Difference between revisions of "2009-10-13 41 -90"

Latest revision as of 06:22, 20 March 2024

Location

Pigeon Creek Park, Bettendorf, IA

Participants

Plans

Yeah, right... Found out early in the afternoon that an after-work appointment would be nearby, and that today's hash would be right near my appointment. Coincidence? :-)

Expedition

Easy enough to stop for a few minutes along the way. Found a reasonable parking lot at the end of a stretch of gravel road, and concrete paths off into the woods. Still distinct enough to follow on my Centro's Google Maps.

A while later, after some puddle jumping, I approached the foot bridge over the impending creek. Not planning on a long stop, I looked around for the best landmarks to photograph for the "unique enough to triangulate well" plan... The footbridge is the best, a nearby riverside gazebo the next best, and the third photo being the patch of loose waterlogged brush that _IS_ the hashpoint to within a couple of feet.

... and an uneventful hike back through the woods, into the truck, off into the sunset... or home, anyway.

Photos

The footbridge NE of the point
Yes, this really is a gazebo under the river glare overexposure...
Brown = paydirt!

Zentiggr earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (41, -90) geohash on 2009-10-13.

Zentiggr earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (41, -90) graticule, here, on 2009-10-13.

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 == Expedition ==
+Easy enough to stop for a few minutes along the way.  Found a reasonable parking lot at the end of a stretch of gravel road, and concrete paths off into the woods.  Still distinct enough to follow on my Centro's Google Maps.
-== Tracklog ==
+A while later, after some puddle jumping, I approached the foot bridge over the impending creek.  Not planning on a long stop, I looked around for the best landmarks to photograph for the "unique enough to triangulate well" plan... The footbridge is the best, a nearby riverside gazebo the next best, and the third photo being the patch of loose waterlogged brush that _IS_ the hashpoint to within a couple of feet.
+... and an uneventful hike back through the woods, into the truck, off into the sunset... or home, anyway.
 == Photos ==
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+Image:2009-10-13 41 -90 001.jpg | The footbridge NE of the point
-Image:2009-##-## ## ## Beta.jpg | Witty Comment
+Image:2009-10-13 41 -90 002.jpg | Yes, this really is a gazebo under the river glare overexposure...
+Image:2009-10-13 41 -90 003.jpg | Brown = paydirt!
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-<!-- Delete the next line ONLY if you have chosen the appropriate categories below. If you are unsure, don't worry. People will read your report and help you with the classification. -->
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-<!-- An actual expedition:
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-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
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-<!-- if you reached your coords:
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-<!-- or if you failed :(
+{{land geohash
-[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
+    | latitude = 41
--- and a reason --
+    | longitude = -90
-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
+    | date = 2009-10-13
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
+    | name = Zentiggr
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
+}}
-[[Category:Failed - Did not attempt]]
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+{{Graticule unlocked
+    | latitude = 41
+    | longitude = -90
+    | date = 2009-10-13
+    | name = Zentiggr
+}}
+{{location|US|IA|SC}}


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