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== Bio ==
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[[Image:20019-12-27 42 -124 04.jpg|right|400px]]
 
  
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I am a 41 year old social worker living in the [[Portland, Oregon]] graticule.  I began geohashing in October 2009, but I have been an arbitrary traveler for at least twenty years.  I have an atlas of every road I've ever traveled and an extensive [http://michael5000.blogspot.com/search/label/Counties| collection of U.S. Counties].  My wife, [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]], sometimes gets dragged along, but then again sometimes she does the dragging.
 
  
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I blog a little about my exploits in arbitrary travel, but also a lot about my exploits in arbitrary book-reading, arbitrary movie-watching, the arbitrary reading of Rennaissance drama and The Bible, at the following sites:
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[[Image:20019-12-27 42 -124 04.jpg|right|400px|Note safety orange geohashing hat, placed on Christmas list after encounter with hunters on Expedition 2.  My family is awesome.]]
  
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'''*[http://michael5000.blogspot.com|''The Life & Times of Michael5000'']'''
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===Me===
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:Thoughts on books I read, movies I watch, and music I listen to, weekly quizzes on Wednesday, maps, flags, boring postcards, quilts, arbitrary travel, and the Element of the Month!
 
  
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'''*[http://michaelreadsthebible.blogspot.com|''Michael Reads the Bible'']'''
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I live in the [[Portland, Oregon]] graticule. As of September 29, 2024, I have launched 362 Expeditions, reaching the hashpoint 305 times. I've set out in 97 graticules, and reached the hashpoint in 87 of them.  I've gone geohashing in:
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:In which I read a very strange, famous, and interesting book. Very slowly.
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*34 of Oregon's 36 counties (33 with successes).
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*26 of the 50 U.S. states (24 with successes).
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*Canada, twice, but failed both times.
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*165 expeditions within my home graticule (with 142 successes).
  
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'''*[http://shakespeare5000.blogspot.com|''Rennaissance Man'']'''
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I like keeping track of the adventures in:
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:The Shakespeare Blog, in which I read a lot of very, very old plays.  Very slowly.
 
  
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*[[michael5000/maps|my Map Room]] (updated January 2024). 
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*[[michael5000/stats|my Great Hall of Pointless Geohashing Statistics]]  (updated January 2024). 
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*[[michael5000/records|my List of Extremes -- Directional, Weather-Related, Social, Time- or Distance-Related, etc.]] (Updated in like 2014)
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*[[michael5000/trophy|my Trophy Room]]  (in total disarray)
  
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[[Image:CBear.JPG|right|250px]]
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I aspire to the [[Graticule Hopper]] Achievement, but still have 3 graticules to go just to attempt 100; and 13 to go to succeed in 100.
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I never met another geohasher at a hashpoint until my 158th Expedition.  I've never met another geohasher that I didn't already know from non-geohashing life, although there have been close calls, and on several occasions I have found or left evidence for other hashers.
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See also:
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*[[Michael5000's Top Ten (Fake) Rejected Achievement Proposals]]
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==2024==
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'''362. [[2024-09-23 43 -124]] -- Thwarted by a fenced field east of Lakeside.<br/>
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'''361. [[2024-09-11 42 -122]] -- In the woods east of Ashland with my brother.<br/>
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'''360. [[2024-09-01 45 -122]] -- Return to Tryon Creek State Park, with COVID.<br/>
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'''359. [[2024-08-26 45 -122]] -- Biking home from Hillsboro.<br/>
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'''358. [[2024-08-11 45 -122]] -- Thwarted in the woods southeast of Estacada. <br/>
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'''357. [[2024-08-08 45 -122]] -- In the woods west of St. Helens. <br/>
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'''356. [[2024-08-07 38 -77]] -- In the D.C. suburbs.<br/>
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'''355. [[2024-07-14 46 -122]] -- Going for a run in Longview.<br/>
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'''354. [[2024-07-06 45 -123]] -- Twarted in the Clatsop State Forest.<br/>
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'''353. [[2024-07-03 45 -122]] -- Meeting Frogman and Higgs at 122nd and Sandy.<br/>
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'''352. [[2024-05-29 45 -121]] -- At Bonneville Dam with Mrs.5000.<br/>
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'''351. [[2024-05-28 45 -122]] -- On a strett in Lake Oswego.<br/>
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'''350. [[2024-05-18 44 -124]] -- North of Florence, near Heceta Head.<br/>
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'''349. [[2024-05-13 43 -124]] -- On the North Spit in Coos Bay.<br/>
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'''348. [[2024-04-14 45 -122]] -- A morning run in Beaverton.<br/>
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'''347. [[2024-04-07 45 -122]] -- Watching a B movie close to, but not at, the hashpoint.<br/>
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'''346. [[2024-03-29 46 -124]] -- At the mouth of the Columbia with Mrs.5000.<br/>
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'''345. [[2024-03-09 45 -122]] -- Running from a hashpoint in Gresham.<br/>
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'''344. [[2024-02-17 32 -111]] -- In the desert west of Tuscan.<br/>
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'''343. [[2024-02-16 32 -109]] -- On a road in southeastern Arizona.<br/>
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'''342. [[2024-02-11 33 -112]] -- At an elementary school in Glendale, Arizona.<br/>
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'''341. [[2024-01-18 45 -122]] -- On the sidewalk of NE Dekum Street, by Woodlawn Park. '''<br/>
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==2023==
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'''Christmas Trip 2023'''
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'''340. [[2023-12-31 45 -120]] -- Near the dump, again, in Gilliam County Success!<br/>
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'''339. [[2023-12-28 42 -114]] -- Just off the entrance to Lud Drexler Park, south of Twin Falls, Idaho. ''' Success!<br/>
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'''338. [[2023-12-28 39 -111]] -- In a valley northeast of Gunnison, Utah. ''' Success!<br/>
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'''337. [[2023-12-27 39 -111]] -- A few miles west of Ferron, Utah. '''  Thwarted!<br/>
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'''336. [[2023-12-27 39 -109]] -- A short climb off a BLM road, south of I-70 in Utah. ''' Success!<br/>
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'''335. [[2023-12-20 44 -117]] -- Off of Oregon Highway 203, northeast of Baker City. ''' Success!<br/>
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'''334. [[2023-12-10 44 -123]] -- In an assisted living complex in South Albany.  Thwarted!<br/>
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'''Business and Adventure Trip 2023'''
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'''333. [[2023-10-14 42 -119]] -- In sagebrush north of Plush.''' Success!<br/>
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'''332. [[2023-10-14 41 -117]] -- In sagebrush in northwestern Nevada.''' Success!<br/>
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'''331. [[2023-10-14 40 -116]] -- Watching the eclipse in sagebrush near Battle Mountain.''' Success!<br/>
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'''330. [[2023-10-13 40 -111]] -- In a gated rural neighborhood southeast of Salt Lake City.'''  Thwarted!<br/>
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'''329. [[2023-10-13 39 -111]] -- In the entrance to a power plant.'''  Thwarted!<br/>
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'''328. [[2023-10-12 38 -113]] -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada, at nightfall.''' Success!<br/>
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'''327. [[2023-10-12 37 -113]] -- In a dune buggy park outside of St George, Utah.''' Success!<br/>
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'''326. [[2023-10-09 36 -116]] -- In sagebrush near Death Valley.''' Success!<br/>
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'''325. [[2023-10-09 37 -117]] -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada.''' Success!<br/>
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'''324. [[2023-10-08 39 -119]] -- In the Reno suburbs, with horses.''' Success!<br/>
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'''323. [[2023-10-08 40 -120]] -- A bike ride down the canyon in Susanville.''' Success!<br/>
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'''322. [[2023-10-07 43 -121]] -- A walk in the woods southwest of Bend.''' Success!<br/>
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'''321. [[2023-09-30 44 -122]] -- In an assisted living campus in Sublimity.''' Success!
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'''320. [[2023-09-25 38 -77]] -- In Prince William Park, south of Washington D.C.''' Success!
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'''319. [[2023-09-20 36 -80]] -- On a little road southeast of Hillsville, in Carroll County, Virginia.''' Success!
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'''318. [[2023-09-18 38 -77]] -- Off Leigh Mill Road, in a wealthy suburb in Fairfax County. ''' Success!
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'''317. [[2023-09-17 39 -77]] -- A drive-thru lane at a bank in Martinsburg, West Virginia.''' Success!
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'''316. [[2023-09-03 45 -122]] -- Off 209th Avenue west of Aloha. ''' Success!
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'''315. [[2023-08-27 45 -122]] -- Near a "parking area" in Washington Park. ''' Thwarted!
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'''314. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- On State Street in the countryside east of Salem.''' Success!
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'''313. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- In the woods east of Lincoln City. ''' Thwarted!
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'''312. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- In the woods north of Klootchy Creek County Park.''' Success!
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'''311. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- In the woods northwest of Columbia City.''' Thwarted!
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'''310. [[2023-07-30 44 -123]] -- In a park off the Siletz Highway.''' Success!
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'''309. [[2023-07-25 45 -122]] -- In a yard on NE Going Street.''' Success!
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'''308. [[2023-07-20 45 -122]] -- By an odd hole-thing off of SE 75th northwest of Clackamas Town Center.''' Success!
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'''307. [[2023-07-18 45 -122]] -- On the side of Oregon 224 a few miles north of Estacada.''' Success!
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'''306. [[2023-07-16 45 -122]] -- In North Kerby Avenue, near Fremont.''' Success!
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'''305. [[2023-07-09 45 -121]] -- Evidence of those who had come before in Skamania County.''' Success!
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'''304. [[2023-06-29 45 -122]] -- Another run in the Hockinson neighborhood.''' Success!
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'''303. [[2023-06-27 40 -74]] -- New Jersey!''' Success!
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'''302. [[2023-06-17 45 -122]] -- Near Kalama for the Reverse Regional, with Mrs.5000.''' Success!
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'''301. [[2023-06-16 46 -122]] -- To a roadside outside Toutle, in a new car.''' Success!
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'''300. [[2023-05-14 45 -122]] -- The Crown Zellerbach Power Ditch! in Camas.''' Success!
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'''299. [[2023-05-12 45 -122]] -- Behind a gate off of Washington 503.''' Thwarted!
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'''298. [[2023-05-09 45 -122]] -- On a suburban street near the Washington end of the Glen Jackson Bridge.''' Success!
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'''297. [[2023-05-06 46 -122]] -- By the rail grade behind a dairy in Chehalis.''' Success!
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'''Spring Break 2023'''
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'''296. [[2023-05-01 45 -119]] -- In brush near a truckstop on I-84 in Morrow County, by moving van.''' Success!<br/>
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'''295. [[2023-04-30 44 -117]] -- On the Idaho bank of the Snake River.''' Thwarted!<br/>
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'''294. [[2023-04-29 42 -117]] -- South of Jordan Valley.''' Success!<br/>
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'''293. [[2023-04-29 42 -118]] -- In the sagebrush of Malheur County.''' Success!<br/>
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'''292. [[2023-04-28 43 -119]] -- In the sagebrush of Harney County.''' Success!<br/>
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'''291. [[2023-04-28 44 -121]] -- At the base of Black Butte.''' Success!<br/>
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'''290. [[2023-04-28 44 -122]] -- Climbing a hill outside of Sweet Home.''' Success!<br/>
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'''289. [[2023-04-23 45 -122]] -- The Columbia River Trail with Frogman and Higgs.''' Success!
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'''288. [[2023-03-26 43 -123]] -- Stopping near Roseburg to break up a trip.''' Success!
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'''287. [[2023-03-12 47 -122]] -- Northwest of Olympia with [[user:Heatherbee|Heatherbee]]!''' Success!
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'''286. [[2023-02-19 45 -122]] -- Visiting Tualatin Nature Park and leaving with dry feet.''' Success!
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'''285. [[2023-02-11 45 -122]] -- Following a path to a construction pad in the 'Couv.''' Success!
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'''284. [[2023-02-05 45 -122]] -- Bussing and running to a street in deep Southeast.''' Success!
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'''283. [[2023-01-28 45 -123]] -- Revisiting [[2019-02-03 45 -123]].''' But thwarted.
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'''282. [[2023-01-13 36 -121]] -- At the Pebble Beach resort.  ''' Success!
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'''281. [[2023-01-10 37 -122]] -- Daly City, on San Francisco's BART system.  ''' Success!
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==The 2022 Adventures==
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'''280. [[2022-11-28 42 -96]] -- North Sioux City, South Dakota.  ''' Success!
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'''279. [[2022-11-23 39 -108]] -- A neighborhood in Grand Junction, Colorado.  ''' Success!
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'''278. [[2022-11-11 45 -122]] -- Return to Tryon Creek Park, by bicycle.  ''' Success!
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'''277. [[2022-10-23 45 -122]] -- Running, more or less, in the Hockinson neighborhood northeast of Vancouver.  ''' Success!
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'''276. [[2022-10-16 33 -112]] -- Ankle deep in the Salt River, Phoenix, Arizona.  ''' Success!
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'''275. [[2022-10-15 36 -114]] -- A gated community in Henderson, Nevada.  ''' Thwarted! by gates.
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'''274. [[2022-10-14 45 -122]] -- A residential street in the Brooklyn neighborhood.  ''' Success!
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'''273. [[2022-10-06 45 -122]] -- Hayden Island.  ''' Success!
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'''272. [[2022-09-26 45 -122]] -- The Neighbors Park housing project, in Gresham.  ''' Success!
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'''271. [[2022-08-28 44 -122]] -- Northeast of Scio, Oregon.  ''' Success!
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'''270. [[2022-08-20 44 -122]] -- In the forest northeast of Lyons.  ''' Twarted! by forest recovery.
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'''269. [[2022-08-17 45 -122]] -- Off of Lower Boones Ferry Road.  ''' Success!
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'''268. [[2022-08-08 45 -122]] -- In Gladstone, in a party four strong.  ''' Success!
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'''267. [[2022-07-26 45 -122]] -- On 31st Avenue in Eastmoreland.  ''' Success!
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'''266. [[2022-07-24 46 -123]] -- In Altrusa Park, in a residential development west of Longview.  ''' Success!
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'''July Hashtrip 2022'''
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'''265. [[2022-07-08 45 -121]] -- In a motel parking lot in The Dalles. ''' Success!
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'''264. [[2022-07-08 44 -121]] -- Near a solar field on Elbe Road, northwest of Metolius. ''' Success!
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'''263. [[2022-07-08 44 -120]] -- On a little hill off of Burnt Ridge Road, northwest of Mitchell. ''' Success!
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'''262. [[2022-07-08 45 -120]] -- just south of the big waste facility in Gilliam County. ''' Success!
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'''261. [[2022-07-06 46 -119]] -- On the playing fields of Chiawana High School, in Pasco, Washington.''' Success!
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'''260. [[2022-07-06 47 -121]] -- Off I-90 near the Kachess Dam, near Snoqualmie Pass.''' Success!
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'''259. [[2022-07-06 47 -122]] -- In a powerline park in Auburn, Washington.''' Success!
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'''258. [[2022-07-01 45 -122]] -- At an elementary school in Clackamas.''' Success!
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'''257. [[2022-07-01 45 -121]] -- Along Highway 35, by the East Fork Hood River.''' Success!
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'''256. [[2022-06-19 45 -122]] -- Burbclaves.''' Thwarted
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'''255. [[2022-06-19 46 -122]] -- Camus Road and the World's Largest Egg.''' Success!
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'''254. [[2022-06-11 46 -123]] -- The conquest of Wahkiakum County.''' Success!
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'''253. [[2022-06-11 46 -122]] -- In the woods south of Toutle.''' Success!
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'''252. [[2022-06-10 45 -122]] -- Getting very wet in North Portland.''' Success!
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'''251. [[2022-05-25 39 -86]] -- With Hope in the Saddle Club development near Franklin, Indiana.''' Success!
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'''250. [[2022-05-25 38 -86]] -- Off the West Vincennes Trail in Washington County, Indiana.''' Success!
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'''249. [[2022-05-23 39 -82]] -- Morgan County, Ohio.''' Success!
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'''248. [[2022-05-20 42 -85]] -- South of Paw Paw, Michigan.''' Success!
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'''247. [[2022-05-16 45 -122]] -- The Edgefield Hotel, with Mrs.5000.''' Success!
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'''246. [[2022-05-15 45 -122]] -- Visiting Tigard with Madeleine.''' Success!
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'''245. [[2022-05-14 46 -122]] -- Day trip to Castle Rock.''' Success!
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'''244. [[2022-05-09 44 -123]] -- Day trip to Eugene.''' Success!
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'''243. [[2022-05-03 45 -122]] -- In Gresham, with the Frogman.''' Success!
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'''242. [[2022-04-06 45 -121]] -- On the shoulder of US 26, on the shoulder of Mt. Hood.''' Success!
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'''241. [[2022-03-29 45 -122]] -- To an intersection south of Sherwood.  Then to a pub!''' Success!
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'''240. [[2022-03-24 45 -122]] -- Somebody's side yard close to NIKE, in Beaverton.''' Success!
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'''239. [[2022-02-27 44 -123]] -- The side of the road outside of Dallas.''' Success!
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'''238. [[2022-02-27 43 -123]] -- In the woods south of Veneta.''' Success!
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'''237. [[2022-02-26 45 -122]] -- A driveway in Beaverton.''' Thwarted by timing.
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'''236. [[2022-02-25 44 -123]] -- In a marsh near Fern Ridge Reservoir.''' Success!
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'''235. [[2022-02-20 45 -122]] -- On a vacant lot in Beaverton.''' Boring success!
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'''234. [[2022-02-19 46 -123]] -- On the beach near Astoria, laboriously.''' Success!
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'''233. [[2022-02-19 46 -122]] -- In Longview.''' Success!
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* Expeditions #231 and #232 are out of sequence.  Long story.  See 2012.
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'''230. [[2022-02-08 45 -122]] -- In the middle of 162nd Street, Vancouver.''' Success!
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'''229. [[2022-01-20 43 -123]] -- On the shoulder of Oregon Highway 42, at speed.''' Success!
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'''228. [[2021-11-28 45 -122]] -- On the shoulder of U.S. Highway 30, fully stopped.''' Success!
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==2019 Expeditions (Expeditions #201-227)==
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===The Lost Southeastern Trio===
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'''227. [[2019-09-12 33 -83]] -- Southeast Clarke Park: Athens, Georgia, Inside Out.'''
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'''226. [[2019-09-11 31 -81]] -- Rye Patch Road, Long County, Georgia, because Southern placenames are awesome.'''
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'''225. [[2019-09-08 36 -84]] -- Claxton Elementary School, Clinton, Tennessee.'''
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===The Rest of 2019===
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'''224. [[2019-08-11 45 -120]] -- Just off of the Deschutes Canyon Trail at the confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia.''' Success!
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'''223. [[2019-08-04 45 -121]] -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, in an attempt to claim the The Dalles graticule portion of Multnomah County.''' Thwarted.
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'''222. [[2019-08-03 45 -119]] -- In the woods west of Ukiah.''' Success!
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'''221. [[2019-08-03 45 -118]] -- In the woods south of LaGrande.''' Success!
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'''220. [[2019-08-02 45 -120]] -- A long drive to Gilliam County.''' Success!
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'''219. [[2019-08-02 45 -122]] -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods southeast of Portland.''' Thwarted.
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'''218. [[2019-06-28 43 -122]] -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, to claim the Oakridge graticule.''' Success!
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'''217. [[2019-06-13 46 -122]] -- To Trojan Park, for Columbia County and glory.''' Success!
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{{Formal attire
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'''216. [[2019-06-05 45 -120]] -- Out to the dump in Gilliam County.'''  Success!
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'''215. [[2019-06-05 45 -121]] -- Visiting the Dalles on the way to and from Expedition #216.'''  Success!
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'''214. [[2019-05-28 45 -122]] -- Driving to a spot near work during lunch.'''  Success!
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'''213. [[2019-05-25 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Tryon Creek State Park.'''  Success!
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'''212. [[2019-05-13 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Woodburn.'''  Success!
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'''211. [[2019-05-11 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Vancouver.'''  Success!
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'''210. [[2019-04-25 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in North Portland.'''  Success!
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'''209. [[2019-03-24 44 -123]] -- In West Salem, on the way home from Eastern Oregon.'''  Success!
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'''208. [[2019-03-23 42 -120]] -- In the snow near Lakeview, Oregon.'''  Success!
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'''207. [[2019-03-23 43 -120]] -- Near the Christmas Valley Highway in Eastern Oregon.'''  Success!
  
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'''Cinnamon Bear''', my hashcot, is a 35 year old North American brown bear.  He has many years of experience as a travel mascot.  He has travelled in 44 U.S. states as well as England and Wales, and has been to Hadrian's Wall, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other well-known sites.  He has been to the top of the highest mountain in New Jersey (with me) and to the tops of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Washington's Mt. Saint Helens (without me).
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==2010 Expeditions==
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2010 is still waiting for its first expedition.
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'''206. [[2019-03-22 44 -120]] -- Thwarted by snow and careless planning in Crook County.'''
  
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==2009 Expeditions==
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'''205. [[2019-03-16 45 -122]] -- I went up a hill east of Newberg, west of Wilsonville.'''  Success!
  
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===10. [[2009-12-27 42 -124]] South of Humbug Mountain, Curry County, Oregon with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].===
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'''204. [[2019-03-10 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Clark County.'''  Success!
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'''203. [[2019-02-24 45 -122]] -- Going for another winter run across the city.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
{{Walk geohash
 +
| latitude = 45
 +
| longitude = -122
 +
| date = 2019-02-24
 +
| name = [[User:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
| distance = 9.19 miles running, .8 walking
 +
}}
  
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Expedition Success.
+
'''202. [[2019-02-09 45 -122]] -- Going for a winter run across the city.'''  Success!
  
−
*First documented Expedition and successful Expedition (for anyone) in the Brookings graticule.
+
{{Walk geohash
−
*First Curry County Expedition.
+
| latitude = 45
−
*First Expedition requiring minor bushwhacking.
+
| longitude = -122
−
*December 2009 is the geohashingest month ever, with five expeditions.
+
| date = 2019-02-09
 +
| name = [[User:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
| distance = 9.03 miles
 +
}}
  
−
{{Virgin graticule
+
'''201. [[2019-02-03 45 -123]] -- Going for a run in rural Yamhill County.'''  Success!
−
| latitude = 42
 
−
| longitude = -124
 
−
| date = 2009-12-27
 
−
| name = Michael5000 and Mrs.5000
 
  
 +
{{Regional geohashing
 +
| name = Michael5000
 +
| region = Yamhill County, Oregon
 +
| count = 2
 +
| image = M5KYamhill County.jpg
 
}}
 
}}
  
 +
==2018 Expeditions (Expeditions #197-200)==
  
−
===9. [[2009-12-25 43 -124]] North of Myrtle Point, Oregon with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]. ===
+
'''200. [[2018-12-15 44 -122]] -- A post-run drive in Marion County farmland.'''  Success!
  
−
Expedition Failed -- Private Land, Impassable Gully.
+
{{Two to the N achievement
  
−
*First documented Expedition (for anyone) in the Coos Bay graticule.
+
    | count = 7.64385618978
−
*First Coos County Expedition.
+
    | date = 2018-12-15
−
*First Expedition launched from an away-from-home base camp.
+
    | latitude = 44
−
*Christmas Expedition!
+
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
}}
  
−
{{My kingdom for a boat
+
'''199. [[2018-11-24 39 -108]] -- Taking out the Trash in Fruita, Colorado.'''  Success!
−
| latitude = 43
+
{{Geotrash
−
| longitude = -124
 
−
| date = 2009-12-25
 
−
| name = Mrs.5000
 
−
| waterhazard = little gully
 
  
 +
| latitude = 39
 +
| longitude = -108
 +
| date = 2018-11-24
 +
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
| image = 2018-11-24 39 -108 Trash.jpeg
 
}}
 
}}
  
 +
'''198. [[2018-10-27 46 -118]] -- A little detour in the Eastern Washington wheatlands.'''  Success!
  
−
===8. [[2009-12-23 45 -122]] Residential Area Southeast of Vancouver Lake ===
+
'''197. [[2018-08-26 45 -119]] -- Showing up too late for a garage sale in Umatilla.'''  Success!
  
−
Expedition Failed -- Private Land.
+
==2016 and 2017 Expeditions==
  
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*Earned No Trespassing Achievement!
+
As far as I can remember, there weren't any.
−
*First, um, ''Wednesday'' Expedition!
 
  
−
{{No trespassing
+
Before I gave up geohashing for good for the second time, my record-keeping tailed off for about a year and a half.  In November 2018, I rediscovered expeditions 185-197, which had not been listed on this page.  Expeditions 187 and 188 had never even been written up at the time, but were recoverable from old emails.
  
−
| latitude = 45
+
If there was any geohashing during the 1008 days between November 22, 2015 and August 26, 2018, I haven't remembered it yet.
−
| longitude = -122
+
 
−
| date = 2009-12-23
+
==2015 Expeditions (Expeditions #187-196)==
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| name = Michael5000  
+
 
 +
196. [[2015-11-22 45 -122]] -- Stopping by a park in Southwest Portland. Success!
 +
 
 +
195. [[2015-10-18 45 -122]] -- A visit to the St. John's Bridge. Success!
 +
 
 +
194. [[2015-09-25 45 -122]] -- Visiting a little park near Newberg. Success!
 +
{{Multihash2
 +
 
 +
    | date = 2015-09-25
 +
    | count = 2
 +
    | name = [[user:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
193. [[2015-09-25 46 -122]] -- Visiting a church in Castle Rock. Success!
 +
{{holy hash
 +
 
 +
    | latitude = 46
 +
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | date = 2015-09-25
 +
    | name = [[user:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
    | description = The Rock Church
 +
    | image = 2015-09-25 46 -122 church.JPG 
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
192. [[2015-09-03 45 -122]] -- Running to a hashpoint a few miles from home.  Success!
 +
 
 +
191. [[2015-07-21 45 -122]] -- A schoolyard by Rocky Butte. Twarted.
 +
 
 +
190. [[2015-06-21 45 -122]] -- Running by a hashpoint in East County.  Success!
 +
 
 +
189. [[2015-05-23 45 -122]] -- In the Beaverton Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  Success!
 +
 
 +
188. [[2015-04-03 49 -122]] -- Breakdown in rural British Columbia. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
187. [[2015-04-02 49 -123]] -- With Jennifer near the UBC campus.  Thwarted.
 +
*First Attempt in B.C. and in Canada.
 +
 
 +
==2014 Expeditions (Expeditions #154-186)==
 +
 
 +
186. [[2014-12-01 38 -109]] -- Up a canyon in eastern Utah.  Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Utah!
 +
{{Graticule unlocked
 +
| latitude = 38
 +
| longitude = -109
 +
| date = 2014-12-01
 +
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 +
| image = 2014-12-01 38 -109 bear.jpg
 
}}
 
}}
  
 +
185. [[2014-11-23 45 -122]] -- Getting some exercise down in Tualitan.  Success!
 +
 +
184. [[2014-11-12 45 -122]] -- A tire shop on 82nd.  Success!
 +
 +
183. [[2014-11-05 45 -122]] -- An apartment complex in Hillsboro.  Success!
 +
 +
182. [[2014-09-14 45 -122]] -- Stopping by a high school on the east side of Vancouver.  Success!
 +
 +
181. [[2014-09-06 45 -122]] -- Grocery shopping in Vancouver, Washington.  Success!
 +
 +
180. [[2014-08-24 45 -123]] -- At a pretty tree out by North Plains.  Success!
 +
 +
179. [[2014-07-25 35 -102]] -- By the side of the road in Deaf Smith County, Texas.  Success!
 +
 +
178. [[2014-07-25 34 -101]] -- By a cornfield outside of Plainview, Texas.  Success!
 +
{{Multihash2 | count = 2 | date = 2014-07-25 | name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]}}
 +
 +
177. [[2014-07-23 32 -97]] -- Hanging out with a horse north of Fort Worth, Texas.  Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Texas!
 +
{{Multihash2 | count = 2 | date = 2014-07-23 | name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]}}
 +
 +
176. [[2014-07-23 33 -96]] -- A casino parking lot in Durant, Oklahoma.  Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Oklahoma!
 +
 +
175. [[2014-07-20 39 -98]] -- A long, long drive to Downs, Kansas.  Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Kansas!
 +
{{Graticule unlocked
 +
 +
    | latitude = 39
 +
    | longitude = -98
 +
    | date = 2014-07-20
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
    | image =
 +
 +
}}
 +
 +
174. [[2014-06-29 45 -122]] -- With Jennifer in Washougal, Washington.  Success!
  
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===7. [[2009-12-21 45 -122]] Gillihan Road, Sauvie Island.===
+
173. [[2014-06-22 45 -122]] -- In the fenced compound of a commercial arborist in Newberg.  Thwarted.
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Yamhill County!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded
+
172. [[2014-06-22 45 -123]] -- In dunes south of Cape Lookout, near Pacific City. Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Tillamook County!
  
−
*First successful night Expedition.
+
171. [[2014-06-20 45 -122]] -- In the parking lot of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Success!
−
*First Expedition completed without stopping.
 
  
−
{{Speed racer
+
{{Walk geohash
 
| latitude = 45
 
| latitude = 45
 
| longitude = -122
 
| longitude = -122
−
| date = 2009-12-21
+
| date = 2014-06-20
 +
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
170. [[2014-06-16 45 -122]] -- On a steep hillside off of Highway 14 near Skamania, Washington. Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Skamania County!
 +
 
 +
169. [[2014-06-15 45 -122]] -- On a hillside just to the north of St. Helens, Oregon.  Success!
 +
* Third Expedition with the Frogman!
 +
* Third Expedition to Columbia County!
 +
* Intersection of Columbia County and the Portland graticule.
 +
 
 +
168. [[2014-06-03 45 -122]] -- In a large vacant lot in Gresham.  Success!
 +
 
 +
167. [[2014-05-31 44 -123]] -- The front yard of a vacant house in Dallas.  Success!
 +
* First Expedition to Polk County
 +
 
 +
166. [[2014-05-24 45 -122]] -- In woods just off of Canyon Creek Road, in Wilsonville.  Success!
 +
 
 +
165. [[2014-05-20 45 -122]] -- On the side of a road towards the back of the Zoo.  Success!
 +
 
 +
164. [[2014-05-08 45 -122]] -- In a backyard between Boston and Omaha Avenues in North Portland.  Success!
 +
 +
163. [[2014-04-23 45 -122]] -- On SE Ramona Street, off of Foster Boulevard.  Success!
 +
 
 +
162. [[2014-04-19 45 -122]] -- The Smith and Bybee Lakes natural area in North Portland.  Thwarted. 
 +
 
 +
{{My kingdom for a boat
 +
 
 +
    | latitude = 45
 +
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | date = 2014-04-19
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
    | waterhazard = a swollen lake
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
161. [[2014-04-06 45 -122]] -- A field in the Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area, between Lake Vancouver and the Columbia River.  Success!
 +
 
 +
{{drag-along
 +
 
 +
    | latitude = 45
 +
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | date = 2014-04-06
 +
    | partner = Eavan
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
    | image =  2014-04-06 45 -122 Us.JPG
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
160. [[2014-03-26 45 -122]] -- In a driveway of a private home on SE 87th Avenue, near Canyon Road, in SW Portland.  Success!
 +
 
 +
159. [[2014-03-20 45 -122]] -- At the intersection of Highway 213 and Henrici Road, southeast of Oregon City.  Success!
 +
 
 +
158. [[2014-02-23 45 -122]] -- In the parking lot of a US Bank on SE 103 and Washington.  Success!
 +
*First time encountering other geohashers!
 +
*Longest all-running expedition (8.3 miles)!
 +
 
 +
157. [[2014-02-22 45 -122]] -- In Lake Oswego on Summerville Avenue, with Mrs.5000.  Success!
 +
*Four (4) separate expeditions reached this hashpoint!
 +
 
 +
'''156. [[2014-02-03 44 -123]] -- In a field west of Adair Village, Oregon.  Success!
 +
*Pulled a prank on [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] and company by beating them to a hashpoint on their home turf.
 +
*First Expedition to Benton County.
 +
*First Return to the Eugene Graticule since Expedition #1.
 +
 
 +
{{Regional geohashing
 
| name = Michael5000
 
| name = Michael5000
−
| speed = a high rate of acceleration
+
| region = Benton County, Oregon
 +
| count = 1
 +
| image = M5K Benton.jpg
 
}}
 
}}
  
 +
155. [[2014-01-20 45 -122]] -- In front of the "Wy'East Medical" building in the Clackamas warehouse district.  Success!
 +
 +
154. [[2014-01-05 45 -122]] -- On a wooded, farmed hill in the suburbs of northern Clackamas County.  Success!
 +
*100th Expedition in the State of Oregon!
 +
 +
==2013 Expeditions (Expeditions #124-153)==
 +
 +
'''[[Michael5000/2013|The 2013 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
 +
 +
153. [[2013-12-29 43 -123]] The woods west of Cottage Grove, with Mrs.5000 and Niece #4. Success!
 +
 +
152. [[2013-11-29 19 -155]] North Central Hawaii, off the Daniel Inouye Highway, with Mrs.5000 and family. Thwarted.
 +
 +
151. [[2013-10-27 41 -89]] On Lee Road, north of US 30 and west of state road 251 in north central Illinois. Success!
 +
 +
150. [[2013-10-27 42 -91]] On the shore of the Mississippi -- quite literally -- in Guttenberg, Iowa. Awesome Success!
 +
 +
149. [[2013-10-26 43 -92]] In a ditch southwest of Cresco, Iowa. Success!
 +
 +
148. [[2013-10-25 42 -90]] Off of Highway 52, southeast of Dubuque, Iowa. Success!
 +
 +
147. [[2013-10-19 45 -122]] On NW 289th Street in Clark County, Washington.  With llamas. Success!
 +
 +
146. [[2013-09-21 45 -122]] Near the Rolling Hills Community Church, west of West Linn off of I-205.  Success!
 +
 +
145. [[2013-09-15 45 -123]] In the woods off Highway 26, near an ODOT station, with [[User:Frogman|Frogman]].  Success!
 +
 +
144. [[2013-09-11 45 -122]] On Almond Drive in a still-being-built neighborhood near Clackamas High School.  Success!
 +
 +
143. [[2013-09-07 45 -122]] Failure! in the Oregon woods, with [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] and Alison.
 +
 +
142. [[2013-09-04 43 -70]]  Success! in Portland, Maine.
 +
 +
141. [[2013-09-02 45 -67]]  Thwarted by signage in the Maine woods.
 +
 +
140. [[2013-09-02 45 -68]]  Success! in the woods Southwest of Millinocket, Maine.
 +
 +
139. [[2013-09-02 45 -69]]  Did not attempt! in the Maine woods.
 +
 +
138. [[2013-08-23 45 -122]] An easy drive to Vancouver with [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] and Alison, although not "with" in the temporal sense.  Success!
 +
 +
137. [[2013-08-11 45 -122]] An easy drive to Vancouver with [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].  Success!
 +
 +
136. [[2013-08-09 45 -120]] Under powerlines on the north bank of the Columbia Gorge.  Thwarted!
 +
 +
135. [[2013-08-09 44 -119]] On the Rukio Creek Ranch in Grant County.  Thwarted!
 +
 +
134. [[2013-08-06 48 -115]] In the forest northwest of Troy, Montana. Success.
 +
 +
133. [[2013-08-05 47 -111]] A farm road north of Fairfield, Montana. Success
  
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===6. [[2009-12-06 45 -122]] Sunset High School baseball diamond, Portland.===
+
132. [[2013-08-05 45 -110]] Just East of Bozeman, Montana. Success!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded
+
131. [[2013-08-05 44 -110]] Near the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.  Twarted.
  
−
*First Oregon-side Expedition in the [[Portland, Oregon]] graticule.
+
130. [[2013-08-04 43 -116]] An office building on a Boise strip. Success!
−
*Easiest Expedition ever.
 
  
 +
129. [[2013-08-03 43 -116]] Suburban Boise. Success!
  
−
===5. [[2009-11-28 45 -122]] On Logging Roads north of the East Fork Lewis River in Southwest Washington.===
+
128. [[2013-08-03 45 -121]] On the Washington slope of the Columbia Gorge. Success!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
127. [[2013-07-28 44 -122]] Main Street, Brownsville.  Success!
  
−
*First series of Expeditions on consecutive days.
+
126. [[2013-06-19 45 -122]] St. Stephens Church, SE Portland. Thwarted!
−
*First Expedition requiring moderate physical exertion.
 
  
 +
125. [[2013-06-15 45 -122]] Tualatin Hills Park.  Success!
  
−
===4. [[2009-11-27 47 -122]] East of Everett, Washington, with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]] and Niece #1.===
+
124. [[2013-05-13 45 -123]] On Zion Creek Road. Success!
  
−
Expedition Failed -- difficult slope, thick vegetation, darkness.
+
==2012 (Expeditions #101-123)==
  
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*My first night Expedition.
+
'''[[Michael5000/2012|The 2012 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
−
*My first Expedition in a graticule not contiguous to Portland.
 
−
*Niece #1's first Expedition.
 
−
*My first failed Expedition.
 
  
 +
'''The Lost Expeditions'''
  
−
===3. [[2009-11-13 45 -122]] To the eastern fringe of The 'Couv.===
+
Before I completely gave up geohashing (August '12 to June '13), there were a few months when I was still out hunting, but not keeping track of them.  Here they are, freshly rediscovered and screwing up my numbering system and stats.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
123. [[2012-08-01 45 -122]] -- The parking lot of the Slavic Emmanuel Church, SE 82nd, Portland. Success.<br/>
  
−
*My first lunch-break Expedition.
+
122. [[2012-07-06 45 -122]] -- On 46th Street in Vancouver. Success.<br/>
  
 +
121. [[2012-07-01 45 -122]] -- Off a private road near LaCenter, Washington. Success.<br/>
  
−
===2. [[2009-11-08 45 -122]] To Vancouver Lake.===
+
120. [[2012-06-23 45 -122]] -- The parking lot of a Goodwill in Tigard. Success.<br/>
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
119a. [[2012-06-22 44 -123]] -- Between Hayes & Garfield on 13th in Eugene, by proxy (The Fabulous Ms. Geni) Success.<br/>
  
−
*My first Expedition in [[Portland, Oregon]] graticule.
+
119. [[2012-05-25 45 -122]] -- A quiet neighborhood near Allen and Murray in Beaverton. Success.<br/>
−
*My first Expedition outside of Oregon.
 
−
*My first Expedition in Washington.
 
−
*Cinnamon Bear's first Expedition.
 
  
 +
118. [[2012-05-16 45 -122]] -- In a field near Aloha.  Thwarted.<br/>
  
−
===1. [[2009-10-31 44 -123]] To South Salem with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].===
+
Out-of-order Exp #232. [[2012-05-14 46 -123]] -- A walk on the beach in Clatsop County. An expedition that was even more lost than the others, rediscovered in February 2022. Success.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
Out-of-order Exp #231. [[2012-05-14 46 -122]] -- Passing through Longview.  Success.
  
−
{{land geohash
+
117. [[2012-04-12 45 -122]] -- Centennial Park, Damascus.  Success.<br/>
  
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| latitude = 44  
+
'''Early 2012'''
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| longitude = -123
+
 
−
| date = 2009-10-31  
+
116. [[2012-04-07 47 -121]] In the woods southeast of Enumclaw, Washington.  Expedition Success!
−
| name = michael5000
+
 
−
}}
+
115. [[2012-04-06 48 -122]] An apartment complex in the northern suburbs of Bellingham. Success!
 +
 
 +
114. [[2012-04-06 45 -122]] On a horse trail northeast of Battle Ground, Washington. Success!
 +
 
 +
113. [[2012-04-04 45 -122]] In the parking lot of an industrial concern near the airport. Success!
 +
 
 +
112. [[2012-04-01 47 -122]] In a Seattle city park with Niece #4!  Success!
 +
 
 +
111. [[2012-03-31 45 -122]] In a gritty industrial area in North Portland. Success!
 +
 
 +
110. [[2012-03-12 45 -122]] A non-starter in the interior of a SE Portland block. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
109. [[2012-03-05 45 -122]] On an industrial parking lot in Aloha.  Success!
 +
 
 +
108. [[2012-02-28 45 -122]] Among a block of townhouses off of Sandy Boulevard. Success!
 +
 
 +
107. [[2012-02-23 45 -122]] In a residential neighborhood in Milwaukie.  Success!
 +
 
 +
106. [[2012-02-20 45 -122]]  On the campus of the Parry Center for Children.  Success!
 +
 
 +
105. [[2012-01-21 45 -122]] Gabriel Park in SW Portland. Success.
 +
 
 +
104. [[2012-01-19 45 -122]]  A cul-de-sac in Happy Valley. Success.
 +
 
 +
103. [[2012-01-15 46 -122]]  In the woods southeast of Winlock, Washington. Success!
 +
 
 +
102. [[2012-01-07 45 -122]]  In the middle of Butler Road, Southwest of Portland. Success!
 +
 
 +
101. [[2012-01-02 45 -122]] Off the side of Cornelius Pass Road.  Success!
 +
 
 +
==2011 (Expeditions #46-100)==
 +
 
 +
'''[[Michael5000/2011|The 2011 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
 +
 
 +
'''Late 2011'''
 +
 
 +
100. [[2011-12-07 45 -122]] Off of Farmington Road near Aloha. Success!
 +
 
 +
99. [[2011-11-26 39 -108]] Northwest of Grand Junction, Colorado!
 +
 
 +
98. [[2011-11-16 45 -122]] On a street corner in residential Vancouver. Success!
 +
 
 +
97. [[2011-11-13 45 -122]] Near a fence between driveways on SE 74th Avenue, near Powell Boulevard. Success!
 +
 
 +
96. [[2011-11-02 45 -122]] By an apartment complex near Clackamas Town Center.
 +
 
 +
95. [[2011-10-15 45 -123]] Vernonia! Success!
 +
 
 +
94. [[2011-10-09 45 -122]] Just off a residential street between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!
 +
 
 +
93. [[2011-10-01 45 -122]] A field near a near housing development in Vancouver. Success!
 +
 
 +
92. [[2011-09-28 45 -122]] An apartment complex off of NE Andresen Road, in Vancouver. Success!
 +
 +
91. [[2011-09-26 45 -122]] On an undeveloped volcanic butte in Gresham. Success!
 +
 +
90. [[2011-09-22 45 -121]] Just off the railroad on the eastern edge of Cascade Locks.  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''The [[Endurance Geohashing]] series'''
 +
 +
89. [[2011-09-20 45 -121]] In rangeland off of U.S Highway 197 south of Maupin. Success!
 +
 +
88. [[2011-09-20 44 -121]] Near the Alfalfa settlement east of Bend. Thwarted.
 +
 +
87. [[2011-09-19 43 -121]] National Forest Land in northwest Lake County. Success!
 +
 +
86. [[2011-09-19 44 -121]] In Crooked River Ranch, an ultra-low density development northwest of Terrebonne. Success!
 +
 +
85. [[2011-09-19 44 -120]] Deep in the Ochoco National Forest. Success!
 +
 
 +
84. [[2011-09-19 44 -119]] On a hill overlooking the John Day Valley west of Mount Vernon. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
83. [[2011-09-19 44 -118]] In National Forest land southwest of Unity, Oregon.  Success!
 +
 +
82. [[2011-09-19 44 -117]] In the hills east of the industrial ruins at Lime.  Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
81. [[2011-09-18 43 -116]] Off of the Silver City road in southeastern Idaho.  Success!
 +
 +
80. [[2011-09-17 42 -114]] Near the Snake River south of Hagerman, Idaho.  Success!
 +
 +
79. [[2011-09-17 43 -115]] In rugged hills south of Idaho City, Idaho. Success!
 +
 
 +
78. [[2011-09-16 43 -119]] In ranchland on the south shore of Harney Lake. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
77. [[2011-09-15 43 -118]] In the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, about 25 road miles SSE of Burns. Success!
 +
 
 +
76. [[2011-09-14 45 -122]] In a suburban commercial district in Vancouver.
 +
 
 +
'''Summer 2011'''
 +
 
 +
75. [[2011-09-01 45 -122]] Just south of the Cascade Station area, near Portland International Airport.  Success!
 +
 
 +
74. [[2011-08-14 43 -123]] The wrong day's graticule.  Rather radical failure.
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73.[[2011-08-06 44 -122]] In the Cascade Foothills south of Molalla. Success!
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72.[[2011-08-03 45 -122]] In a vacant lot near the Troutdale Airport. Success!
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71.[[2011-07-31 45 -121]] Off of Highway 26, twenty-five miles north of Warm Springs. Success!
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70.[[2011-07-27 45 -122]] Near Highway 99E between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!
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69.[[2011-07-24 45 -123]] Between Cannon Beach and Seaside. Thwarted.
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68.[[2011-07-23 45 -122]] Off of Springville Road in Northwest Portland. Thwarted.
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67.[[2011-07-21 46 -121]] Near White Pass in the Washington Cascades. Success.
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66.[[2011-07-19 46 -117]] In a canyon west of Asotin, Washington. Thwarted.
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65.[[2011-07-19 45 -118]] On a ridge above the Grande Ronde River near La Grande. Thwarted.
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64.[[2011-07-18 45 -117]] On the Union Pacific Railroad south of Union, Oregon. Success!
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63.[[2011-07-17 43 -117]] In desert hills east of Juntura, Oregon. Success!
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62.[[2011-07-17 43 -118]]  A few miles east of US-395 in the Malheur National Forest. Success!
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61.[[2011-07-16 44 -118]] In agricultural land between John Day and Prairie City. Thwarted.
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60.[[2011-07-16 44 -119]] Deep in the Ochoco Mountains. Thwarted.
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59.[[2011-07-15 44 -120]] Rural Wheeler County. Success!
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58.[[2011-07-15 45 -120]] Off I-84 near Arlington. Thwarted.
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57. [[2011-07-04 45 -122]] In Sellwood. Success!
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'''January-June 2011'''
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56. [[2011-06-17 45 -122]] On Marine Drive, just east of Portland International Airport. Success!
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55. [[2011-05-29 45 -122]] In a powerline right-of-way off of Skyline Drive. Success!
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54. [[2011-05-22 45 -122]] The I-205 median four miles into Washington.  Success!
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53. [[2011-05-07 45 -122]] A suburban street in Southwest Portland.  Success!
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52. [[2011-04-27 45 -122]] A sidewalk in The 'Couv. Success!
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51. [[2011-04-21 45 -122]] The middle of a street in Happy Valley. Success!
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50. [[2011-03-18 45 -122]] Industrial site south of Foster Road. Twarted.
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49. [[2011-03-09 45 -122]] Residential neighborhood north of the Columbia. Twarted.
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48. [[2011-02-26 45 -122]] On the Columbia River Bike Path.  Success!
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47. [[2011-02-04 45 -122]] Just off Hwy 26 near Tanisbourne.
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46. [[2011-01-10 45 -122]] Somebody's yard in Irvington.
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==2010 (Expeditions #11-45)==
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'''[[Michael5000/2010|The 2010 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
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'''Late 2010 (Expeditions #39-45)'''
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45. [[2010-12-24 43 -124]] In a tidal flat just off of East Bay Drive.
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44. [[2010-12-12 45 -122]] In an empty lot by the railroad corridor in Milwaukie.
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43. [[2010-12-06 45 -122]] In Happy Valley, off of Sunnyside Road.
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42. [[2010-11-11 45 -122]] Near LaCamas Lake, north of Camas.
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41. [[2010-10-31 45 -122]] Under a tree at SE 40th and Woodstock.
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40. [[2010-10-07 45 -122]] Somebody's house, in Irvington.
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39. [[2010-09-24 45 -122]] Somebody's driveway, in Sellwood.
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'''The First Golden Age: July & August 2010 (Expeditions #23-38)'''
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38. [[2010-08-31 45 -124]] On a hilltop near the ocean in the Siuslaw National Forest.
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37. [[2010-08-29 45 -123]] In the woods north of Vernonia.
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36. [[2010-08-29 46 -123]] In the Capital State Forest, twelve miles WSW of Olympia, Washington.
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35. [[2010-08-29 46 -124]] A vacant lot in Ocean Shores, Washington.
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34. [[2010-08-28 47 -123]] In light forest near the Matlock-Brady Road, fifteen miles west of Shelton, Washington.
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33. [[2010-08-28 47 -122]] Off a residential street in Parkland, south of Tacoma.
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32. [[2010-08-28 46 -123]] In Clatsop State Forest, roughly 10 miles west of Clatskanie, Oregon.
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31. [[2010-08-16 42 -122]] In the forested hills south of Ashland, Oregon.
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30. [[2010-08-14 42 -122]] In the forest west of I-5, south of Ashland.
  
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29. [[2010-08-13 42 -121]] In National Forest land east of Chiloquin, Oregon.
  
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28. [[2010-08-12 42 -123]] In the hills south of the Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon.
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27. [[2010-08-05 45 -122]] I84W to I5N Ramp, Central Portland.
  
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==Pointless Statistics!==
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26. [[2010-07-30 45 -122]] Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego.
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25. [[2010-07-25 45 -122]] Lone Fir Cemetary, Southeast Portland.
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24. [[2010-07-18 45 -122]] Deep in the East Vancouver burbclaves.
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23. [[2010-07-17 45 -122]] Off Marine Drive near the Portland International Airport.
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'''January - June, 2010 (Expeditions #11-22)'''
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22. [[2010-06-11 52 -129]] In Queen Charlotte Sound, off the British Columbia Coast'''
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21. [[2010-06-06 47 -122]] In an apartment complex parking lot near SeaTac Airport.
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20. [[2010-05-30 45 -122]] Forested foothills northeast of Vancouver.
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19. [[2010-05-23 45 -122]] Along the Clackamas River near Estacada.
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18. [[2010-05-22 45 -122]] A Street on the suburban West Side.
  
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Total Expeditions: 10
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17. [[2010-05-05 45 -122]] Kingsley D. Bundy City Park in Southeast Portland, with Sarah.
  
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Successful Expeditions: 7 (70%)
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16. [[2010-04-21 45 -122]] At the edge of a quarry site north of Estacada.
  
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===By State and County===
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15a. [[2010-04-14 44 -123]] Northeast of Monmouth (by proxy)
  
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Oregon: 5 (4-1)
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15. [[2010-04-11 45 -122]] South of Oregon City, with Mrs.5000 and Rebel.
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*Multnomah: 2 (2-0)
 
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*Marion: 1 (1-0)
 
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*Curry: 1 (1-0)
 
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*Coos: 1 (0-1)
 
  
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Washington: 5 (3-2)
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14. [[2010-04-01 45 -122]] Powell Butte Nature Park.
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*Clark: 4 (3-1)
 
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*King: 1 (0-1)
 
  
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===By Graticule===
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13. [[2010-02-04 45 -122]] Across the street from the back of a Safeway in Milwaukie, with Mrs.5000.
  
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Portland, Oregon: 6 (5-1)
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12. [[2010-01-11 45 -122]] On a residential street in Northeast Portland, with Mrs.5000.
  
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McMinnville, Oregon: 1 (1-0)
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11. [[2010-01-09 45 -122]] On a dead-end road near Tualatin.
  
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Brookings, Oregon: 1 (1-0)
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==2009 (Expeditions #1-10)==
  
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Coos Bay, Oregon: 1 (0-1)
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'''[[Michael5000/2009|The 2009 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
  
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Seattle, Washington: 1 (0-1)
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10. [[2009-12-27 42 -124]] South of Humbug Mountain, Curry County, Oregon with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].
  
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===By Month===
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9. [[2009-12-25 43 -124]] North of Myrtle Point, Oregon with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].
  
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Dec 2009: 5 (3-2)
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8. [[2009-12-23 45 -122]] Residential Area Southeast of Vancouver Lake
  
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Nov 2009: 4 (3-1)
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7. [[2009-12-21 45 -122]] Gillihan Road, Sauvie Island.
  
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Oct 2009: 1 (1-0)
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6. [[2009-12-06 45 -122]] Sunset High School baseball diamond, Portland.
  
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===By Day of the Week!===
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5. [[2009-11-28 45 -122]] On Logging Roads north of the East Fork Lewis River in Southwest Washington.
  
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Monday: 1 (1-0)
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4. [[2009-11-27 47 -122]] East of Everett, Washington, with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]] and Niece #1.
  
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Tuesday: 0
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3. [[2009-11-13 45 -122]] To the eastern fringe of The 'Couv.
  
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Wednesday: 1 (0-1)
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2. [[2009-11-08 45 -122]] To Vancouver Lake.
  
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Thursday: 0
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1. [[2009-10-31 44 -123]] To South Salem with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].
  
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Friday: 3 (2-1)
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==Staff and Enablers==
  
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Saturday: 3 (2-1)
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===Mrs.5000 and Other Core Staff===
  
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Sunday: 2 (2-0)
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'''[[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]''', my helpmeet and lead co-adventurer, is an architect, bricoleur, and book artist of no little reknown.  She is thought to prefer expeditions in which there is some secondary payoff, such as exercise, attractive scenery, or burritos, but she is as game for a random road trip as the next person.  [[Most active Geohashers|As of February 2023]], she is the 47th greatest geohasher in the world.
  
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'''The Nieces''' are of course all mad for geohashing.  My favorite niece is, by rule, the one who most recently went geohashing with me.
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*'''Niece #1''' joined us for doomed Expedition #4, was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #15a, and was along for Expedition #105.
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*'''Niece #2''' joined us for Expeditions #94 and #105.
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*'''Niece #3''' jumped in for Expedition #115.
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*'''[[User:Niece4|Niece #4]]''' was coerced along for Expeditions #112, #114, and #115, and was gung-ho for #153, and went for one of her own: [[2014-04-20 48 -122]].
  
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== Other Hijinx ==
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'''[[User:Frogman|Frogman]],''' along with [[User:Benture|Benture]], Alison, Kate, Leah, and Daisy, are close allies in our geohashing and other endeavors.
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*'''Kate''' was a intrepid puppet for Expedition #75.
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*'''[[User:Frogman|Frogman]]''' and '''Alison''' abducted me for Expedition #143.  They totally abducted me!  Although, to be fair, I didn't put up much of a fight.
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*'''[[User:Frogman|Frogman]]''' joined me for Expeditions #145 & #169 and, more recently, instigated Expedition #243.
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*I encountered '''[[User:Benture|Benture]]''' and Leah at Expedition #158.
  
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'''2009-12-11''' -- Seeing a highly accessible hash not far from a cousin's home, made another attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to recalcitrance of cousin.''
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The fabulous and frighteningly talented '''[[User:Robyn|Robyn]]''' is the human who introduced me to the pursuit; she is my geohashing hero and geohashing spiritual counselor.
  
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'''2009-11-10''' -- Finished entering graticules for [[Oregon]] page.
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===Additional Humans===
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*'''Rebel''' joined us for Expedition #15.
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*'''Sarah''' joined me for doomed Expedition #17.
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*'''BigBrother5000''' joined us for doomed Expedition #30.
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*'''SisterJen''' led the charge in Expedition #115 and was a co-conspirator for [[2014-04-20 48 -122]].
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*'''A Really Nice Guy and his son''' saved our sorry stranded asses in doomed Expedition #60.
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*'''Jennifer''' joined us for doomed Expeditions #69 and #70, and was along for successful Expeditions #127 and, along with '''Brian''', #257.
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*'''Ma5000 and Pa5000''' came along for Expedition #105.
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*'''The Fabulous Ms. Geni''' was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #119a.
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*'''Molly''' ran with me for Expedition #122.
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*'''Eavan''' came with for Expedition #161.
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*and '''Madeleine''' joined me for Expedition #246.
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*'''Hope''' was co-adventurer for Expedition #251.
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===Hashscots===
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[[Image:CBear.JPG|right|250px]]
  
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'''2009-11-05''' -- Noting that an accessible hash is two miles from my eldest niece's college campus, sent detailed if gnomic instructions in an attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to recalcitrance of niece.''.
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'''Cinnamon Bear''', my [[hashscot]], is a North American brown bear and a highly accomplished travel mascot.  He has traveled in all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, England, and Wales, and has been to Hadrian's Wall, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other well-known sites.  He has been to the top of the highest mountains, or "mountains", in New Jersey, Missouri, and Iowa (with me) and to the tops of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Washington's Mt. Saint Helens (without me).  Cinnamon Bear has been along for at least half of my Expeditions.
  
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'''2009-11-03''' -- Laboriously created [[Oregon]] page, and links to it on individual graticule pages, out of a sudden compulsion to know which graticules are still available for the [[Virgin Graticule]] Achievement.
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'''Aurora "Rory" Bearialis''', my associate hashscot and cold-weather consultant, is a polar bear of uncertain age and origin.  Her performance on Expeditions #103, #104, and #154 shows that she is more than capable of filling in for snow-related adventures or when the lead hashscot is busy hibernating.

Latest revision as of 17:29, 29 September 2024

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Note safety orange geohashing hat, placed on Christmas list after encounter with hunters on Expedition 2. My family is awesome.

Me

I live in the Portland, Oregon graticule. As of September 29, 2024, I have launched 362 Expeditions, reaching the hashpoint 305 times. I've set out in 97 graticules, and reached the hashpoint in 87 of them. I've gone geohashing in:

  • 34 of Oregon's 36 counties (33 with successes).
  • 26 of the 50 U.S. states (24 with successes).
  • Canada, twice, but failed both times.
  • 165 expeditions within my home graticule (with 142 successes).

I like keeping track of the adventures in:

I aspire to the Graticule Hopper Achievement, but still have 3 graticules to go just to attempt 100; and 13 to go to succeed in 100.

I never met another geohasher at a hashpoint until my 158th Expedition. I've never met another geohasher that I didn't already know from non-geohashing life, although there have been close calls, and on several occasions I have found or left evidence for other hashers.

See also:

2024

362. 2024-09-23 43 -124 -- Thwarted by a fenced field east of Lakeside.
 361. 2024-09-11 42 -122 -- In the woods east of Ashland with my brother.
 360. 2024-09-01 45 -122 -- Return to Tryon Creek State Park, with COVID.
 359. 2024-08-26 45 -122 -- Biking home from Hillsboro.
 358. 2024-08-11 45 -122 -- Thwarted in the woods southeast of Estacada.
357. 2024-08-08 45 -122 -- In the woods west of St. Helens.
356. 2024-08-07 38 -77 -- In the D.C. suburbs.
 355. 2024-07-14 46 -122 -- Going for a run in Longview.
 354. 2024-07-06 45 -123 -- Twarted in the Clatsop State Forest.
 353. 2024-07-03 45 -122 -- Meeting Frogman and Higgs at 122nd and Sandy.
 352. 2024-05-29 45 -121 -- At Bonneville Dam with Mrs.5000.
 351. 2024-05-28 45 -122 -- On a strett in Lake Oswego.
 350. 2024-05-18 44 -124 -- North of Florence, near Heceta Head.
 349. 2024-05-13 43 -124 -- On the North Spit in Coos Bay.
 348. 2024-04-14 45 -122 -- A morning run in Beaverton.
 347. 2024-04-07 45 -122 -- Watching a B movie close to, but not at, the hashpoint.
 346. 2024-03-29 46 -124 -- At the mouth of the Columbia with Mrs.5000.
 345. 2024-03-09 45 -122 -- Running from a hashpoint in Gresham.
 344. 2024-02-17 32 -111 -- In the desert west of Tuscan.
 343. 2024-02-16 32 -109 -- On a road in southeastern Arizona.
 342. 2024-02-11 33 -112 -- At an elementary school in Glendale, Arizona.
 341. 2024-01-18 45 -122 -- On the sidewalk of NE Dekum Street, by Woodlawn Park.

2023

Christmas Trip 2023

340. 2023-12-31 45 -120 -- Near the dump, again, in Gilliam County Success!
 339. 2023-12-28 42 -114 -- Just off the entrance to Lud Drexler Park, south of Twin Falls, Idaho. Success!
338. 2023-12-28 39 -111 -- In a valley northeast of Gunnison, Utah. Success!
337. 2023-12-27 39 -111 -- A few miles west of Ferron, Utah. Thwarted!
336. 2023-12-27 39 -109 -- A short climb off a BLM road, south of I-70 in Utah. Success!
335. 2023-12-20 44 -117 -- Off of Oregon Highway 203, northeast of Baker City. Success!


334. 2023-12-10 44 -123 -- In an assisted living complex in South Albany. Thwarted!

Business and Adventure Trip 2023

333. 2023-10-14 42 -119 -- In sagebrush north of Plush. Success!
332. 2023-10-14 41 -117 -- In sagebrush in northwestern Nevada. Success!
331. 2023-10-14 40 -116 -- Watching the eclipse in sagebrush near Battle Mountain. Success!
330. 2023-10-13 40 -111 -- In a gated rural neighborhood southeast of Salt Lake City. Thwarted!
329. 2023-10-13 39 -111 -- In the entrance to a power plant. Thwarted!
328. 2023-10-12 38 -113 -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada, at nightfall. Success!
327. 2023-10-12 37 -113 -- In a dune buggy park outside of St George, Utah. Success!
326. 2023-10-09 36 -116 -- In sagebrush near Death Valley. Success!
325. 2023-10-09 37 -117 -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada. Success!
324. 2023-10-08 39 -119 -- In the Reno suburbs, with horses. Success!
323. 2023-10-08 40 -120 -- A bike ride down the canyon in Susanville. Success!
322. 2023-10-07 43 -121 -- A walk in the woods southwest of Bend. Success!


321. 2023-09-30 44 -122 -- In an assisted living campus in Sublimity. Success!

320. 2023-09-25 38 -77 -- In Prince William Park, south of Washington D.C. Success!

319. 2023-09-20 36 -80 -- On a little road southeast of Hillsville, in Carroll County, Virginia. Success!

318. 2023-09-18 38 -77 -- Off Leigh Mill Road, in a wealthy suburb in Fairfax County. Success!

317. 2023-09-17 39 -77 -- A drive-thru lane at a bank in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Success!

316. 2023-09-03 45 -122 -- Off 209th Avenue west of Aloha. Success!

315. 2023-08-27 45 -122 -- Near a "parking area" in Washington Park. Thwarted!

314. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- On State Street in the countryside east of Salem. Success!

313. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- In the woods east of Lincoln City. Thwarted!

312. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- In the woods north of Klootchy Creek County Park. Success!

311. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- In the woods northwest of Columbia City. Thwarted!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2023-08-19. It's a Double Hash.

310. 2023-07-30 44 -123 -- In a park off the Siletz Highway. Success!

309. 2023-07-25 45 -122 -- In a yard on NE Going Street. Success!

308. 2023-07-20 45 -122 -- By an odd hole-thing off of SE 75th northwest of Clackamas Town Center. Success!

307. 2023-07-18 45 -122 -- On the side of Oregon 224 a few miles north of Estacada. Success!

306. 2023-07-16 45 -122 -- In North Kerby Avenue, near Fremont. Success!

305. 2023-07-09 45 -121 -- Evidence of those who had come before in Skamania County. Success!

304. 2023-06-29 45 -122 -- Another run in the Hockinson neighborhood. Success!

303. 2023-06-27 40 -74 -- New Jersey! Success!

302. 2023-06-17 45 -122 -- Near Kalama for the Reverse Regional, with Mrs.5000. Success!

301. 2023-06-16 46 -122 -- To a roadside outside Toutle, in a new car. Success!

300. 2023-05-14 45 -122 -- The Crown Zellerbach Power Ditch! in Camas. Success!

299. 2023-05-12 45 -122 -- Behind a gate off of Washington 503. Thwarted!

298. 2023-05-09 45 -122 -- On a suburban street near the Washington end of the Glen Jackson Bridge. Success!

297. 2023-05-06 46 -122 -- By the rail grade behind a dairy in Chehalis. Success!


Spring Break 2023

296. 2023-05-01 45 -119 -- In brush near a truckstop on I-84 in Morrow County, by moving van. Success!
295. 2023-04-30 44 -117 -- On the Idaho bank of the Snake River. Thwarted!
294. 2023-04-29 42 -117 -- South of Jordan Valley. Success!
293. 2023-04-29 42 -118 -- In the sagebrush of Malheur County. Success!
292. 2023-04-28 43 -119 -- In the sagebrush of Harney County. Success!
291. 2023-04-28 44 -121 -- At the base of Black Butte. Success!
290. 2023-04-28 44 -122 -- Climbing a hill outside of Sweet Home. Success!



289. 2023-04-23 45 -122 -- The Columbia River Trail with Frogman and Higgs. Success!

288. 2023-03-26 43 -123 -- Stopping near Roseburg to break up a trip. Success!

287. 2023-03-12 47 -122 -- Northwest of Olympia with Heatherbee! Success!

286. 2023-02-19 45 -122 -- Visiting Tualatin Nature Park and leaving with dry feet. Success!

285. 2023-02-11 45 -122 -- Following a path to a construction pad in the 'Couv. Success!

284. 2023-02-05 45 -122 -- Bussing and running to a street in deep Southeast. Success!

283. 2023-01-28 45 -123 -- Revisiting 2019-02-03 45 -123. But thwarted.

282. 2023-01-13 36 -121 -- At the Pebble Beach resort. Success!

281. 2023-01-10 37 -122 -- Daly City, on San Francisco's BART system. Success!

The 2022 Adventures

280. 2022-11-28 42 -96 -- North Sioux City, South Dakota. Success!

279. 2022-11-23 39 -108 -- A neighborhood in Grand Junction, Colorado. Success!

278. 2022-11-11 45 -122 -- Return to Tryon Creek Park, by bicycle. Success!

277. 2022-10-23 45 -122 -- Running, more or less, in the Hockinson neighborhood northeast of Vancouver. Success!

276. 2022-10-16 33 -112 -- Ankle deep in the Salt River, Phoenix, Arizona. Success!

275. 2022-10-15 36 -114 -- A gated community in Henderson, Nevada. Thwarted! by gates.

274. 2022-10-14 45 -122 -- A residential street in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Success!

273. 2022-10-06 45 -122 -- Hayden Island. Success!

272. 2022-09-26 45 -122 -- The Neighbors Park housing project, in Gresham. Success!

271. 2022-08-28 44 -122 -- Northeast of Scio, Oregon. Success!

270. 2022-08-20 44 -122 -- In the forest northeast of Lyons. Twarted! by forest recovery.

269. 2022-08-17 45 -122 -- Off of Lower Boones Ferry Road. Success!

268. 2022-08-08 45 -122 -- In Gladstone, in a party four strong. Success!

267. 2022-07-26 45 -122 -- On 31st Avenue in Eastmoreland. Success!

266. 2022-07-24 46 -123 -- In Altrusa Park, in a residential development west of Longview. Success!


July Hashtrip 2022

265. 2022-07-08 45 -121 -- In a motel parking lot in The Dalles. Success!

264. 2022-07-08 44 -121 -- Near a solar field on Elbe Road, northwest of Metolius. Success!

263. 2022-07-08 44 -120 -- On a little hill off of Burnt Ridge Road, northwest of Mitchell. Success!

262. 2022-07-08 45 -120 -- just south of the big waste facility in Gilliam County. Success!

261. 2022-07-06 46 -119 -- On the playing fields of Chiawana High School, in Pasco, Washington. Success!

260. 2022-07-06 47 -121 -- Off I-90 near the Kachess Dam, near Snoqualmie Pass. Success!

259. 2022-07-06 47 -122 -- In a powerline park in Auburn, Washington. Success!



258. 2022-07-01 45 -122 -- At an elementary school in Clackamas. Success!

257. 2022-07-01 45 -121 -- Along Highway 35, by the East Fork Hood River. Success!

256. 2022-06-19 45 -122 -- Burbclaves. Thwarted

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Michael5000 earned the Two to the N achievement
by attempting to reach 28 hashpoints on 2022-06-19 45 -122 and is promoted to Level 8 (Expeditions).


255. 2022-06-19 46 -122 -- Camus Road and the World's Largest Egg. Success!

254. 2022-06-11 46 -123 -- The conquest of Wahkiakum County. Success!

253. 2022-06-11 46 -122 -- In the woods south of Toutle. Success!

252. 2022-06-10 45 -122 -- Getting very wet in North Portland. Success!

251. 2022-05-25 39 -86 -- With Hope in the Saddle Club development near Franklin, Indiana. Success!

250. 2022-05-25 38 -86 -- Off the West Vincennes Trail in Washington County, Indiana. Success!

249. 2022-05-23 39 -82 -- Morgan County, Ohio. Success!

248. 2022-05-20 42 -85 -- South of Paw Paw, Michigan. Success!

247. 2022-05-16 45 -122 -- The Edgefield Hotel, with Mrs.5000. Success!

246. 2022-05-15 45 -122 -- Visiting Tigard with Madeleine. Success!

245. 2022-05-14 46 -122 -- Day trip to Castle Rock. Success!

244. 2022-05-09 44 -123 -- Day trip to Eugene. Success!

243. 2022-05-03 45 -122 -- In Gresham, with the Frogman. Success!

242. 2022-04-06 45 -121 -- On the shoulder of US 26, on the shoulder of Mt. Hood. Success!

241. 2022-03-29 45 -122 -- To an intersection south of Sherwood. Then to a pub! Success!

240. 2022-03-24 45 -122 -- Somebody's side yard close to NIKE, in Beaverton. Success!

239. 2022-02-27 44 -123 -- The side of the road outside of Dallas. Success!

238. 2022-02-27 43 -123 -- In the woods south of Veneta. Success!

237. 2022-02-26 45 -122 -- A driveway in Beaverton. Thwarted by timing.

236. 2022-02-25 44 -123 -- In a marsh near Fern Ridge Reservoir. Success!

235. 2022-02-20 45 -122 -- On a vacant lot in Beaverton. Boring success!

234. 2022-02-19 46 -123 -- On the beach near Astoria, laboriously. Success!

233. 2022-02-19 46 -122 -- In Longview. Success!

  • Expeditions #231 and #232 are out of sequence. Long story. See 2012.

230. 2022-02-08 45 -122 -- In the middle of 162nd Street, Vancouver. Success!

229. 2022-01-20 43 -123 -- On the shoulder of Oregon Highway 42, at speed. Success!

228. 2021-11-28 45 -122 -- On the shoulder of U.S. Highway 30, fully stopped. Success!

2019 Expeditions (Expeditions #201-227)

The Lost Southeastern Trio

227. 2019-09-12 33 -83 -- Southeast Clarke Park: Athens, Georgia, Inside Out.

226. 2019-09-11 31 -81 -- Rye Patch Road, Long County, Georgia, because Southern placenames are awesome.

225. 2019-09-08 36 -84 -- Claxton Elementary School, Clinton, Tennessee.

The Rest of 2019

224. 2019-08-11 45 -120 -- Just off of the Deschutes Canyon Trail at the confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia. Success!

223. 2019-08-04 45 -121 -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, in an attempt to claim the The Dalles graticule portion of Multnomah County. Thwarted.

222. 2019-08-03 45 -119 -- In the woods west of Ukiah. Success!

221. 2019-08-03 45 -118 -- In the woods south of LaGrande. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2019-08-03. It's a Double Hash.

220. 2019-08-02 45 -120 -- A long drive to Gilliam County. Success!

219. 2019-08-02 45 -122 -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods southeast of Portland. Thwarted.

218. 2019-06-28 43 -122 -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, to claim the Oakridge graticule. Success!

217. 2019-06-13 46 -122 -- To Trojan Park, for Columbia County and glory. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Formal attire achievement
by looking good at the (46, -122) geohash on 2019-06-13.
2019-06-13 46 -122 me.jpg

216. 2019-06-05 45 -120 -- Out to the dump in Gilliam County. Success!

215. 2019-06-05 45 -121 -- Visiting the Dalles on the way to and from Expedition #216. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2019-06-05. It's a Double Hash.

214. 2019-05-28 45 -122 -- Driving to a spot near work during lunch. Success!

213. 2019-05-25 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Tryon Creek State Park. Success!

212. 2019-05-13 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Woodburn. Success!

211. 2019-05-11 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Vancouver. Success!

210. 2019-04-25 45 -122 -- Going for a run in North Portland. Success!

209. 2019-03-24 44 -123 -- In West Salem, on the way home from Eastern Oregon. Success!

208. 2019-03-23 42 -120 -- In the snow near Lakeview, Oregon. Success!

207. 2019-03-23 43 -120 -- Near the Christmas Valley Highway in Eastern Oregon. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2019-03-23. It's a Double Hash.

206. 2019-03-22 44 -120 -- Thwarted by snow and careless planning in Crook County.

205. 2019-03-16 45 -122 -- I went up a hill east of Newberg, west of Wilsonville. Success!

204. 2019-03-10 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Clark County. Success!

203. 2019-02-24 45 -122 -- Going for another winter run across the city. Success!

Walk.PNG
 Michael5000 earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2019-02-24 on foot, travelling a distance of 9.19 miles running, .8 walking.

202. 2019-02-09 45 -122 -- Going for a winter run across the city. Success!

Walk.PNG
 Michael5000 earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2019-02-09 on foot, travelling a distance of 9.03 miles.

201. 2019-02-03 45 -123 -- Going for a run in rural Yamhill County. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Regional geohashing achievement
by reaching a hash point in all 2 graticules belonging to Yamhill County, Oregon.
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2018 Expeditions (Expeditions #197-200)

200. 2018-12-15 44 -122 -- A post-run drive in Marion County farmland. Success!

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Michael5000 earned the Two to the N achievement
by attempting to reach 27.64385618978 hashpoints on 2018-12-15 44 -122 and is promoted to Level 7.64385618978 (Expeditions).

199. 2018-11-24 39 -108 -- Taking out the Trash in Fruita, Colorado. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
by cleaning up the (39, -108) geohash on 2018-11-24.
2018-11-24 39 -108 Trash.jpeg

198. 2018-10-27 46 -118 -- A little detour in the Eastern Washington wheatlands. Success!

197. 2018-08-26 45 -119 -- Showing up too late for a garage sale in Umatilla. Success!

2016 and 2017 Expeditions

As far as I can remember, there weren't any.

Before I gave up geohashing for good for the second time, my record-keeping tailed off for about a year and a half. In November 2018, I rediscovered expeditions 185-197, which had not been listed on this page. Expeditions 187 and 188 had never even been written up at the time, but were recoverable from old emails.

If there was any geohashing during the 1008 days between November 22, 2015 and August 26, 2018, I haven't remembered it yet.

2015 Expeditions (Expeditions #187-196)

196. 2015-11-22 45 -122 -- Stopping by a park in Southwest Portland. Success!

195. 2015-10-18 45 -122 -- A visit to the St. John's Bridge. Success!

194. 2015-09-25 45 -122 -- Visiting a little park near Newberg. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2015-09-25. It's a Double Hash.

193. 2015-09-25 46 -122 -- Visiting a church in Castle Rock. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Holy hash achievement
by reaching the sacred (46, -122) location, which is The Rock Church, on 2015-09-25.
2015-09-25 46 -122 church.JPG


192. 2015-09-03 45 -122 -- Running to a hashpoint a few miles from home. Success!

191. 2015-07-21 45 -122 -- A schoolyard by Rocky Butte. Twarted.

190. 2015-06-21 45 -122 -- Running by a hashpoint in East County. Success!

189. 2015-05-23 45 -122 -- In the Beaverton Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Success!

188. 2015-04-03 49 -122 -- Breakdown in rural British Columbia. Thwarted.

187. 2015-04-02 49 -123 -- With Jennifer near the UBC campus. Thwarted.

  • First Attempt in B.C. and in Canada.

2014 Expeditions (Expeditions #154-186)

186. 2014-12-01 38 -109 -- Up a canyon in eastern Utah. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Utah!
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 Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (38, -109) graticule, here, on 2014-12-01.
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185. 2014-11-23 45 -122 -- Getting some exercise down in Tualitan. Success!

184. 2014-11-12 45 -122 -- A tire shop on 82nd. Success!

183. 2014-11-05 45 -122 -- An apartment complex in Hillsboro. Success!

182. 2014-09-14 45 -122 -- Stopping by a high school on the east side of Vancouver. Success!

181. 2014-09-06 45 -122 -- Grocery shopping in Vancouver, Washington. Success!

180. 2014-08-24 45 -123 -- At a pretty tree out by North Plains. Success!

179. 2014-07-25 35 -102 -- By the side of the road in Deaf Smith County, Texas. Success!

178. 2014-07-25 34 -101 -- By a cornfield outside of Plainview, Texas. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2014-07-25. It's a Double Hash.

177. 2014-07-23 32 -97 -- Hanging out with a horse north of Fort Worth, Texas. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Texas!
Multihash.png
 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2014-07-23. It's a Double Hash.

176. 2014-07-23 33 -96 -- A casino parking lot in Durant, Oklahoma. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Oklahoma!

175. 2014-07-20 39 -98 -- A long, long drive to Downs, Kansas. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Kansas!
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 Michael5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (39, -98) graticule, here, on 2014-07-20.

174. 2014-06-29 45 -122 -- With Jennifer in Washougal, Washington. Success!

173. 2014-06-22 45 -122 -- In the fenced compound of a commercial arborist in Newberg. Thwarted.

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Yamhill County!

172. 2014-06-22 45 -123 -- In dunes south of Cape Lookout, near Pacific City. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Tillamook County!

171. 2014-06-20 45 -122 -- In the parking lot of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Success!

Walk.PNG
 Michael5000 earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2014-06-20 on foot.

170. 2014-06-16 45 -122 -- On a steep hillside off of Highway 14 near Skamania, Washington. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Skamania County!

169. 2014-06-15 45 -122 -- On a hillside just to the north of St. Helens, Oregon. Success!

  • Third Expedition with the Frogman!
  • Third Expedition to Columbia County!
  • Intersection of Columbia County and the Portland graticule.

168. 2014-06-03 45 -122 -- In a large vacant lot in Gresham. Success!

167. 2014-05-31 44 -123 -- The front yard of a vacant house in Dallas. Success!

  • First Expedition to Polk County

166. 2014-05-24 45 -122 -- In woods just off of Canyon Creek Road, in Wilsonville. Success!

165. 2014-05-20 45 -122 -- On the side of a road towards the back of the Zoo. Success!

164. 2014-05-08 45 -122 -- In a backyard between Boston and Omaha Avenues in North Portland. Success!

163. 2014-04-23 45 -122 -- On SE Ramona Street, off of Foster Boulevard. Success!

162. 2014-04-19 45 -122 -- The Smith and Bybee Lakes natural area in North Portland. Thwarted.

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 Michael5000 earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize
by being prevented from reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2014-04-19 by an impassable and unforeseen a swollen lake.

161. 2014-04-06 45 -122 -- A field in the Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area, between Lake Vancouver and the Columbia River. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging Eavan to the (45, -122) geohash on 2014-04-06.
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160. 2014-03-26 45 -122 -- In a driveway of a private home on SE 87th Avenue, near Canyon Road, in SW Portland. Success!

159. 2014-03-20 45 -122 -- At the intersection of Highway 213 and Henrici Road, southeast of Oregon City. Success!

158. 2014-02-23 45 -122 -- In the parking lot of a US Bank on SE 103 and Washington. Success!

  • First time encountering other geohashers!
  • Longest all-running expedition (8.3 miles)!

157. 2014-02-22 45 -122 -- In Lake Oswego on Summerville Avenue, with Mrs.5000. Success!

  • Four (4) separate expeditions reached this hashpoint!

156. 2014-02-03 44 -123 -- In a field west of Adair Village, Oregon. Success!

  • Pulled a prank on Frogman and company by beating them to a hashpoint on their home turf.
  • First Expedition to Benton County.
  • First Return to the Eugene Graticule since Expedition #1.
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 Michael5000 earned the Regional geohashing achievement
by reaching a hash point in all 1 graticules belonging to Benton County, Oregon.
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155. 2014-01-20 45 -122 -- In front of the "Wy'East Medical" building in the Clackamas warehouse district. Success!

154. 2014-01-05 45 -122 -- On a wooded, farmed hill in the suburbs of northern Clackamas County. Success!

  • 100th Expedition in the State of Oregon!

2013 Expeditions (Expeditions #124-153)

The 2013 Expeditions in Detail

153. 2013-12-29 43 -123 The woods west of Cottage Grove, with Mrs.5000 and Niece #4. Success!

152. 2013-11-29 19 -155 North Central Hawaii, off the Daniel Inouye Highway, with Mrs.5000 and family. Thwarted.

151. 2013-10-27 41 -89 On Lee Road, north of US 30 and west of state road 251 in north central Illinois. Success!

150. 2013-10-27 42 -91 On the shore of the Mississippi -- quite literally -- in Guttenberg, Iowa. Awesome Success!

149. 2013-10-26 43 -92 In a ditch southwest of Cresco, Iowa. Success!

148. 2013-10-25 42 -90 Off of Highway 52, southeast of Dubuque, Iowa. Success!

147. 2013-10-19 45 -122 On NW 289th Street in Clark County, Washington. With llamas. Success!

146. 2013-09-21 45 -122 Near the Rolling Hills Community Church, west of West Linn off of I-205. Success!

145. 2013-09-15 45 -123 In the woods off Highway 26, near an ODOT station, with Frogman. Success!

144. 2013-09-11 45 -122 On Almond Drive in a still-being-built neighborhood near Clackamas High School. Success!

143. 2013-09-07 45 -122 Failure! in the Oregon woods, with Frogman and Alison.

142. 2013-09-04 43 -70 Success! in Portland, Maine.

141. 2013-09-02 45 -67 Thwarted by signage in the Maine woods.

140. 2013-09-02 45 -68 Success! in the woods Southwest of Millinocket, Maine.

139. 2013-09-02 45 -69 Did not attempt! in the Maine woods.

138. 2013-08-23 45 -122 An easy drive to Vancouver with Frogman and Alison, although not "with" in the temporal sense. Success!

137. 2013-08-11 45 -122 An easy drive to Vancouver with Mrs.5000. Success!

136. 2013-08-09 45 -120 Under powerlines on the north bank of the Columbia Gorge. Thwarted!

135. 2013-08-09 44 -119 On the Rukio Creek Ranch in Grant County. Thwarted!

134. 2013-08-06 48 -115 In the forest northwest of Troy, Montana. Success.

133. 2013-08-05 47 -111 A farm road north of Fairfield, Montana. Success

132. 2013-08-05 45 -110 Just East of Bozeman, Montana. Success!

131. 2013-08-05 44 -110 Near the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Twarted.

130. 2013-08-04 43 -116 An office building on a Boise strip. Success!

129. 2013-08-03 43 -116 Suburban Boise. Success!

128. 2013-08-03 45 -121 On the Washington slope of the Columbia Gorge. Success!

127. 2013-07-28 44 -122 Main Street, Brownsville. Success!

126. 2013-06-19 45 -122 St. Stephens Church, SE Portland. Thwarted!

125. 2013-06-15 45 -122 Tualatin Hills Park. Success!

124. 2013-05-13 45 -123 On Zion Creek Road. Success!

2012 (Expeditions #101-123)

The 2012 Expeditions in Detail

The Lost Expeditions

Before I completely gave up geohashing (August '12 to June '13), there were a few months when I was still out hunting, but not keeping track of them. Here they are, freshly rediscovered and screwing up my numbering system and stats.

123. 2012-08-01 45 -122 -- The parking lot of the Slavic Emmanuel Church, SE 82nd, Portland. Success.

122. 2012-07-06 45 -122 -- On 46th Street in Vancouver. Success.

121. 2012-07-01 45 -122 -- Off a private road near LaCenter, Washington. Success.

120. 2012-06-23 45 -122 -- The parking lot of a Goodwill in Tigard. Success.

119a. 2012-06-22 44 -123 -- Between Hayes & Garfield on 13th in Eugene, by proxy (The Fabulous Ms. Geni) Success.

119. 2012-05-25 45 -122 -- A quiet neighborhood near Allen and Murray in Beaverton. Success.

118. 2012-05-16 45 -122 -- In a field near Aloha. Thwarted.

Out-of-order Exp #232. 2012-05-14 46 -123 -- A walk on the beach in Clatsop County. An expedition that was even more lost than the others, rediscovered in February 2022. Success.

Out-of-order Exp #231. 2012-05-14 46 -122 -- Passing through Longview. Success.

117. 2012-04-12 45 -122 -- Centennial Park, Damascus. Success.

Early 2012

116. 2012-04-07 47 -121 In the woods southeast of Enumclaw, Washington. Expedition Success!

115. 2012-04-06 48 -122 An apartment complex in the northern suburbs of Bellingham. Success!

114. 2012-04-06 45 -122 On a horse trail northeast of Battle Ground, Washington. Success!

113. 2012-04-04 45 -122 In the parking lot of an industrial concern near the airport. Success!

112. 2012-04-01 47 -122 In a Seattle city park with Niece #4! Success!

111. 2012-03-31 45 -122 In a gritty industrial area in North Portland. Success!

110. 2012-03-12 45 -122 A non-starter in the interior of a SE Portland block. Thwarted.

109. 2012-03-05 45 -122 On an industrial parking lot in Aloha. Success!

108. 2012-02-28 45 -122 Among a block of townhouses off of Sandy Boulevard. Success!

107. 2012-02-23 45 -122 In a residential neighborhood in Milwaukie. Success!

106. 2012-02-20 45 -122 On the campus of the Parry Center for Children. Success!

105. 2012-01-21 45 -122 Gabriel Park in SW Portland. Success.

104. 2012-01-19 45 -122 A cul-de-sac in Happy Valley. Success.

103. 2012-01-15 46 -122 In the woods southeast of Winlock, Washington. Success!

102. 2012-01-07 45 -122 In the middle of Butler Road, Southwest of Portland. Success!

101. 2012-01-02 45 -122 Off the side of Cornelius Pass Road. Success!

2011 (Expeditions #46-100)

The 2011 Expeditions in Detail

Late 2011

100. 2011-12-07 45 -122 Off of Farmington Road near Aloha. Success!

99. 2011-11-26 39 -108 Northwest of Grand Junction, Colorado!

98. 2011-11-16 45 -122 On a street corner in residential Vancouver. Success!

97. 2011-11-13 45 -122 Near a fence between driveways on SE 74th Avenue, near Powell Boulevard. Success!

96. 2011-11-02 45 -122 By an apartment complex near Clackamas Town Center.

95. 2011-10-15 45 -123 Vernonia! Success!

94. 2011-10-09 45 -122 Just off a residential street between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!

93. 2011-10-01 45 -122 A field near a near housing development in Vancouver. Success!

92. 2011-09-28 45 -122 An apartment complex off of NE Andresen Road, in Vancouver. Success!

91. 2011-09-26 45 -122 On an undeveloped volcanic butte in Gresham. Success!

90. 2011-09-22 45 -121 Just off the railroad on the eastern edge of Cascade Locks. Success!

The Endurance Geohashing series

89. 2011-09-20 45 -121 In rangeland off of U.S Highway 197 south of Maupin. Success!

88. 2011-09-20 44 -121 Near the Alfalfa settlement east of Bend. Thwarted.

87. 2011-09-19 43 -121 National Forest Land in northwest Lake County. Success!

86. 2011-09-19 44 -121 In Crooked River Ranch, an ultra-low density development northwest of Terrebonne. Success!

85. 2011-09-19 44 -120 Deep in the Ochoco National Forest. Success!

84. 2011-09-19 44 -119 On a hill overlooking the John Day Valley west of Mount Vernon. Thwarted.

83. 2011-09-19 44 -118 In National Forest land southwest of Unity, Oregon. Success!

82. 2011-09-19 44 -117 In the hills east of the industrial ruins at Lime. Thwarted.

81. 2011-09-18 43 -116 Off of the Silver City road in southeastern Idaho. Success!

80. 2011-09-17 42 -114 Near the Snake River south of Hagerman, Idaho. Success!

79. 2011-09-17 43 -115 In rugged hills south of Idaho City, Idaho. Success!

78. 2011-09-16 43 -119 In ranchland on the south shore of Harney Lake. Thwarted.

77. 2011-09-15 43 -118 In the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, about 25 road miles SSE of Burns. Success!

76. 2011-09-14 45 -122 In a suburban commercial district in Vancouver.

Summer 2011

75. 2011-09-01 45 -122 Just south of the Cascade Station area, near Portland International Airport. Success!

74. 2011-08-14 43 -123 The wrong day's graticule. Rather radical failure.

73.2011-08-06 44 -122 In the Cascade Foothills south of Molalla. Success!

72.2011-08-03 45 -122 In a vacant lot near the Troutdale Airport. Success!

71.2011-07-31 45 -121 Off of Highway 26, twenty-five miles north of Warm Springs. Success!

70.2011-07-27 45 -122 Near Highway 99E between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!

69.2011-07-24 45 -123 Between Cannon Beach and Seaside. Thwarted.

68.2011-07-23 45 -122 Off of Springville Road in Northwest Portland. Thwarted.

67.2011-07-21 46 -121 Near White Pass in the Washington Cascades. Success.

66.2011-07-19 46 -117 In a canyon west of Asotin, Washington. Thwarted.

65.2011-07-19 45 -118 On a ridge above the Grande Ronde River near La Grande. Thwarted.

64.2011-07-18 45 -117 On the Union Pacific Railroad south of Union, Oregon. Success!

63.2011-07-17 43 -117 In desert hills east of Juntura, Oregon. Success!

62.2011-07-17 43 -118 A few miles east of US-395 in the Malheur National Forest. Success!

61.2011-07-16 44 -118 In agricultural land between John Day and Prairie City. Thwarted.

60.2011-07-16 44 -119 Deep in the Ochoco Mountains. Thwarted.

59.2011-07-15 44 -120 Rural Wheeler County. Success!

58.2011-07-15 45 -120 Off I-84 near Arlington. Thwarted.

57. 2011-07-04 45 -122 In Sellwood. Success!

January-June 2011

56. 2011-06-17 45 -122 On Marine Drive, just east of Portland International Airport. Success!

55. 2011-05-29 45 -122 In a powerline right-of-way off of Skyline Drive. Success!

54. 2011-05-22 45 -122 The I-205 median four miles into Washington. Success!

53. 2011-05-07 45 -122 A suburban street in Southwest Portland. Success!

52. 2011-04-27 45 -122 A sidewalk in The 'Couv. Success!

51. 2011-04-21 45 -122 The middle of a street in Happy Valley. Success!

50. 2011-03-18 45 -122 Industrial site south of Foster Road. Twarted.

49. 2011-03-09 45 -122 Residential neighborhood north of the Columbia. Twarted.

48. 2011-02-26 45 -122 On the Columbia River Bike Path. Success!

47. 2011-02-04 45 -122 Just off Hwy 26 near Tanisbourne.

46. 2011-01-10 45 -122 Somebody's yard in Irvington.

2010 (Expeditions #11-45)

The 2010 Expeditions in Detail

Late 2010 (Expeditions #39-45)

45. 2010-12-24 43 -124 In a tidal flat just off of East Bay Drive.

44. 2010-12-12 45 -122 In an empty lot by the railroad corridor in Milwaukie.

43. 2010-12-06 45 -122 In Happy Valley, off of Sunnyside Road.

42. 2010-11-11 45 -122 Near LaCamas Lake, north of Camas.

41. 2010-10-31 45 -122 Under a tree at SE 40th and Woodstock.

40. 2010-10-07 45 -122 Somebody's house, in Irvington.

39. 2010-09-24 45 -122 Somebody's driveway, in Sellwood.

The First Golden Age: July & August 2010 (Expeditions #23-38)

38. 2010-08-31 45 -124 On a hilltop near the ocean in the Siuslaw National Forest.

37. 2010-08-29 45 -123 In the woods north of Vernonia.

36. 2010-08-29 46 -123 In the Capital State Forest, twelve miles WSW of Olympia, Washington.

35. 2010-08-29 46 -124 A vacant lot in Ocean Shores, Washington.

34. 2010-08-28 47 -123 In light forest near the Matlock-Brady Road, fifteen miles west of Shelton, Washington.

33. 2010-08-28 47 -122 Off a residential street in Parkland, south of Tacoma.

32. 2010-08-28 46 -123 In Clatsop State Forest, roughly 10 miles west of Clatskanie, Oregon.

31. 2010-08-16 42 -122 In the forested hills south of Ashland, Oregon.

30. 2010-08-14 42 -122 In the forest west of I-5, south of Ashland.

29. 2010-08-13 42 -121 In National Forest land east of Chiloquin, Oregon.

28. 2010-08-12 42 -123 In the hills south of the Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon.

27. 2010-08-05 45 -122 I84W to I5N Ramp, Central Portland.

MultipleElevationsIcon.png
 Michael5000 earned the Level two Multiple elevations achievement (solo)
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2010-08-05 at two different elevations.

26. 2010-07-30 45 -122 Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego.

25. 2010-07-25 45 -122 Lone Fir Cemetary, Southeast Portland.

24. 2010-07-18 45 -122 Deep in the East Vancouver burbclaves.

23. 2010-07-17 45 -122 Off Marine Drive near the Portland International Airport.

January - June, 2010 (Expeditions #11-22)

22. 2010-06-11 52 -129 In Queen Charlotte Sound, off the British Columbia Coast

21. 2010-06-06 47 -122 In an apartment complex parking lot near SeaTac Airport.

20. 2010-05-30 45 -122 Forested foothills northeast of Vancouver.

19. 2010-05-23 45 -122 Along the Clackamas River near Estacada.

18. 2010-05-22 45 -122 A Street on the suburban West Side.

17. 2010-05-05 45 -122 Kingsley D. Bundy City Park in Southeast Portland, with Sarah.

16. 2010-04-21 45 -122 At the edge of a quarry site north of Estacada.

15a. 2010-04-14 44 -123 Northeast of Monmouth (by proxy)

15. 2010-04-11 45 -122 South of Oregon City, with Mrs.5000 and Rebel.

14. 2010-04-01 45 -122 Powell Butte Nature Park.

13. 2010-02-04 45 -122 Across the street from the back of a Safeway in Milwaukie, with Mrs.5000.

12. 2010-01-11 45 -122 On a residential street in Northeast Portland, with Mrs.5000.

11. 2010-01-09 45 -122 On a dead-end road near Tualatin.

2009 (Expeditions #1-10)

The 2009 Expeditions in Detail

10. 2009-12-27 42 -124 South of Humbug Mountain, Curry County, Oregon with Mrs.5000.

9. 2009-12-25 43 -124 North of Myrtle Point, Oregon with Mrs.5000.

8. 2009-12-23 45 -122 Residential Area Southeast of Vancouver Lake

7. 2009-12-21 45 -122 Gillihan Road, Sauvie Island.

6. 2009-12-06 45 -122 Sunset High School baseball diamond, Portland.

5. 2009-11-28 45 -122 On Logging Roads north of the East Fork Lewis River in Southwest Washington.

4. 2009-11-27 47 -122 East of Everett, Washington, with Mrs.5000 and Niece #1.

3. 2009-11-13 45 -122 To the eastern fringe of The 'Couv.

2. 2009-11-08 45 -122 To Vancouver Lake.

1. 2009-10-31 44 -123 To South Salem with Mrs.5000.

Staff and Enablers

Mrs.5000 and Other Core Staff

Mrs.5000, my helpmeet and lead co-adventurer, is an architect, bricoleur, and book artist of no little reknown. She is thought to prefer expeditions in which there is some secondary payoff, such as exercise, attractive scenery, or burritos, but she is as game for a random road trip as the next person. As of February 2023, she is the 47th greatest geohasher in the world.

The Nieces are of course all mad for geohashing. My favorite niece is, by rule, the one who most recently went geohashing with me.

  • Niece #1 joined us for doomed Expedition #4, was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #15a, and was along for Expedition #105.
  • Niece #2 joined us for Expeditions #94 and #105.
  • Niece #3 jumped in for Expedition #115.
  • Niece #4 was coerced along for Expeditions #112, #114, and #115, and was gung-ho for #153, and went for one of her own: 2014-04-20 48 -122.

Frogman, along with Benture, Alison, Kate, Leah, and Daisy, are close allies in our geohashing and other endeavors.

  • Kate was a intrepid puppet for Expedition #75.
  • Frogman and Alison abducted me for Expedition #143. They totally abducted me! Although, to be fair, I didn't put up much of a fight.
  • Frogman joined me for Expeditions #145 & #169 and, more recently, instigated Expedition #243.
  • I encountered Benture and Leah at Expedition #158.

The fabulous and frighteningly talented Robyn is the human who introduced me to the pursuit; she is my geohashing hero and geohashing spiritual counselor.

Additional Humans

  • Rebel joined us for Expedition #15.
  • Sarah joined me for doomed Expedition #17.
  • BigBrother5000 joined us for doomed Expedition #30.
  • SisterJen led the charge in Expedition #115 and was a co-conspirator for 2014-04-20 48 -122.
  • A Really Nice Guy and his son saved our sorry stranded asses in doomed Expedition #60.
  • Jennifer joined us for doomed Expeditions #69 and #70, and was along for successful Expeditions #127 and, along with Brian, #257.
  • Ma5000 and Pa5000 came along for Expedition #105.
  • The Fabulous Ms. Geni was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #119a.
  • Molly ran with me for Expedition #122.
  • Eavan came with for Expedition #161.
  • and Madeleine joined me for Expedition #246.
  • Hope was co-adventurer for Expedition #251.

Hashscots

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Cinnamon Bear, my hashscot, is a North American brown bear and a highly accomplished travel mascot. He has traveled in all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, England, and Wales, and has been to Hadrian's Wall, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other well-known sites. He has been to the top of the highest mountains, or "mountains", in New Jersey, Missouri, and Iowa (with me) and to the tops of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Washington's Mt. Saint Helens (without me). Cinnamon Bear has been along for at least half of my Expeditions.

Aurora "Rory" Bearialis, my associate hashscot and cold-weather consultant, is a polar bear of uncertain age and origin. Her performance on Expeditions #103, #104, and #154 shows that she is more than capable of filling in for snow-related adventures or when the lead hashscot is busy hibernating.

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