Difference between revisions of "2012-02-29 42 -88"

Latest revision as of 02:35, 13 August 2019

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

On the way!
I'm there
Pleasant, loamy soil at site.
Left note. Don't worry ma'am, we're from the internet.
Google Earth - shot from camera
Google Earth - screenshot
Beer time! Local tavern.
Beer + Fish Fry, delicious.
Where I should have been.

Achievements

Land Geohash

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 == 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.
-***Success!   I'm at Bobby's Barrel Inn right now***
+Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night.  Good stuff.
- 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.
+I realize now after the fact that the actual spot was like 200ft to the SE.  I still count this as a win, though.
-Weather was cold and windy tonight, and the ground was damp and loamy due to an unseasonably warm winter.
+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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 Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_7-Tavern.JPG | Beer time! Local tavern.
 Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_8-Tavern.JPG | Beer + Fish Fry, delicious.
+Image:2012-02-29_42_-88_9-WhereIShouldHaveBeen.jpg | Where I should have been.
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