was unable to reach the hash and unable to claim this virgin graticule. No matter, I think I'm the only geohasher for miles... It will be mine.

Photos

Snowy and wet spring day. DNT PIC & DRV 
Almost hit a bunch of birds on this lonely dirt road. 
A nice, old-style, well maintained, private playground. 
At this point I needed to go south, toward the river. I wasn't sure I wanted to try it. Snowy grasses and weeds and mud mix to create conditions the surest-footed goat would avoid. 
After slowly moving my way downslope, clinging precariously to saplings and trees, I reached the river. It was about 5 ft directly below me. 
Perched at the top of a small cliff as I was, holding fast to nearby objects, I found it difficult to manage a phone. 
To the north 
To the south 
To the east 
to the west 


Achievements

Boatless.PNG
 Cliff earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize
by being prevented from reaching the (47, -96) geohash on 2017-04-26 by an impassable and unforeseen river.
Bankcloseup.jpg
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