Difference between revisions of "2008-08-30 52 4"

Latest revision as of 10:18, 16 March 2022

Location

This Noord_West_Nederland geohash was just South of Voorschoten, about 20m West of the train tracks, approximately 1km South of the nearest station. It was on private property, with trespassing forbidden.

Participants

Fijian Scion was surprised to find himself in the country when a hash was so close to home, so he finally got around to attempting a meetup, cycling from Leiden. It was his first hash.

Achievements

Fijian Scion earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost reaching the (52, 4) geohash on 2008-08-30.

Expedition

I don't have a positioning device, so I was working from googlemaps printed before I left, and travelling by bike. It was beautiful weather, and the hash location was surrounded by pretty decent Dutch countryside.

After finding the closest point on the wrong (and easily accessible) side of the tracks, I cycled South and across to try and approach from the other side. I was confronted by a park through which I was not allowed to cycle, and then by private property on which I could not trespass.

Not to be downhearted I cycled back the way I had come and crossed the tracks again North of the hash, at Voorschoten station. But again, I was quickly to be confronted with a no trespassing sign.

Content that I had got as close as possible, I returned to the original point just East of the hash across the tracks, where there was a bench perfectly suited for sunbathing, reading my New Scientist, practising High Dynamic Range photography (http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/), and waiting for other geohashers.

No-one showed up, so after an hour or so I cycled back home - leaving a "The Internet Was Here" sign, of course.

Hope to catch someone next time.

Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery
The hash was just the other side of this bridge to the West.
The view to the East from my location.
Some of the surrounding countryside.
Me, waiting for other hashers and playing with HDR photography.

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 ==Location==
-This [[Noord_West_Nederland]] geohash was just south of Voorshoten, about 20m west of the train tracks, approximately 1km south of the nearest station.  It was on private property, with trespassing forbidden.
+This [[Noord_West_Nederland]] geohash was just South of Voorschoten, about 20m West of the train tracks, approximately 1km South of the nearest station.  It was on private property, with trespassing forbidden.
 ==Participants==
-[[User:Fijian Scion|Fijian Scion]] was surprised to find himself in the country when a hash was so close to home, so he finally got around attempted a meetup, cycling from Leiden.  It was his first hash!
+[[User:Fijian Scion|Fijian Scion]] was surprised to find himself in the country when a hash was so close to home, so he finally got around to attempting a meetup, cycling from Leiden.  It was his first hash.
 ==Achievements==
-{{Bicycle geohash
+{{No trespassing
      | latitude = 52
      | longitude = 4
      | date = 2008-08-30
      | name = [[User:Fijian Scion|Fijian Scion]]
+}}
-}}
 ==Expedition==
-I don't have a positioning device, so I was working from googlemaps printed before I left, and travelling by bike.  It was beautiful weather, and the hash location was surrounded by wonderful Dutch countryside.
+I don't have a positioning device, so I was working from googlemaps printed before I left, and travelling by bike.  It was beautiful weather, and the hash location was surrounded by pretty decent Dutch countryside.
-After finding the closest point on the wrong (and easily accessible) side of the tracks, I cycled south and across to try and approach from the other side.  I was confronted by a park through which I was not allowed to cycle, and then by private property on which I could not trespass.
+After finding the closest point on the wrong (and easily accessible) side of the tracks, I cycled South and across to try and approach from the other side.  I was confronted by a park through which I was not allowed to cycle, and then by private property on which I could not trespass.
-Not to be downhearted I cycled back the way I had come and crossed the tracks again North of the hash, at Voorshoten station.  But again, I was quickly to be confronted with a no trespassing sign.
+Not to be downhearted I cycled back the way I had come and crossed the tracks again North of the hash, at Voorschoten station.  But again, I was quickly to be confronted with a no trespassing sign.
-Content that I had got as close as possible, I returned to the point just East of the hash across the tracks, where there was a bench  perfectly suited for sunbathing, reading my New Scientist, practising High Dynamic Range Photography, and waiting for other geohashers.
+Content that I had got as close as possible, I returned to the original point just East of the hash across the tracks, where there was a bench perfectly suited for sunbathing, reading my New Scientist, practising High Dynamic Range photography (http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/), and waiting for other geohashers.
-No-one showed up, so after an hour or so I cycled back home.
+No-one showed up, so after an hour or so I cycled back home - leaving a "The Internet Was Here" sign, of course.
-Hope to catch someone next time!
+Hope to catch someone next time.
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 [[Category:Expeditions]]
-[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
+[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
 [[Category:Meetup on 2008-08-30]]
 [[Category:Meetup in 52 4]]
 [[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+{{location|NL|ZH}}


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