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Location

Volga River State Recreation Area: archery range?

Participants

SwensonJ and son

Plans

SwensonJ will try for a 4pm Saturday meetup. This is a long drive from Platteville, WI, and I'm hoping to pass through another hash on the way, so arrival time is approximate.

Expedition

After we (SwensonJ and son) finished our first hash of the day, we cut north to US Highway 18 and headed west for Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. My son was asleep almost immediately, and stayed asleep for the entire hour-and-a-half drive to the Volga River State Recreation Area. I listened to the UW-Platteville football game as long as I could get it on the radio (Platteville beat La Crosse 40-10, at La Crosse), then switched to Iowa State against #15-ranked Texas Christian.

The little parking area was actually a bit north of the archery range that I thought we might walk through when I first studied this hash online. It was an easy walk north along the edge of a strip of alfalfa. We reached the hashpoint about 4:15 p.m.; the location was about 5 m into a wooded area, though an extended GPS dance was required before the desired proof photo could finally be taken. The process was made more interesting by a generous supply of animal sign; the boy and I believe we identified the droppings of deer and coyotes (photos available by request).

We left a marker I'd made with permanent ink on a canning-jar lid. After taking the requisite Stupid-Grin photos, we celebrated with a game of Go Fish (I won, in a remarkable comeback). We left the hashpoint about 4:45, and got back to the car feeling pretty hungry. It was a long way to any restaurant, so we got to hear the decisive part of the Iowa State game (ISU upset TCU, 37-23, in Texas) before we found a Hardee's. The end of the trip was an easy run along US Highway 20.

Photos

Crossing the Mississippi into Iowa: note riverboat casino
We were out of the car before 4pm...
... and we made it to the hash not too much later.
I was glad to be there...
... as was my son.
It was a great day to be outdoors
Both of us at the hash
Playing Go Fish
The commemorative canning jar lid...
...hanging at the hashpoint.

Achievements

SwensonJ earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (42, -91) geohash on 2012-10-06.

SwensonJ issued a challenge for the Tale of Two Hashes achievement

by geohashing in a place named Volga River State Recreation Area from the (42, -91) geohash on 2012-10-06.

SwensonJ achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Dubuque, Iowa and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

SwensonJ earned the Multihash Achievement

by reaching the 2012-10-06 42 -90 and 2012-10-06 42 -91 geohashes on 2012-10-06.

SwensonJ earned the XKCD-100 Achievement

by voyaging 107 miles to reach the (42, -91) geohash on 2012-10-06.

SwensonJ earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement

by attending 1 Saturday meetup.

SwensonJ earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -91) graticule, here, on 2012-10-06.

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 == Participants ==
-[[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]]
+[[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]] and son
 == Plans ==
-[[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]] will try for a 4pm Saturday meetup.  This is a long drive from Platteville, WI, so arrival time is approximate.
+[[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]] will try for a 4pm Saturday meetup.  This is a long drive from Platteville, WI, and I'm hoping to pass through [[2012-10-06_42_-90|another hash]] on the way,
+so arrival time is approximate.
 == Expedition ==
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
-== Tracklog ==
+After we ([[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]] and son) finished our [[2012-10-06_42_-90|first hash]] of the day, we cut north to US Highway 18 and headed west for Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  My son was asleep almost immediately, and stayed asleep for the entire hour-and-a-half drive to the Volga River State Recreation Area.  I listened to the UW-Platteville football game as long as I could get it on the radio (Platteville beat La Crosse 40-10, at La Crosse), then switched to Iowa State against #15-ranked Texas Christian.
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may post a link here -->
+The little parking area was actually a bit north of the archery range that I thought we might walk through when I first studied this hash online.  It was an easy walk north along the edge of a strip of alfalfa.  We reached the hashpoint about 4:15 p.m.; the location was about 5 m into a wooded area, though an extended GPS dance was required before the desired proof photo could finally be taken.  The process was made more interesting by a generous supply of animal sign; the boy and I believe we identified the droppings of deer and coyotes (photos available by request).
+We left a marker I'd made with permanent ink on a canning-jar lid.  After taking the requisite Stupid-Grin photos, we celebrated with a game of Go Fish (I won, in a remarkable comeback).  We left the hashpoint about 4:45, and got back to the car feeling pretty hungry.  It was a long way to any restaurant, so we got to hear the decisive part of the Iowa State game (ISU upset TCU, 37-23, in Texas) before we found a Hardee's.  The end of the trip was an easy run along US Highway 20.
 == Photos ==
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+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 River.jpg | Crossing the Mississippi into Iowa: note riverboat casino
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Timing.jpg | We were out of the car before 4pm...
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Proof.jpg | ... and we made it to the hash not too much later.
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Grin.jpg | I was glad to be there...
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Grin2.jpg | ... as was my son.
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Leaves.jpg | It was a great day to be outdoors
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Together.jpg | Both of us at the hash
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 GoFish.jpg | Playing Go Fish
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Marker.jpg | The commemorative canning jar lid...
+Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Posted.jpg | ...hanging at the hashpoint.
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 == Achievements ==
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+{{land geohash
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+    | latitude = 42
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+    | longitude = -91
-[[Category:New report]]
+    | date = 2012-10-06
+    | name = SwensonJ
+    | image = 2012-10-06_42_-91 Proof.jpg
-<!-- Potential categories. Please include all the ones appropriate to your expedition -->
+}}
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
+{{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge
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+    | longitude = -91
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+    | name = SwensonJ
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+    | image = 2012-10-06_42_-91 Together.jpg
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+    | place = Volga River State Recreation Area
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+}}
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+    | graticule = Dubuque, Iowa
+    | ranknumber = 2
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+    | w = true
+    | name = SwensonJ
+}}
+{{Multihash
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+    | longitude1 = -90
+    | latitude2 = 42
+    | longitude2 = -91
+    | date = 2012-10-06
+    | name = SwensonJ
+    | image = 2012-10-06_42_-90 Dad.jpg
+}}
+{{xkcd-100
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+    | longitude = -91
+    | date = 2012-10-06
+    | distance = 107 miles
+    | name = SwensonJ
+    | image = 2012-10-06_42_-91 LongWayHome.jpg
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+{{Graticule unlocked
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-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
+    | latitude = 42
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
+    | longitude = -91
+     | date = 2012-10-06
-When you went to an alternate location, or decided early on to abort the expedition:
+    | name = SwensonJ
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+    | image = 2012-10-06_42_-91 Proof.jpg
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