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exploring

Intro

I stumbled across the geohashing phenomenon while trawling through old xkcd cartoons, and the concept appealed to my adventure seeking inner geekiness. I'm keeping my eye out for the local, easily accessible hashes, and maybe go further afield on the weekends - usually dragging my partner JimmyNZ along, as that particular model comes with a GPS as well as petrol money. =)

Every morning I religiously check the geohash coordinates: the more time that passes, the more frustrated I become at Auckland's slender shape as a huge proportion of the hashes either end up in the surrounding ocean or in the surprisingly large quantity of bush that still remains in the area. If not, then the hash either lands a mile away from my current location, or in people's farms/lifestyle plots. Oh well, looks like this has become a long weekend hobby. Still, I'll keep looking and waiting, like us all, in anticipation of the perfect geohash!

Graticules

I live in the Auckland, New Zealand graticule, the Manukau City, New Zealand graticule is pretty close, and have visited and claimed a couple of hashes in the South Waikato, New Zealand and Hamilton, New Zealand graticules while passing through. Got lucky in Christchurch, New Zealand while I was there briefly too. These days, I seem to be spending a bit of time in Palmerston North, New Zealand, wait out!

Pages I Maintain

I maintain the following pages, being ones that I have visited and added an expedition. Its a simple enough job as the sum total of people geohashing in the whole of New Zealand is probably about three!

Hashes Reached (34)

A map of my hashes can be found here: [1]. Thanks for the map NWoodruff!

Ribbons I've attained see here:

	Ribbons
2012-04-29 - Roadside, Draper Rd, Lake Waikare
2012-01-27 - Beach, Anawhata, Auckland
2012-01-16 - Paddock, Whenuapai, Auckland
2012-01-09 - Driveway, Northcote, Auckland
2011-12-19 - Woodhill Forest, Muriwai, Auckland
2011-11-04 - Roadside, Balmoral, Auckland
2011-10-11 - Roadside, Glen Innes, Auckland
2011-10-05 - Woodhill Forest, Auckland
2011-10-02 - Paddock, Henderson, Auckland
2011-09-27 - Paddock, Dairy Flat, Auckland
2011-07-10 - Park, Northcote, Auckland
2011-07-04 - Paddock, Waiouru, Wanganui
2011-03-28 - Road Side, near Rolleston, Christchurch
2010-12-26 - Median Strip, Albany, Auckland
2010-11-04 - Estuary edge, Whenuapai, Auckland
2010-10-25 - Paddock, Te Rore, Hamilton
2010-10-22 - Driveway, Herald Island, Auckland
2010-10-19 - Beach, Glendowie, Auckland
2010-10-13 - Park, Northcote, Auckland
2010-10-06 - Median Strip, Lincoln Road, Auckland
2010-09-14 - Backyard, Bucklands Beach, Auckland
2010-09-01 - Waitemata Golf Course, Devonport, Auckland
2010-08-31 - Backyard, Remuera, Auckland City
2010-08-10 - Driveway, Whangaparoa Peninsula, Auckland
2010-08-08 - Beach, Musick Point/Te Waiarohia, Auckland
2010-08-07 - Chamberland Park Golf Course, Point Chevalier, Auckland
2010-07-20 - Driveway, Kohimarama, Auckland
2010-07-13 - Paddock, South Mangere, Auckland
2010-07-07 - Roadside, Hunua, Hamilton
2010-06-24 - Shakespear Regional Park, Whangaparoa Peninsula, Auckland
2010-06-04 - Roadside, Morrinsville, Hamilton
2010-02-01 - Paddock, Near Arataki, South Waikato
2010-01-29 - Bush, Near Lake Whakamaru, South Waikato
2010-01-24 - Paddock, Taupaki, Auckland

Hashes Not Reached (6)

2012-09-30 - Beach, Auckland



2012-02-18 - Roadside, Palmerston North
2011-12-05 - Bush, Erua, Wanganui
2011-07-12 - Woodhill Forest, Auckland
2010-10-07 - Beach/River Valley, Parahaha, Manuakau City
2010-09-11 - Bush, Anawhata, Auckland
2010-06-07 - Bush, Omanawa Road, Omanawa Falls, Tauranga

Hashes Planned

Hash Locations

Beach - 5
Bush - 7
Golf Course - 2
Paddock - 8
Park - 3
Private Residence - 6
Road/Roadside - 9

Hash Dreams

Links

If onlys!

2011-11-05 -36 174 - Rangitoto Island, and fully accessible by a short boat ride. If only I had time that day....
2010-06-15 -37 174 - Run-way of Auckland International Airport
2010-12-03 -37 175

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 ==Hashes Reached (34)==
-* A map of my hashes can be found here: [http://my.pogoplug.com/share/ItBNSDFxmSC50i9MtYclSQ/slHxzn9sHrraeiOBAhOvxERpLbQ/GooMapXKCDGreen.htm|here:]. Thanks for the map [[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]]!
+* A map of my hashes can be found here: [http://xkcd.nathanwoodruff.com/GooMapXKCDGreenslime.htm]. Thanks for the map [[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]]!
 * Ribbons I've attained see [[User:Greenslime/Ribbons|here:]]
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 |[[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2011-07-04_-39_175|2011-07-04]] - Paddock, Waiouru, Wanganui
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 |[[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2011-03-28_-43_172|2011-03-28]] - Road Side, near Rolleston, Christchurch
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 |[[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2010-01-29_-38_ 175|2010-01-29]] - Bush, Near Lake Whakamaru, South Waikato
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+|[[Image:Graticule unlocked.png|22px]] [[Image:East.JPG|22px]] [[Image:Geotrashribbon.png|22px]]
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 |[[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2010-01-24_-36_174|2010-01-24]] - Paddock, Taupaki, Auckland
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 ==Hashes Not Reached (6)==
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-[[Image:Arrow4.png|8px]] [[2012-09-30 -36 174|2012-09-30] - Beach, Auckland
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 |[[Image:Arrow4.png|8px]] [[2011-12-05 -39 175|2011-12-05]] - Bush, Erua, Wanganui
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 |[[Image:Arrow4.png|8px]] [[2011-07-12_-36_174|2011-07-12]] - Woodhill Forest, Auckland
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 ==If onlys!==
-* [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2011-11-05&lat=-36&long=174&zoom=8 2011-11-05 -36 174] - Rangitoto Island, and fully accessible by a short boat ride. If only I had time that day....
+* {{egl|2011-11-05|-36|174|text=2011-11-05 -36 174}} - Rangitoto Island, and fully accessible by a short boat ride. If only I had time that day....
-* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2010-06-15&lat=-37&long=174&zoom=9&abs=-1 2010-06-15 -37 174] - Run-way of Auckland International Airport
+* {{egl|2010-06-15|-37|174|text=2010-06-15 -37 174}} - Run-way of Auckland International Airport
 * [[2010-12-03 -37 175]]