User:Eldin

Me, at my first geohash.

50 / m / 43,-116

50 / m / 41,-111

About Me

Home is the Boise area, but for at least the medium term, I'm living near Ogden, UT. Idaho has an excess of locked graticules. I plan to remedy that (I've unlocked 5 so far). Hope to meet some of you on an expedition eventually To date I've met one other Geohasher in person (with his wife and children). Hope to meet more of you someday. I will attempt to walk/bicycle to hashes when possible. However, the reality of this part of the world is that a large percentage of hashes will involve driving at least part of the way to reach.

Expeditions

• 2013-01-05 43 -116 - My first expedition.
• 2013-01-16 43 -116 - Reached the hashpoint, but failed the goal of getting the Speed Racer achievement.
• 2013-03-01 42 -115 - Graticule Unlocked.
• 2013-03-02 43 -115 - My first failed expedition. But since it was really a part of the previous expedition, it wasn't a complete failure.
• 2013-03-03 43 -117 - Me and Pojana fail to reach the hash, but manage to enjoy ourselves anyway.
• 2013-03-06 43 -116 - Made it to within ~720ft of the hash, but couldn't go further due to fences.
• 2013-03-08 43 -115 - Took an enjoyable walk in the desert at night.
• 2013-03-08 43 -116 - Tried for a multihash, but coordinates were on private property.
• 2013-03-09 43 -116 - Reached a hashpoint amidst off-road vehicle trails.
• 2013-03-15 44 -116 - First ever documented expedition to the Payette, ID graticule ends in failure.
• 2013-03-17 43 -116 - I got a hash that was barely out of my way.
• 2013-03-22 43 -116 - Went climbing in the hills, but didn't make it to the hash.
• 2013-03-26 43 -116 - Failed to find any public access to the hash.
• 2013-03-27 43 -116 - Went hiking on the Oregon Trail, but was thwarted by a fence.
• 2013-03-28 43 -116 - Took a nice walk in the foothills, but signs forbade going off trail.
• 2013-03-30 44 -116 - Got stuck in the snow.
• 2013-04-03 43 -116 - Reached a hash at the edge of a field.
• 2013-04-05 43 -116 - Visited a farm in the middle of the night.
• 2013-04-15 43 -116 - Sped through a hash for the Speed Racer achievement.
• 2013-04-17 43 -116 - Got within sight of the hash, but couldn't find a route without trespassing.
• 2013-04-19 43 -116 - Expedition thwarted by the national guard.
• 2013-04-20 43 -116 - Bicycled to a hash point at a construction site.
• 2013-04-21 43 -116 - Bicycled to a hash point behind a church.
• 2013-05-11 42 -116 - First ever documented expedition to Grand View, Idaho graticule ends without finding public access to the hash.
• 2013-05-13 43 -116 - Went hiking in the hills.
• 2013-05-15 43 -116 - Visited rare (for here) non-rural hash.
• 2013-05-17 44 -116 - Reached a hash on my 3rd try at this locked graticule.
• 2013-05-24 44 -115 - First ever documented expedition to Crouch, Idaho fails due to combination of mother nature and time constraints.
• 2013-05-25 43 -116 - Mouseover day expedition.
• 2013-06-06 43 -116 - Walked up into the foothills for a Walk geohash
• 2013-06-15 43 -112 - Attempted a 'Nuclear Virgin' geohash. But there wasn't any public access to the site.
• 2013-06-15 43 -111 - Thwarted by No Trespassing signs east of Idaho Falls.
• 2013-07-03 43 -116 - Couldn't find public access to a hash that looked easy before I went.
• 2013-07-12 43 -116 - Another no trespassing hash.
• 2013-07-13 43 -116 - Reached a hash along a ditch beside a school.
• 2013-07-26 43 -116 - Found a hash point in a corn field.
• 2013-07-27 43 -116 - Reached a hash in the hills NE of Emmet.
• 2013-07-28 44 -115 - First documented successful expedition in the Crouch, Idaho graticule!
• 2013-08-02 43 -116 - Drove around the area of the hash on my way to somewhere else, but there didn't seem to be any public access.
• 2013-08-03 43 -116 - 3 separate expeditions reach the hash point, including the first ever meeting between expedition groups in this graticule.
• 2013-08-04 43 -116 - Michael5000 came and went in between my 2 visits to the site in the hopes of a meetup.
• 2013-08-12 43 -116 - Visited a hash in the desert SE of Boise.
• 2013-08-23 43 -116 - Reached a hash in a muddy field.
• 2013-08-28 41 -111 - Puppet Master Geohash! I convinced my sister to visit her local geohash.
• 2013-08-30 44 -117 - Reached a hash near Durkee, OR while on my way to Portland.
• 2013-08-30 45 -118 - Failed to reach the coordinates because they were on tribal land.
• 2013-09-02 45 -123 - Thwarted by steep terrain and dense vegetation.
• 2013-09-05 45 -123 - Walked about 4 miles through the forest while reaching this hash.
• 2013-09-06 45 -119 - Failed to reach the hash due to a no trespassing sign.
• 2013-09-07 43 -116 - Walked along a road which had flooded the previous day to reach the hash.
• 2013-09-08 43 -116 - Reached a hash in the mountains.
• 2013-09-17 43 -116 - Made it to coordinates SE of Boise.
• 2013-09-23 41 -112 - Succeeded in my first attempt at the Clearfield, UT graticule.
• 2013-09-23 43 -116 - Reached a hash in the desert near Indian Creek reservoir for a successful multihash.
• 2013-09-26 43 -116 - Tried to reach the coordinates. But found a no trespassing sign instead.
• 2013-10-16 43 -116 - Attempted a hash on an island, but the only bridge was marked private.
• 2013-10-22 43 -116 - Reached a hash just outside a chip fab.
• 2013-10-29 43 -116 - Reached a hash in the desert just off I-84.
• 2013-10-31 43 -116 - Reached a hash on the canyon rim above the Boise River.
• 2013-11-02 43 -116 - Me and Borneo successfully got to a hash in a field.
• 2013-11-03 43 -116 - Got to a hash in someone's driveway.
• 2013-11-15 43 -116 - Borneo and I reached a hash off US-95, near the Oregon border.
• 2013-11-16 43 -116 - Reached a snowy hash in the Boise foothills.
• 2013-11-26 43 -116 - Headed out into the desert north of Grand View to get a hash.
• 2013-11-27 42 -112 - Picked up a hash in a locked graticule along the route to visit my parents for Thanksgiving.
• 2013-11-29 40 -111 - My dad and I got a hash near Park City.
• 2013-12-01 42 -113 - Reached my 2nd locked graticule in 5 days.
• 2013-12-05 43 -116 - Got a frozen hash on vacant land in the midst of an upscale neighborhood.
• 2013-12-06 43 -116 - Fought with tumbleweeds to reach a cold, windy hashpoint.
• 2013-12-11 43 -116 - Visited a snowy hash north of Middleton.
• 2013-12-13 43 -115 - Hiked out into the desert NW of Mountain Home to reach this hash.
• 2013-12-19 43 -116 - Visited a hash near the Raptor Research Center (Yes, we have one of those here).
• 2014-01-05 43 -116 - Succeeded at my first geohash attempt of 2014, exactly 1 year after my first ever expedition.
• 2014-01-08 43 -116 - Borneo and I reached a hash south of Marsing.
• 2014-01-22 43 -116 - Reached a hash in Kuna, just off Black Cat Rd.
• 2014-01-23 43 -116 - Just missed meeting Ojones at a hash in downtown Boise.
• 2014-01-25 43 -116 - Reached a hash near a sports park in Eagle.
• 2014-01-28 43 -116 - Borneo and I reached a hash on Chicken Dinner Rd.
• 2014-02-15 43 -117 - Made it to the hash, abandoned my car to the mud, then hitchhiked back to civilization in the middle of the night.
• 2014-02-22 43 -116 - My dad and I reach a hashpoint in a field south of Lake Lowell.
• 2014-02-23 43 -116 - Got a 'No Trespassing' hash for my birthday.
• 2014-05-20 43 -116 - Borneo and I have car troubles at the hashpoint.
• 2014-05-28 43 -116 - Reached a hash in the foothills.
• 2014-09-06 43 -116 - Drove past a hashpoint, but opted not to trample the crops in the field.
• 2014-09-11 45 -123 - Reached a hash on the beach very near where we were vacationing.
• 2014-09-12 44 -123 - My dad and I tried to reach a hash on the outskirts of Salem, OR. But impenetrable brambles turned us back.
• 2015-02-04 43 -116 - Reached an easy hash by the railroad tracks.
• 2015-06-12 43 -116 - Borneo and I visited a hashpoint at Wendy's in Meridian.
• 2015-06-16 43 -116 - Stopped at a hashpoint in a parking lot.
• 2015-06-23 43 -116 - Borneo and I reached a hashpoint south of Fruitland.
• 2015-07-01 43 -116 - Pojana and I got a speed racer hash on the highway near Murphy.
• 2015-07-07 43 -116 - Reached a hash by a trailer park in Garden City.
• 2015-07-21 43 -116 - Visited a hash in a residential neighborhood with my dad.
• 2015-07-24 44 -116 - Went to a hashpoint in Fruitland.
• 2016-02-23 42 -115 - Birthday geohash with my dad near one of our favorite fishing spots.
• 2016-10-04 43 -115 - No trespassing attempt in King Hill, ID
• 2016-11-04 40 -111 - Prevented from reaching the point by ground which was swampier than anticipated.
• 2016-11-14 41 -112 - Another attempt that ended up on private property in West Warren, UT
• 2017-01-06 41 -111 - My sister and I reached a hashpoint at a freeway exit.
• 2017-01-22 7 125 - Dragged my girlfriend and several outhers out to my first ever water geohash and 100th geohashing expedition!
• 2018-10-24 41 -111 - Reached an easy hashpoint in BDO.

Achievements

For most achievements, only the first time they are earned will be listed here. A few which have some magnitude or degree of achievement (like Frozen Geohash or Consecutive Geohash) will be listed again any time the new ribbon shows a higher magnitude of achievement (colder, more consecutive hashes, and so on). And a few others (such as Graticule Unlocked) will be listed every time they are achieved.

Eldin earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-01-05.

Eldin earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement by reaching the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-01-05 while the temperature was 12 °F.

Eldin earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement by reaching the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-01-16 while the temperature was -2 °F.

Eldin earned the Drag-along achievement by dragging Pojana to the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-01-16.

Eldin earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -115) graticule, here, on 2013-03-01.

Eldin achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Boise, Idaho and 1 of the surrounding graticules.

No Trespassing count as progress towards Posted achievement: 20

Eldin earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost (2.3 miles) reaching the (43, -115) geohash on 2013-03-02.

Eldin achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Boise, Idaho and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

Eldin earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2013-03-08.

Eldin & Pojana earned the Done with Nature consolation prize by failing to reach the (44, -116) geohash on 2013-03-30.

Eldin earned the Speed racer achievement by passing through the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-04-15 at 38MPH.

Eldin earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling 10.5 miles to and from the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-04-20.

Eldin earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (44, -116) graticule, here, on 2013-05-17.

Eldin achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Boise, Idaho and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

Eldin earned the 2013 Mouse Over Day achievement by celebrating in the (43, -116) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2013.

Eldin earned the Walk geohash Achievement by reaching the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-06-06 on foot, travelling a distance of about 6.5 miles.

Eldin earned the Ambassador achievement by obtaining permission to access the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-07-13.

Eldin earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (44, -115) graticule, here, on 2013-07-28.

Eldin achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Boise, Idaho and 4 of the surrounding graticules.

Eldin earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 3 consecutive hash points starting on 2013-07-26.

Eldin earned the Meet-up achievement by meeting Ojones at the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-08-03.

Eldin earned the Puppet Master Geohash achievement by manipulating his sister to reach the (41, -111) geohash on 2013-08-28.

Eldin achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Boise, Idaho and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

Eldin earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Achievement by reaching the (45, -123) geohash on 2013-09-05 despite being thoroughly wet from walking ~2 miles through rainy forest.

Eldin earned the Multihash Achievement by reaching the 2013-09-23 41 -112 and 2013-09-23 43 -116 geohashes on 2013-09-23.

Eldin earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -112) graticule, here, on 2013-11-27.

Eldin earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -113) graticule, here, on 2013-12-01.

Eldin earned the 1st Hashiversary achievement by attempting a hash point exactly on the 1st anniversary of his inaugural geohashing expedition.

Eldin earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement by cleaning up the (43, -116) geohash on 2014-01-22.

Eldin earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement by reaching the (43, -116) geohash on 2014-01-23, and previously on Many occasions over the last 20+ years.

Eldin earned the cubicle geohash honorable mention by working near the (43, -116) geohash on 2014-01-23.

Eldin earned the Tron achievement by reaching and returning from the (43, -116) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2014-01-23.

Eldin earned the Pub Geohash Achievement by visiting a pub visible from the (43, -116) geohash on 2014-01-23.

Eldin achieved level 6 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Boise, Idaho and 6 of the surrounding graticules.

Eldin earned the Birthday Geohash Achievement by reaching the (42, -115) geohash on his 42nd birthday, 2016-02-23.

Eldin, Lucky, Janna, Regie, and 2 guys with a boat earned the Water geohash achievement by reaching the (7, 125) geohash on 2017-01-22 by boat.

Eldin earned the Globetrotter achievement by visiting hashpoints on 2 continents.

Eldin, Lucky, Janna, Regie, and 2 guys with a boat earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (7, 125) graticule, here, on 2017-01-22.

Statistics

All Time

Hashes attempted: 101 achieved: 71
Graticules where hashes were attempted: 20 achieved: 14
Graticules Unlocked: 6
Maximum consecutive Hashes attempted: 4 achieved: 3
Maximum hashes attempted on a single day: 2 achieved: 2

2018

Hashes attempted: 1 achieved: 1
Graticules where hashes were attempted: 1 achieved: 2
Graticules Unlocked: 0
Maximum consecutive hashes attempted: 1 achieved: 1
Maximum hashes attempted on a single day: 1 achieved 1

2017

Hashes attempted: 2 achieved: 2
Graticules where hashes were attempted: 2 achieved: 2
Graticules unlocked: 1
Maximum consecutive hashes attempted: 1 achieved: 1
Maximum hashes attempted on a single day: 1 achieved 1

2016

Hashes attempted: 4 achieved: 1
Graticules where hashes were attempted: 1 achieved: 1
Graticules unlocked: 0
Maximum consecutive hashes attempted: 1 achieved: 1
Maximum hashes attempted on a single day: 1 achieved 1

2015

Hashes attempted: 8 achieved: 8
Graticules where hashes were attempted: 2 achieved: 2
Graticules unlocked: 0
Maximum consecutive Hashes attempted: 1 achieved: 1
Maximum hashes attempted on a single day: 1 achieved: 1

2014

Hashes attempted: 14 achieved: 11
Graticules where hashes were attempted: 4 achieved: 3
Graticules unlocked: 0
Maximum consecutive Hashes attempted: 2 achieved: 2
Maximum hashes attempted on a single day: 1 achieved: 1

2013

Hashes attempted: 72 achieved: 48
Graticules where hashes were attempted: 18 achieved: 12
Graticules unlocked: 5
Maximum consecutive Hashes attempted: 4 achieved: 3
Maximum hashes attempted on a single day: 2 achieved: 2