2009-01-12 42 -84

Mon 12 Jan 2009 in Lansing: 42.6904615, -84.5333403 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

About

The coordinates for this day were in Lansing, beside some railroad tracks, and easily accessible.

Expedition

excellentdude: I was planning on not geohashing today and trying to make it out later in the week. When today's coordinates came out, though, I had to try for them. They were in Lansing and the closest ones to where I live yet. I could have gone for another public transport geohash, but I did not feel like taking 2.5 hours to go 8 miles there and back. From the satellite view of the map I could see the coordinates were near railroad tracks and right inside a service turnoff for them. I drove out there, and of course the service turnoff was buried under snow and not visible from the road. I pulled into the auto body shop parking lot across the street and headed out. Luckily some large vehicle had turned into the railroad service turnoff earlier in the day. I was able to follow those tracks straight to the hash point and not have to get knee deep in snow!

Achievements

excellentdude earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (42, -84) geohash on 2009-01-12.

excellentdude earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (42, -84) geohash on 2009-01-12 while the temperature was below the freezing point of water.

Photos

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  Hash in middle of picture

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  Success!

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  Tracks in middle by weeds

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  These control the crossing

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  Railroad Crossing

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  Cold. Again.

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  Cyclops I met geohashing

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  Cold goofy grin