Difference between revisions of "2010-03-13 49 8"

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Location

In a forest near Darmstadt.

Participants

Plans

Expedition

Ekorren and Koepfel used to S-Bahn to get from the previous expedition (2010-03-13 48 8) to Heidelberg. At the platform, they met Ilpadre and and a few minutes later Fivetonsofflax, Euterkuh and a friend of them, the RNZ reporter. We entered the Regionalbahn to Frankfurt. In the train, we started eating the cake Ekorren bought in Büchenbronn on his previous expedition.

By 14:24, we arrived in Darmstadt Süd. From there, we started walking through the southern suburbs of Darmstadt At one point, we turned right into a residential area only to find ourselves in front of a small creek, with no bridge nearby. Even though this turned out to be avoidable, as there was a bridge for the main road a few blocks away, it was a perfect opportunity for some awesome pictures and a video (see below) of us leaping over the creek.

Next, we walked by a newly built police station. It was located at a busy road, with no biking path and only a narrow pedestrian path. However, in front of the police station, they decided t build a new pedestrian path, even with a wide biking path. Even though it's only about 150 meters long, it forces cyclists to get off the road and join the road again a few seconds later. Obviously everything is fully equipped with traffic signs pointing that out.

From there, we left the main road and continued on forest paths. We saw several art-sy objects that were placed along the path and came by a large rock that was apparently related to Goethe somehow. Time for some more action shots photos of Fivetonsofflax and Euterkuh for the newspaper article.

After that, we came by a small lake, also named after Goethe. The hash was getting closer, when we met a man asking us where we were going. This time, we explained geohashing to him and chatted with him for a while.

As 16:00 was getting closer, we went on to the hashpoint, which we quickly found somewhere in the middle of the forest. We celebrated, placed two markers at a tree (one on paper and one on a plate of wood, Ilpadre brought that) and took lots of photos.

On the way back, we located two geocaches, one even within a kilometer from the hashpoint (Hash collision honorable mention) and Fivetonsofflax collected some trash from the forest (Geotrash achievement). We were back at the station Darmstadt Süd by 17:15 and took a Regionalbahn back to Heidelberg, We ate some more cake on the train, Ilpadre took a photo as we drove through the 2010-03-10 49 8 hashpoint he visited a few days ago.

In Heidelberg, Ilpadre Euterkuh and the reporter left the station, whereas Ekorren, Fivetonsofflax and Koepfel entered the S-Bahn to Karlsruhe, Fivetonsofflax left one station later in Kirchheim, Koepfel in Karlsruhe and Ekorren took a few other trains back to Tübingen.

others feel free to expand the report if I missed something

Tracklog

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=528717

Media Coverage

A reporter of the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, a newspaper published in and around Heidelberg, was with us on this expedition. He wrote an article on geohashing and this expedition, which was published on April 1st:

Ekorren, Euterkuh, Fivetonsofflax, Ilpadre and Koepfel earned the Media Attention Geohash Achievement

by being immortalized in the hearts of others during the (49, 8) geohash on 2010-03-13 in an article on geohashing in the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung.

Gallery

Photos

Saying goodbye to the train that brought us here
No hashcard was posted, but a postbox with that ancient post symbol is notable anyway
There is a through way here. The internet said so.
150 meter bike path
Free for forest visitors (those who don't want to visit the forest anyway aren't allowed to enter)
Devil's claw and God's mountain
Climbing for the RNZ article.
Goethe was here. Just like almost everywhere else.
The group at the lake
Koepfel's hashscot
Obligatory
Coordinates reached, 4 pm.
If two trees of different kinds love another very much...
Geotrash collecting
Back at the station
Beware the ghost train!
Inevitably going through the 2010-03-10 coordinates
Eating cake on the ride back
Back in Heidelberg

(Koepfel's pictures)

Videos

Two videos Koepfel took:

on the way to the hashpoint, jumping over a creek

obligatory 360° at the hashpoint

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 *[[User:ilpadre|ilpadre]]
 *[[User:Fivetonsofflax|Fivetonsofflax]]
+*[[User:Euterkuh|Euterkuh]]
 *A RNZ reporter
 *[[User:Koepfel|Koepfel]]
-*[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] - join in on my ticket!
+*[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]]
 == Plans ==
-Anyone who shows up will probably get a media attention achievement. An [http://rnz.de/ RNZ] reporter will join me on the expedition. --[[User:Fivetonsofflax|Fivetonsofflax]] 15:29, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
+moved to [[Talk:2010-03-13_49_8|Talk page]]
-:That's great! Count me in <small>(as long as it's somewhat reachable)</small> {{User:Koepfel/signature}} 16:08, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
-::Is this going to happen in any case and in the Mannheim graticule? Or, otherwise, when will it be determined whether it will take place and which point the expedition will aim at? --[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] 14:38, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
-:::It will take place, most probably in the Mannheim graticule. In case the point will be really far away and easier to reach in another graticule, we might go there. We will decide later today when we know the exact location. [[User:Fivetonsofflax|Fivetonsofflax]] 12:44, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-It's only a 4 km walk from Darmstadt Süd. Count me in! --[[User:Ilpadre|ilpadre]] 14:37, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-:We'll probably arrive in Darmstad TU-Lichtwiese at 14:50. That should give us enough time to be at the hashpoint at 16:00. [[User:Fivetonsofflax|Fivetonsofflax]] 14:51, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-::I'll walk from Darmstadt Süd and be at the coordinates at 16:00 in any case (depending on if I can catch the 13:21 train in Heidelberg and how fast I walk I'll either have to wait 45 minutes or arrive just in time - but I'll probably be at the hashpoint at about 15:20). --[[User:Ilpadre|ilpadre]] 15:11, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-:::Oh, you're right. Starting from Darmstadt Süd would be smarter. I suppose we'll do this as well. We'll probably also take the 13:21 train. [[User:Fivetonsofflax|Fivetonsofflax]] 18:03, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-::::Count me in, too. Might be a more expensive expedition (I'm currently at 15€ both ways for me, from Karlsruhe, unless we find some kind of group ticket?), but it'll be worth it. I'd probably also take the 13:21 one (S-Bahn from KA arrives at 13:11), I wouldn't mind taking an earlier train, though (since we are more than one person, we are allowed to move the saturday meetup time). {{User:Koepfel/signature}} 18:11, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-::::So we'll probably go all the way together, that's nice! :) It's exactly 3 km from Darmstadt Süd (if you follow the hiking trails the Google maps planner doesn't know about), so we'll only need to walk about 30 to 40 minutes. Fun fact: The hashpoint is only 3.5 km from the [[2010-01-06 49 8|2010-01-06]] coordinates (as the ring-necked parakeet flies). Still too far (and too cold) to check if my marker is still there. --[[User:Ilpadre|ilpadre]] 18:16, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-About meeting in Heidelberg, the train to Darmstadt leaves on platform 3. Ekorren and me will probably be in Heidelberg an hour earlier (see schedule below), if we fail to meet during that time, I'd suggest we meet at the bottom of the north-west stairs at 13:15. {{User:Koepfel/signature}} 06:41, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
+== Expedition ==
-=== Ticket ===
+Ekorren and Koepfel used to S-Bahn to get from the previous expedition ([[2010-03-13 48 8]]) to Heidelberg. At the platform, they met Ilpadre and and a few minutes later Fivetonsofflax, Euterkuh and a friend of them, the RNZ reporter. We entered the Regionalbahn to Frankfurt. In the train, we started eating the cake Ekorren bought in Büchenbronn on his previous expedition.
-In order to make the whole thing affordable, we can share a ''Wochenendticket'' for 37 EUR, which is valid for 5 people.
+By 14:24, we arrived in Darmstadt Süd. From there, we started walking through the southern suburbs of Darmstadt At one point, we turned right into a residential area only to find ourselves in front of a small creek, with no bridge nearby. Even though this turned out to be avoidable, as there was a bridge for the main road a few blocks away, it was a perfect opportunity for some awesome pictures and a video (see below) of us leaping over the creek.
-'''The ticket will be bought by Ekorren in the morning at Tübingen. Up to four other people may join in along the way. Please do not buy own tickets unless the number of people exceeds five or you need to take another train than the rest of the group.'''
+Next, we walked by a newly built police station. It was located at a busy road, with no biking path and only a narrow pedestrian path. However, in front of the police station, they decided t build a new pedestrian path, even with a wide biking path. Even though it's only about 150 meters long, it forces cyclists to get off the road and join the road again a few seconds later. Obviously everything is fully  equipped with traffic signs pointing that out.
-If we share the ticket, it's only 7.40 per person in average. Less than even a single ticket with BC25 from Heidelberg to Darmstadt. If less than 5 persons join, it's a bit more but still affordable. --[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] 21:18, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
+From there, we left the main road and continued on forest paths. We saw several art-sy objects that were placed along the path and came by a large rock that was apparently related to Goethe somehow. Time for some more action shots photos of Fivetonsofflax and Euterkuh for the newspaper article.
-:I'd do this, depending on what tickets the others need from Heidelberg. {{User:Koepfel/signature}} 19:32, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
+After that, we came by a small lake, also named after Goethe. The hash was getting closer, when we met a man asking us where we were going. This time, we explained geohashing to him and chatted with him for a while.
-::Ekorren and me will also visit the hashpoint in 48 8, see below, I'll leave my home at about 8:00, Ekorren probably earlier (When?), any objections regarding the tickets until then. @Ekorren, if no objections, see you in Pforzheim. {{User:Koepfel/signature}} 23:16, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-:::I plan to leave home around 6. Should really be in bed already... --[[User:Ekorren|Ekorren]] 23:23, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
-=== Schedule ===
+As 16:00 was getting closer, we went on to the hashpoint, which we quickly found somewhere in the middle of the forest. We celebrated, placed two markers at a tree (one on paper and one on a plate of wood, Ilpadre brought that) and took lots of photos.
-:Ekorren and Koepfel somehow get to Pforzheim and meet at the central station.
+On the way back, we located two geocaches, one even within a kilometer from the hashpoint (Hash collision honorable mention) and Fivetonsofflax collected some trash from the forest (Geotrash achievement). We were back at the station Darmstadt Süd by 17:15 and took a Regionalbahn back to Heidelberg, We ate some more cake on the train, Ilpadre took a photo as we drove through the [[2010-03-10 49 8]] hashpoint he visited a few days ago.
-:Pforzheim ZOB Mitte dep. 9:20 or 9:50 (Bus 743 or 744)
+In Heidelberg, Ilpadre Euterkuh and the reporter left the station, whereas Ekorren, Fivetonsofflax and Koepfel entered the S-Bahn to Karlsruhe, Fivetonsofflax left one station later in Kirchheim, Koepfel in Karlsruhe and Ekorren took a few other trains back to Tübingen.
-:Büchenbronn Hermannsee arr. 9:38 or 10:09
-:''appr. 1 km each direction to [[2010-03-13 48 8]]''
-:Büchenbronn Bären dep. 11:08 (or earlier, bus goes every 30 minutes)
-:Pforzheim 11:24 / 11:30 (or 11:46)
-:Karlsruhe-Durlach 11:46 / 11:54
-:Bruchsal 12:10 / 12:14
-:Heidelberg Hbf arr. 12:41(or 13:11)
-:Heidelberg Hbf dep. 13:21
-:Darmstadt Süd arr. 14:24
-:(alternatively to TU-Lichtwiese 14:50 or Mühltal 14:54)
-Latest possible train back would be:
+''others feel free to expand the report if I missed something''
-:Darmstadt Süd 20:33
-:Heidelberg 21:39 / 21:55
-:Karlsruhe 22:35 / 23:16
-:Stuttgart 0:36 / 0:48
-:Tübingen 1:50
-Before that, there are approximately hourly connections.
-== Expedition ==
+=== Tracklog ===
+http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=528717
+== Media Coverage ==
+A reporter of the [http://rnz.de/ Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung], a newspaper published in and around Heidelberg, was with us on this expedition. He wrote an article on geohashing and this expedition, which was published on April 1st:
+[[File:2010-03-13 49 8 rnz article.jpg|200px]]
+{{Media attention geohash | latitude = 49 | longitude = 8 | date = 2010-03-13 | name = Ekorren, Euterkuh, Fivetonsofflax, Ilpadre and Koepfel | mediaTale = in an article on geohashing in the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung }}
-===ilpadre===
+== Gallery ==
-====ilpadre's Photos====
+=== Photos ===
 <gallery>
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre arrival.jpg
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_DASued.jpg|Saying goodbye to the train that brought us here
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_Postbox.jpg|No hashcard was posted, but a postbox with that ancient post symbol is notable anyway
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_Creek_ilpadre.jpg|There is a through way here. The internet said so.
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_Creek_koepfel.jpg
+File:2010-03-13_49_8-fahrradweg.jpg|150 meter bike path
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre waldbesucher.jpg|''Free for forest visitors'' (those who don't want to visit the forest anyway aren't allowed to enter)
-File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre herrgott teufel.jpg
+File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre herrgott teufel.jpg|Devil's claw and God's mountain
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre artything.jpg
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre goethe-buche.jpg
-File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre action shot.jpg
+File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre action shot.jpg|Climbing for the RNZ article.
-File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre goethe.jpg
+File:2010-03-13_49_8-climbing.jpg|
+File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre goethe.jpg|Goethe was here. Just like almost everywhere else.
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_Goetheteich.jpg
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_Koepfel_lake.jpg
+File:2010-03-13_49_8-grouplake.jpg|The group at the lake
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre group.jpg
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre marker.jpg
+File:2010-03-13_49_8-hashscot.jpg|Koepfel's hashscot
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre meetup.jpg
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre stupidgrin.jpg|Obligatory
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_GPS.jpg|Coordinates reached, 4 pm.
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre storm damage.jpg
+File:2010-03-13_48_9_e_Tree_love.jpg|If two trees of different kinds love another very much...
+File:2010-03-13_49_8-geotrash.jpg|Geotrash collecting
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre ds.jpg|Back at the station
-File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre invisible train.jpg
+File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre invisible train.jpg|Beware the ghost train!
 File:2010-03-13 49 8 ilpadre 03-10.jpg|Inevitably going through the [[2010-03-10 49 8|2010-03-10]] coordinates
+File:2010-03-13_49_8-cake.jpg|Eating cake on the ride back
+File:2010-03-13_49_8-backinhd.jpg|Back in Heidelberg
 </gallery>
+[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2010-03-12_48_8/index3.html (Koepfel's pictures)]
+=== Videos ===
+Two videos Koepfel took:
+:[http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5418902 on the way to the hashpoint, jumping over a creek]
+:[http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5419075 obligatory 360° at the hashpoint]
 [[Category:Expeditions]]
 [[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
 [[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+{{location|DE|HE|DA|city=true}}


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