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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
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Field outside of Volo, IL.
 
Field outside of Volo, IL.
  
Gmaps lists nearest address as 30981 N Fisher Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084.  Appears to be in a farmer's field very close to an access road.
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Google maps lists nearest address as 30981 N Fisher Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084.  Appears to be in a farmer's field very close to an access road.
  
  
 
== Participants ==
 
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[[User:FireTrophy|FireTrophy]].  This is my first attempt at a geohash!
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* [[User:FireTrophy|FireTrophy]].  This is my first attempt at a geohash!
  
 
== Plans ==
 
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Planning to drive out there, to arrive around ~7:30 pm.
 
Planning to drive out there, to arrive around ~7:30 pm.
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Gonna grab some dinner later, there looks to be a place called [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=9718501833782331157&q=restaurant&hl=en&authuser=0&cd=3&cad=src:ppiwlink&ei=iLZOT4OmLpGN_AamsfHlBw&dtab=2 Bobby's Barrel Inn] nearby.
 
Gonna grab some dinner later, there looks to be a place called [http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=9718501833782331157&q=restaurant&hl=en&authuser=0&cd=3&cad=src:ppiwlink&ei=iLZOT4OmLpGN_AamsfHlBw&dtab=2 Bobby's Barrel Inn] nearby.
  
 
== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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***Success!   I'm at Bobby's Barrel Inn right now***
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After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST. I don't have a GPS, so I used Google Earth instead.  But I couldn't get the tool to report my exact GPS setting.  So I estimated where I thought it would be, according to what I looked up earlier.  The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter.  The weather was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply.  I marked the spot with a little note in the dirt explaining the idea of geohashing and a link to the wiki page.
  
 After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike tonight, I made my way out to his cornfield to mark the approximate spot around 7:20. 
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Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night.  Good stuff.
  
Weather was cold and windy tonight, and the ground was damp and loamy due to an unseasonably warm winter.
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I realize now after the fact that the actual spot was like 200ft to the SE.  I still count this as a win, though.
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Notes for future expeditions:  bring change of shoes.  That mud gets everywhere.  Also, might be a good idea to bring a reflective vest, just to be more visible and avoid any suspicion.
  
I didn't have a GPS, nor could I find a way to check my exact coordinates, so I estimated.  but I did have a  iPhone and Google Earth, which got me to the approximate area.
 
  
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== Photos ==  
 
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_1-OnTheWay.JPG | On the way!
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_2-ImThere.JPG | I'm there
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_3-FieldView.JPG | Pleasant, loamy soil at site.
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_4-FromTheInternet.JPG | Left note. Don't worry ma'am, we're from the internet.
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_5-GPSApproximation.JPG | Google Earth - shot from camera
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_6-GoogleEarth.PNG | Google Earth - screenshot
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_7-Tavern.JPG | Beer time! Local tavern.
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_8-Tavern.JPG | Beer + Fish Fry, delicious.
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Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_9-WhereIShouldHaveBeen.jpg | Where I should have been.
 
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Location

Field outside of Volo, IL.

Google maps lists nearest address as 30981 N Fisher Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084. Appears to be in a farmer's field very close to an access road.


Participants

  • FireTrophy. This is my first attempt at a geohash!

Plans

Planning to drive out there, to arrive around ~7:30 pm.

Gonna grab some dinner later, there looks to be a place called Bobby's Barrel Inn nearby.

Expedition

After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST. I don't have a GPS, so I used Google Earth instead. But I couldn't get the tool to report my exact GPS setting. So I estimated where I thought it would be, according to what I looked up earlier. The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter. The weather was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply. I marked the spot with a little note in the dirt explaining the idea of geohashing and a link to the wiki page.

Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night. Good stuff.

I realize now after the fact that the actual spot was like 200ft to the SE. I still count this as a win, though.

Notes for future expeditions: bring change of shoes. That mud gets everywhere. Also, might be a good idea to bring a reflective vest, just to be more visible and avoid any suspicion.


Photos

Achievements

  • Land Geohash