Difference between revisions of "2023-02-11 45 -122"

Latest revision as of 20:56, 24 May 2024

Location

Behind a retirement community in east Vancouver.

Participants

Michael5000

Expedition

This one didn't look very doable the first time I looked at it. When I looked at it a little closer on Friday evening, though, it seemed like a "maybe," and by Saturday morning I was upgrading it to a "probably." In the event, it was perfectly accessible.

The only challenge was parking, which was ironic as there were half a dozen sprawling parking lots for various offices and light industrial operations around, all but empty on a Saturday, but they were also gated or carded or being more or less checked out by a guy chilling in a security company car nearby.

So, I found a gravel patch a few blocks away, and then literally walked right down a concrete path to within 15 feet of the hashpoint, which was at the bottom of a little slope at the edge of a large area that has been cleared for some humongous construction project. I positioned myself atop it, savored the moment, and that was that!

Photos

The people of Vancouver kindly laid a trail directly to the hashpoint.
It's just beyond the stripe of green grass at the bottom of this photo, at the bottom of a slope.
Looking west: "The Quarry Senior Living"
This was a hashcot-certified expedition.
This was a phone-certified expedition.

Achievements

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+This one didn't look very doable the first time I looked at it.  When I looked at it a little closer on Friday evening, though, it seemed like a "maybe," and by Saturday morning I was upgrading it to a "probably."  In the event, it was perfectly accessible.
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+The only challenge was parking, which was ironic as there were half a dozen sprawling parking lots for various offices and light industrial operations around, all but empty on a Saturday, but they were also gated or carded or being more or less checked out by a guy chilling in a security company car nearby.
+So, I found a gravel patch a few blocks away, and then literally walked right down a concrete path to within 15 feet of the hashpoint, which was at the bottom of a little slope at the edge of a large area that has been cleared for some humongous construction project.  I positioned myself atop it, savored the moment, and that was that!
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+File:2023-02-11 45 -122 3.jpg|Looking west: "The Quarry Senior Living"
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