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After we ([[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]] and son) finished our [[2012-10-06_42_-90|first hash]] of the day, we cut north to US Highway 18 and headed west for Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  My son was asleep almost immediately, and stayed asleep for the entire hour-and-a-half drive to the Volga River State Recreation Area. I listened to the UW-Platteville football game as long as I could get it on the radio (Platteville beat La Crosse 40-10, at La Crosse), then switched to Iowa State against #15-ranked Texas Christian.
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The little parking area was actually a bit north of the archery range that I thought we might walk through when I first studied this hash online.  It was an easy walk north along the edge of a strip of alfalfa.  We reached the hashpoint about 4:15 p.m.; the location was about 5 m into a wooded area, though an extended GPS dance was required before the desired proof photo could finally be taken. The process was made more interesting by a generous supply of animal sign; the boy and I believe we identified the droppings of deer and coyotes (photos available by request).
  
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We left a marker I'd made with permanent ink on a canning-jar lid.  After taking the requisite Stupid-Grin photos, we celebrated with a game of Go Fish (I won, in a remarkable comeback).  We left the hashpoint about 4:45, and got back to the car feeling pretty hungry.  It was a long way to any restaurant, so we got to hear the decisive part of the Iowa State game (ISU upset TCU, 37-23, in Texas) before we found a Hardee's.  The end of the trip was an easy run along US Highway 20.
  
 
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 River.jpg | Crossing the Mississippi into Iowa: note riverboat casino
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Timing.jpg | We were out of the car before 4pm...
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Proof.jpg | ... and we made it to the hash not too much later.
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Grin.jpg | I was glad to be there...
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Grin2.jpg | ... as was my son.
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Leaves.jpg | It was a great day to be outdoors
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Together.jpg | Both of us at the hash
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 GoFish.jpg | Playing Go Fish
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Marker.jpg | The commemorative canning jar lid...
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Image:2012-10-06 42 -91 Posted.jpg | ...hanging at the hashpoint.
 
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Location

Volga River State Recreation Area: archery range?

Participants

SwensonJ and son

Plans

SwensonJ will try for a 4pm Saturday meetup. This is a long drive from Platteville, WI, and I'm hoping to pass through another hash on the way, so arrival time is approximate.

Expedition

After we (SwensonJ and son) finished our first hash of the day, we cut north to US Highway 18 and headed west for Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. My son was asleep almost immediately, and stayed asleep for the entire hour-and-a-half drive to the Volga River State Recreation Area. I listened to the UW-Platteville football game as long as I could get it on the radio (Platteville beat La Crosse 40-10, at La Crosse), then switched to Iowa State against #15-ranked Texas Christian.

The little parking area was actually a bit north of the archery range that I thought we might walk through when I first studied this hash online. It was an easy walk north along the edge of a strip of alfalfa. We reached the hashpoint about 4:15 p.m.; the location was about 5 m into a wooded area, though an extended GPS dance was required before the desired proof photo could finally be taken. The process was made more interesting by a generous supply of animal sign; the boy and I believe we identified the droppings of deer and coyotes (photos available by request).

We left a marker I'd made with permanent ink on a canning-jar lid. After taking the requisite Stupid-Grin photos, we celebrated with a game of Go Fish (I won, in a remarkable comeback). We left the hashpoint about 4:45, and got back to the car feeling pretty hungry. It was a long way to any restaurant, so we got to hear the decisive part of the Iowa State game (ISU upset TCU, 37-23, in Texas) before we found a Hardee's. The end of the trip was an easy run along US Highway 20.

Photos

  • Crossing the Mississippi into Iowa: note riverboat casino

  • We were out of the car before 4pm...

  • ... and we made it to the hash not too much later.

  • I was glad to be there...

  • ... as was my son.

  • It was a great day to be outdoors

  • Both of us at the hash

  • Playing Go Fish

  • The commemorative canning jar lid...

  • ...hanging at the hashpoint.

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
 SwensonJ earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (42, -91) geohash on 2012-10-06.
2012-10-06 42 -91 Proof.jpg
T2htemp1.JPG
 SwensonJ issued a challenge for the Tale of Two Hashes achievement
by geohashing in a place named Volga River State Recreation Area from the (42, -91) geohash on 2012-10-06.
2012-10-06 42 -91 Together.jpg
Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash flag.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png
Minesweeper geohash flag.png Minesweeper geohash 2.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png
Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png
SwensonJ achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Dubuque, Iowa and 2 of the surrounding graticules.
Multihash.png
 SwensonJ earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching the 2012-10-06 42 -90 and 2012-10-06 42 -91 geohashes on 2012-10-06.
2012-10-06 42 -90 Dad.jpg
Longtrekbadge.png
 SwensonJ earned the XKCD-100 Achievement
by voyaging 107 miles to reach the (42, -91) geohash on 2012-10-06.
2012-10-06 42 -91 LongWayHome.jpg
Centurion0.png
 SwensonJ earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement
by attending 1 Saturday meetup.
2012-10-06 42 -91 Marker.jpg
Graticule unlocked.png
 SwensonJ earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (42, -91) graticule, here, on 2012-10-06.
2012-10-06 42 -91 Proof.jpg
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