Difference between revisions of "2023-02-19 30 -97"

Latest revision as of 14:27, 20 February 2023

Location

Whitestone Preserve Trail

Participants

Expedition

The expedition went pretty smoothly! It was beautiful weather, and about 15 miles each way by bicycle.

One minor snag on the way there was that google maps's bicycle navigation took me on a "shortcut" through a nature preserve with rough unmarked trails, some of which were blocked with downed branches from a recent ice storm. I ended up doing some backtracking and crawling through brush to get around blockages.

The hashpoint was at a playground, which was also a trailhead for another small nature preserve. After getting a video of myself juggling for the circus achievement, I hiked the short trail. There were several marked caves along the trail with plaques describing them. The caves themselves were guarded by fences and metal grates.

Tracklog

Photos

Made it! @30.4964,-97.8446
sporksmith juggling
A "shortcut" to the hashpoint
Whitestone Preserve Trail head, a few meters from the hash point
Pearl Harbor Cave plaque
Pearl Harbor Cave plaque closeup
Pearl Harbor Cave entrance
MLK tribute
Honeycomb Cave plaque
Honeycomb Cave plaque closeup
Honeycomb Cave entrance
Whitestone Cave plaque
Whitestone Cave plaque closeup
Whitestone Cave entrance
Bad Air Fissure sign

Video

sporksmith juggling

Achievements

sporksmith earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (30, -97) geohash on 2023-02-19.

sporksmith earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 30 miles to and from the (30, -97) geohash on 2023-02-19.

sporksmith earned the Circus Geohash Achievement

by juggling at the (30, -97) geohash on 2023-02-19.

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+The expedition went pretty smoothly! It was beautiful weather, and about 15 miles each way by bicycle.
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+One minor snag on the way there was that google maps's bicycle navigation took me on a "shortcut" through a nature preserve with rough unmarked trails, some of which were blocked with downed branches from a recent ice storm. I ended up doing some backtracking and crawling through brush to get around blockages.
+The hashpoint was at a playground, which was also a trailhead for another small nature preserve. After getting a video of myself juggling for the circus achievement, I hiked the short trail. There were several marked caves along the trail with plaques describing them. The caves themselves were guarded by fences and metal grates.
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+Image:2023-02-19 30 -97 sporksmith-juggling.jpg|sporksmith juggling
+Image:2023-02-19 30 -97 sporksmith-shortcut.jpg|A "shortcut" to the hashpoint
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+Image:PXL_20230219_162408244.jpg|Whitestone Cave plaque closeup
+Image:PXL_20230219_162437488.jpg|Whitestone Cave entrance
+Image:PXL_20230219_162653406.jpg|Bad Air Fissure sign
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+== Video ==
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+[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/krc_gn5ajxI sporksmith juggling]
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