Difference between revisions of "Medford, Oregon"

Latest revision as of 17:49, 29 September 2024

The Medford graticule is dominated by the rugged terrain and dry forests of the Siskiyou and Southern Cascade Mountains. The Bear Creek Valley, in the graticule's southwest corner, contains the city of Medford and a number of outlying communities. Ashland, Oregon, is famous as the home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Notable Features

Expedition History

2024-09-11 42 -122 -- Michael5000 and BigBrother5000 take a drive, encounter forest cows, and ford a creek.

2010-08-16 42 -122 -- Michael5000 and Mrs.5000, grabbing a second chance when it appears, reach a hashpoint south of Ashland!

Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -122) graticule, here, on 2010-08-16.

2010-08-14 42 -122 -- Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 fail to even get close to a hashpoint south of Ashland.

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 {{graticule
-|map = <map lat="42" lon="-122" />
+   | lat= 42
- |n=[[Oakridge, Oregon|Oakridge]]
+   | lon= -122
-  |nw=[[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]]
+   | nw = [[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]]
- |ne=[[La Pine, Oregon|La Pine]]
+   | n  = [[Oakridge, Oregon|Oakridge]]
-  |e=[[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]]
+   | ne = [[La Pine, Oregon|La Pine]]
- |w=[[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]]
+   | w  = [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]]
-  |se=[[Tulelake, California|Tulelake]]
+   | name = [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]]
- |sw=[[Happy Camp, California|Happy Camp]]
+   | e  = [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]]
- |s=[[Yreka, California|Yreka]]
+   | sw = [[Happy Camp, California]]
- }}
+   | s  = [[Yreka, California]]
+   | se = [[Tulelake, California]]
+}}
-[http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/?lat=42&long=-122 Location calculator]
+[[File:2010-08-16 42 -122 View.jpg|300px|Typical scenery in the Medford area, from the [[2010-08-16 42 -122|2010-08-16]] hashpoint.]]
+The Medford graticule is dominated by the rugged terrain and dry forests of the Siskiyou and Southern Cascade Mountains.  The Bear Creek Valley, in the graticule's southwest corner, contains the city of Medford and a number of outlying communities.  Ashland, Oregon, is famous as the home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
-==Active Users==
-*[[User:Partdavid]] maybe. I'm usually looking for easy hikes on Saturdays. Sundays are a possibility for harder locations. The [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]] and [[Yreka, California|Yreka]] graticules are also possible.
 ==Notable Features==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_Lake Crater Lake]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_Lake| Crater Lake]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_McLoughlin Mount McLoughlin]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_McLoughlin| Mount McLoughlin]
-*[http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue/wilderness_skylakes.html Sky Lakes Wilderness]
+*[http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue/wilderness_skylakes.html| Sky Lakes Wilderness]
+*[http://www.orshakes.org/| The Oregon Shakespeare Festival]
+== Expedition History ==
+'''[[2024-09-11 42 -122]]''' -- [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and BigBrother5000 take a drive, encounter forest cows, and ford a creek.
+'''[[2010-08-16 42 -122]]''' -- [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]], grabbing a second chance when it appears, reach a hashpoint south of Ashland!
+{{Graticule unlocked
+| latitude = 42
+| longitude = -122
+| date = 2010-08-16
+| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
+}}
+'''[[2010-08-14 42 -122]]''' -- [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]] fail to even get close to a hashpoint south of Ashland.
+<!---
+==Older Content==
+===Active Users (2008)===
+*[[User:Partdavid]] maybe. I'm usually looking for easy hikes on Saturdays. Sundays are a possibility for harder locations. The [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]] and [[Yreka, California|Yreka]] graticules are also possible.
+*[[User:Geocacher|Geocacher]] maybe. :)
-==Meetups==
+===Expedition Discussions (2008)===
-*[[2008-06-14 42 -122|Saturday, 14 June, 2008]]
+*{{egl|2008-06-14|42|-122|text=Saturday, 14 June, 2008}}
 **I'm not going this day, either, have family in town. [[User:Partdavid|Partdavid]] 20:07, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
-*[[2008-06-07 42 -122|Saturday, 7 June, 2008]] - 42.501784°, -122.114371°
+*{{egl|2008-06-07|42|-122|text=Saturday, 7 June, 2008}} - 42.501784°, -122.114371°
 **Not going. It's way over by Klamath Lake and unfortunately my weekend plans are not going to allow a visit. Looks mighty gettable for someone, though, partway up Pelican Butte in National Forest land. [[User:Partdavid|Partdavid]] 20:07, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
+-->
 [[Category:Oregon]]
-[[Category:Inactive Graticules]]
+[[Category:Active graticules]]

Roseburg	Oakridge	La Pine
Grants Pass	Medford	Klamath Falls
Happy Camp, California	Yreka, California	Tulelake, California
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