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==Expeditions==
 
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=== The Chase ===
 
=== The Chase ===
  
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I was aware of the location Friday evening, but didn't seriously consider going until 8:30 Sunday morning. I was alone this time and was prepared to finally reach a hash. The point was near Cecil Field in what looked like a wooded area off of a recently built road. I had to make a run to my classroom to collect my GPS and camera for documentation purposes, but was on my way right at 9 AM. The drive was very nice. I got to see a part of town I had never seen before and there was almost no traffic. Score! Around 9:30 AM I saw something in the distance. My heart sank. I cursed a little. It was yet another roadblock. Blast! Foiled again. In respect for the law I took some pictures, got back in my car, and sulked all the way home. There's always next time.
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Once again [[user:Mr. Bow Tie|Mr. Bow Tie]] and [[user:Woodveil|Woodveil]] had joined forces in the name of Geohashing. We checked the coordinates on Friday and hatched our plan. We knew the point in the [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]] graticule would be unreachable due to fence lines so we didn't even bother with it. Instead we made plans to do a little minesweeping and take a graticule's virginity in the process. Bonus! The point was east of Lake City between I-10 and US 90 in Osceola National Forest. We set out around 2:45 in hopes of a meet-up, but due to Mr. Bow Tie's senior citizen-like driving, didn't begin our hike into the woods until 4:15. After one attempt to reach the point was hampered by incredibly thick brush we tried again from a different angle. There were small setbacks: pseudoswamps, dense ground cover, and a large number of ticks (possibly deer ticks). But after another 30 minutes of hiking and with only about 80 m to go, we were overwhelmed. Minutes after declaring Mother Nature to be our bitch, we quickly became Hers. We had been traveling from clearing to clearing, forcing ourselves through the thick stuff in between. But from where we were standing, there were no viable options. A rare miss for [[user:Woodveil|Woodveil]], but an all too familiar failure for [[user:Mr. Bow Tie|Mr. Bow Tie]].  
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Note: To fully appreciate this failure, I suggest reading Mr. Bow Tie's  [[User:Mr. Bow Tie|past attempts.]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery caption="Photo Gallery" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
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Image:DSCF2186.jpg‎|Woodveil in the thick of it.
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Image:DSCF2187.jpg‎|Woodveil still in the thick of it.
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Image:DSCF2188.jpg‎|Woodveil in the thick of it still.
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Image:DSCF2189.jpg‎|The road that got us nowhere.
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Image:DSCF2190.jpg‎|Another Florida swamp.
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Image:DSCF2191.jpg‎|Swamp slime.
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</gallery>
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{{done with nature
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| latitude = 30
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| longitude = -82
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| date = 2009-02-28
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| name = [[user:Woodveil|Woodveil]] and [[user:Mr. Bow Tie|Mr. Bow Tie]]
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}}
  
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Note: To fully appreciate this failure, I suggest reading my  [[User:Mr. Bow Tie|past attempts.]]
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
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[[Category:Expeditions with ticks]]
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[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
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[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
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{{location|US|FL|BK}}

Latest revision as of 14:44, 2 April 2024

Sat 28 Feb 2009 in Lake City, Florida:
30.2382246, -82.4560588
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Expeditions

Geohashers in Attendance

The Chase

Once again Mr. Bow Tie and Woodveil had joined forces in the name of Geohashing. We checked the coordinates on Friday and hatched our plan. We knew the point in the Jacksonville, FL graticule would be unreachable due to fence lines so we didn't even bother with it. Instead we made plans to do a little minesweeping and take a graticule's virginity in the process. Bonus! The point was east of Lake City between I-10 and US 90 in Osceola National Forest. We set out around 2:45 in hopes of a meet-up, but due to Mr. Bow Tie's senior citizen-like driving, didn't begin our hike into the woods until 4:15. After one attempt to reach the point was hampered by incredibly thick brush we tried again from a different angle. There were small setbacks: pseudoswamps, dense ground cover, and a large number of ticks (possibly deer ticks). But after another 30 minutes of hiking and with only about 80 m to go, we were overwhelmed. Minutes after declaring Mother Nature to be our bitch, we quickly became Hers. We had been traveling from clearing to clearing, forcing ourselves through the thick stuff in between. But from where we were standing, there were no viable options. A rare miss for Woodveil, but an all too familiar failure for Mr. Bow Tie.


Note: To fully appreciate this failure, I suggest reading Mr. Bow Tie's past attempts.

Gallery

  • Photo Gallery

  • Woodveil in the thick of it.

  • Woodveil still in the thick of it.

  • Woodveil in the thick of it still.

  • The road that got us nowhere.

  • Another Florida swamp.

  • Swamp slime.

DWN Ribbon.jpg
 Woodveil and Mr. Bow Tie earned the Done with Nature consolation prize
by failing to reach the (30, -82) geohash on 2009-02-28.
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