Difference between revisions of "2023-10-12 37 -113"

Latest revision as of 21:08, 24 May 2024

Location

In the Sand Mountain OHV Area, east of St George.

Participants

Expedition

For two and a half days, I attended to the business end of the business-and-adventure trip, then reclaimed the Expedition Vehicle from the conference hotel parking garage and headed northeast towards this hashpoint.

I've just looked up "OHV," and it stands for "Off-Highway Vehicles" -- dune buggies, in other words. Why do they call it Sand Mountain? Well, for the obvious reason, as it turns out. The sand in question is a kind of orange-pink color, with a moderate cover of desert plants and the occasional cactus, making this a distinctive and pretty place to take a walk. Or, I suppose, to drive a dune buggy.

It was about a kilometer from the parking area to the hashpoint, but felt a little longer than that because walking on sand is a little effortful. But, it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. I headed back to the vehicle and pointed its nose one degree of latitude north.

Photos

I didn't bring an OHV
Nice view from the parking lot
Looking north from the hashpoint
Looking south from the hashpoint
The hashpoint
Me, at the hashpoint

Achievements

Michael5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (37, -113) graticule, here, on 2023-10-12.

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 == Location ==
-<!-- where you've surveyed the hash to be -->
+In the Sand Mountain OHV Area, east of St George.
 == Participants ==
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+[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
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-== Plans ==
+== Expedition ==
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+For two and a half days, I attended to the business end of the business-and-adventure trip, then reclaimed the Expedition Vehicle from the conference hotel parking garage and headed northeast towards this hashpoint.
-== Expedition ==
+I've just looked up "OHV," and it stands for "Off-Highway Vehicles" -- dune buggies, in other words.  Why do they call it Sand Mountain?  Well, for the obvious reason, as it turns out.  The sand in question is a kind of orange-pink color, with a moderate cover of desert plants and the occasional cactus, making this a distinctive and pretty place to take a walk.  Or, I suppose, to drive a dune buggy.
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
-== Tracklog ==
+It was about a kilometer from the parking area to the hashpoint, but felt a little longer than that because walking on sand is a little effortful.  But, it wasn't anything I couldn't handle.  I headed back to the vehicle and pointed its nose [[2023-10-12 38 -113|one degree of latitude north]].
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may use Template:Tracklog, post a link here, or both -->
 == Photos ==
 <gallery perrow="5">
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 a.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 a.jpg|I didn't bring an OHV
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 b.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 b.jpg|Nice view from the parking lot
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 c.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 c.jpg|Looking north from the hashpoint
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 d.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 d.jpg|Looking south from the hashpoint
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 e.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 e.jpg|The hashpoint
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 f.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 f.jpg|Me, at the hashpoint
 </gallery>
 == Achievements ==
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+{{Graticule unlocked
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+    | latitude = 37
+    | longitude = -113
+    | date = 2023-10-12
+    | name = Michael5000
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