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==Expedition== | ==Expedition== | ||
| + | After having been geocaching since 2002, I only recently came to know about a thing called 'geohashing'. I've been following the hashes for a few days, and today the stars were aligned: a day off, and the geohash location was not too far away. | ||
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| + | I set off from where I live, to a point between my home and the geohash, namely a shop specialised in 1980s "stuff". There were handheld and computer games, board games, action figures, LEGO, and much much more. Very nice and I had a nice chat with owner Erik, who gave me his business card. | ||
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| + | [[File:Erix.jpg|thumb|Erix Collectibles]] | ||
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| + | Then it was just a few kilometers further to today's location in N50E5. Although it was next to a rural road, I parked a bit further away and looked back at where the destination should be. | ||
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| + | [[File:Parked with a view.jpg|thumb|Parked]] | ||
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| + | There it was, waiting for me, in all its glory. And, very accessible. After a short walk, I checked my app and I could see that at 14:15 local time, I became an official geohasher! I made a panorama picture from ground zero. | ||
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| + | [[File:Screenshot_20250312-141517.png|thumb|I made it!]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Ground Zero panorama.jpg|thumb|Ground Zero panorama]] | ||
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| + | Walking back, I greeted a few people walking the opposite direction. | ||
==Photos== | ==Photos== | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 12 March 2025
| Wed 12 Mar 2025 in 51,5: 51.3361212, 5.4501469 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
On a quiet road south of the village of Valkenswaard
Participants
Expedition
After having been geocaching since 2002, I only recently came to know about a thing called 'geohashing'. I've been following the hashes for a few days, and today the stars were aligned: a day off, and the geohash location was not too far away.
I set off from where I live, to a point between my home and the geohash, namely a shop specialised in 1980s "stuff". There were handheld and computer games, board games, action figures, LEGO, and much much more. Very nice and I had a nice chat with owner Erik, who gave me his business card.
Then it was just a few kilometers further to today's location in N50E5. Although it was next to a rural road, I parked a bit further away and looked back at where the destination should be.
There it was, waiting for me, in all its glory. And, very accessible. After a short walk, I checked my app and I could see that at 14:15 local time, I became an official geohasher! I made a panorama picture from ground zero.
Walking back, I greeted a few people walking the opposite direction.
