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* Name: Ted
 
* Name: Ted
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** Often seen associating with wife Vicki and dogs Zosma & Zubra.
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** Often seen associating with wife Vicki and dogs Rose & Roxanne.
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* Location: The mountains above [[Santa Cruz, California]], USA
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* Location: [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=37.1173+-121.969 The mountains] above [[Santa Cruz, California]], USA
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* Alternate Gradicule: [[San Jose, California]
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** Alternate Gradicule: [[San Jose, California]]
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** Alternate to the alternate: [[San Francisco, California]], [[Salinas, California]] (Who had any idea so much of the bay area was so inaccessable...?)
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*** Alternate to the alternate: [[San Francisco, California]] / [[Salinas, California]] (Who had any idea so much of the bay area was so inaccessable...?)
  
 
I'm an instrument-rated private pilot.  I may have to dust off the old license in order to effectively make some of these meetups, given the private-property nature of the several I've tried recently.
 
I'm an instrument-rated private pilot.  I may have to dust off the old license in order to effectively make some of these meetups, given the private-property nature of the several I've tried recently.
  
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I typically bring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_%28game%29 ''Once Upon A Time''] as my game.  Starting with [[2008-06-01_37_-121|June 1, 2008]], I'm going to try to bring a small, unobtrusive marker to place, too.
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I typically bring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_%28game%29 ''Once Upon A Time''] as my game.
  
 
== Geohash meetups attempted ==
 
== Geohash meetups attempted ==
  
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: [[2008-05-24]] (xkcd)  [SCUW]  Inadvertently went to the 5/23 location on 5/24.  Was behind private property, inaccessible.  Met some very nice ranchers.
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: [[2008-05-24_37_-121]] (xkcd)  [SCUW]  Inadvertently went to the 5/23 location.  It was behind private property, inaccessible.  Met some very nice ranchers.
 
: [[2008-05-31_37_-121]] (xkcd)  [SCUW] Was behind private property, inaccessible.  Nearby cafe also closed.
 
: [[2008-05-31_37_-121]] (xkcd)  [SCUW] Was behind private property, inaccessible.  Nearby cafe also closed.
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: [[2008-06-01_37_-121]] I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get to this one.
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: [[2008-07-19_37_-121]] (xkcd) [SCUW] Behind locked gate, could not contact owners.  Claimed [[No_Trespassing_Geohash]] Achievement.
  
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: * SCUW = Santa Cruz spot under water, inaccessible.
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: * (xkcd) = Saturday, official xkcd meetup @ 4pm
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: * SCUW = Santa Cruz spot under water.
  
 
== Geohash meetups attended ==
 
== Geohash meetups attended ==
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: [[2008-06-01_37_-121]] [SCUW] Made it!  Only minor trespassing -- "barely noticeable!"  Met some fine folk...
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: [[2008-06-07_37_-121]] (xkcd) [SCUW] Sat in a hay field in Patterson with some lovely companions.  Ate @ Harley's Grub Shack.
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: [[2008-08-11_36_-122]] Santa Cruz!  And GEO came and made GEO-hash :)
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: [[2013-05-26_37_-121]] [SCUW] (Mouseover Day, observed.) About 1/4 mile from my house.
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== Excuses ==
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: 2008-06-14, -21 and -28 (xkcd*3) where all up in the Northeast end of the graticule, and I wasn't able to make it.  Boo on me!
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:: To make up for it, I did some work on [http://www.manyfriends.com/xkcd/index.html The Historic Map Page], and it's working pretty well, now.
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: 2008-07-28_36_-122 Santa Cruz's hash was actually '''[http://www.manyfriends.com/xkcd/index.html?lat=36&long=-122 on land]'''!  But I didn't find out until late in the evening, and so missed it.  :(
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: [[2008-08-02_37_-121]] (xkcd) Is a quite convenient spot (someone's house in Campbell), but I'm hosting a pig-roast that day.  SC/SF/SJ Geohashers that I've met are welcome, drop me an email.
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: [[2008-08-09]] (xkcd) Then, this weekend, I'm out pig-hunting.  <sigh>  Maybe the spot will land very near where I'm headed...  :)
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: ... May, 2009.  I've been a total slacker!  In my defense, I've been posting weekly "where the spots are" notes to [http://groups.google.com/group/sfsj-geohash the newsgroup].  I also haven't seen much in the way of activity, there.  I guess we're all very busy.  I actually made 2 hashes since last reporting, but haven't entered them, yet.  Need to find the pix on my camera and figure out when/where we were.
  
 
== Other ==
 
== Other ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Landgeohash.png‎|Land Geohash
 
Image:Landgeohash.png‎|Land Geohash
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Image:Geotrashribbon.png |GeoTrash
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Image:Longtrekbadge.png|XKCD-100 Geohache
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Image: Circusgeohash.GIF‎ |Circus Geohache
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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'''NOTE:''' That's an actual picture of me (artist's rendition)!
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'''NOTE:''' That's an actual picture of me, in the first one (artist's rendition)!
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{{Template:Land geohash
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| latitude=37
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| longitude=-121
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| date=2008-05-31
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| name=Ted
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}}
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{{Template:Geotrash
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| latitude=37
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| longitude=-121
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| date=2008-06-01
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| name=Ted
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| image=Geotrashing.jpg
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}}
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{{Template:Xkcd-100
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| latitude=37
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| longitude=-121
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| date=2008-06-07
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| name=Ted
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}}
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{{Template:No_batteries_geohash
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| latitude=37
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| longitude=-121
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| date=2008-06-07
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| name=Ted
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}}
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{{Template:Circus_geohash
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| latitude=37
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| longitude=-121
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| date=2008-06-07
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| name=Ted
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}}
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{{Cold geohash
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| latitude=37
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| longitude=-121
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| date=2008-06-07
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| temperature=88°F (31.1° Metric)
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| name=Ted was the first person to have
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}}
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{{No trespassing
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| latitude=37
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| longitude=-121
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| date=2008-07-19
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| name=Ted
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}}
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{{Minesweeper geohash
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| graticule = San_Jose%2C_California
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| ranknumber = 1
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| sw = true
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| date=2008-08-11
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| latitude=36
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| longitude=-122
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| name = [[User:Ted]]
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}}
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{{Radio Yerevan
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| achievement = [[OpenStreetMap achievement]]
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| detail = it was Google, not OSM, and his edit is still under review.
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| date = 2013-05-26
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| latitude = 37
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| longitude = -121
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| user = [[User:Ted|User:Ted]]
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}}
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{{Cliffs of Despair
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| latitude = 37
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| longitude = -121
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| date = 2013-05-26
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| name = [[User:Ted|User:Ted]]
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| terrain = that damned dam
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| image = 2013-05-26_37_-121-b.jpg
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}}
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{{Ambassador geohash
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| latitude = 37
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| longitude = -121
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| date = 2013-05-26
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| granter = Bob
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| name = [[User:Ted|User:Ted]]
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}}
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{{Geohashing Day
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| latitude = 37
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| longitude = -121
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| year = 2013
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| coorddate= 2013-05-26
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| mouseover = true
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| name = [[User:Ted|User:Ted]]
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| celebration = dancing ''The Mouseover''
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| image = 2013-05-26_37_-121-b.jpg
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}}
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* I was the first-ever achiever of the coveted [[Cold_Geohash]] award, setting the record for the coldest Geohash to date, at 88°F :)
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** I'm going to go check & see if I got the hottest, too ;)
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:: Darn!  The folks at [[2008-06-07_30_-84]] beat me with 103°F
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* There is no ribbon, yet, but I am claiming the [[Smoking_Geohash|Smoking achievement]] (with GEO-hash!) for [[2008-08-11_36_-122]].  Pix at the expedition site.
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* I don't have proof (yet!), but [[2008-08-11_36_-122]] was also a [[Déjà_Vu_Geohash|Déjà_Vu]] hash for me.  Still digging for pix.
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* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7319493950397877964 Me getting circus achievement on 6/7/8]
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* I also created (but have not, yet, achieved) the [[Air_Geohash|Air Geohash]] [[Achievement]]

Latest revision as of 21:51, 27 May 2013

I'm an instrument-rated private pilot. I may have to dust off the old license in order to effectively make some of these meetups, given the private-property nature of the several I've tried recently.

I typically bring Once Upon A Time as my game.

Geohash meetups attempted

2008-05-24_37_-121 (xkcd) [SCUW] Inadvertently went to the 5/23 location. It was behind private property, inaccessible. Met some very nice ranchers.
2008-05-31_37_-121 (xkcd) [SCUW] Was behind private property, inaccessible. Nearby cafe also closed.
2008-07-19_37_-121 (xkcd) [SCUW] Behind locked gate, could not contact owners. Claimed No_Trespassing_Geohash Achievement.
* (xkcd) = Saturday, official xkcd meetup @ 4pm
* SCUW = Santa Cruz spot under water.

Geohash meetups attended

2008-06-01_37_-121 [SCUW] Made it! Only minor trespassing -- "barely noticeable!" Met some fine folk...
2008-06-07_37_-121 (xkcd) [SCUW] Sat in a hay field in Patterson with some lovely companions. Ate @ Harley's Grub Shack.
2008-08-11_36_-122 Santa Cruz! And GEO came and made GEO-hash :)
2013-05-26_37_-121 [SCUW] (Mouseover Day, observed.) About 1/4 mile from my house.

Excuses

2008-06-14, -21 and -28 (xkcd*3) where all up in the Northeast end of the graticule, and I wasn't able to make it. Boo on me!
To make up for it, I did some work on The Historic Map Page, and it's working pretty well, now.
2008-07-28_36_-122 Santa Cruz's hash was actually on land! But I didn't find out until late in the evening, and so missed it.  :(
2008-08-02_37_-121 (xkcd) Is a quite convenient spot (someone's house in Campbell), but I'm hosting a pig-roast that day. SC/SF/SJ Geohashers that I've met are welcome, drop me an email.
2008-08-09 (xkcd) Then, this weekend, I'm out pig-hunting. <sigh> Maybe the spot will land very near where I'm headed...  :)
... May, 2009. I've been a total slacker! In my defense, I've been posting weekly "where the spots are" notes to the newsgroup. I also haven't seen much in the way of activity, there. I guess we're all very busy. I actually made 2 hashes since last reporting, but haven't entered them, yet. Need to find the pix on my camera and figure out when/where we were.

Other

  • Land Geohash

  • GeoTrash

  • XKCD-100 Geohache

  • Circus Geohache

NOTE: That's an actual picture of me, in the first one (artist's rendition)!


Landgeohash.png
 Ted earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (37, -121) geohash on 2008-05-31.
Geotrashribbon.png
 Ted earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
by cleaning up the (37, -121) geohash on 2008-06-01.
Geotrashing.jpg
Longtrekbadge.png
 Ted earned the XKCD-100 Achievement
by reaching the (37, -121) geohash on 2008-06-07.
Compass.jpg
 Ted earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (37, -121) geohash on 2008-06-07.
Circusgeohash.GIF
 Ted earned the Circus Geohash Achievement
by performing at the (37, -121) geohash on 2008-06-07.
Cold.PNG
 Ted was the first person to have earned the Cold geohash achievement
by reaching the (37, -121) geohash on 2008-06-07 while the temperature was 88°F (31.1° Metric).
Notrespassing.gif
 Ted earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (37, -121) geohash on 2008-07-19.
Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png
Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash 1.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png
Minesweeper geohash flag.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png
User:Ted achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in San_Jose,_California and 1 of the surrounding graticules.
Boatless.PNG
 Is it true that User:Ted earned the OpenStreetMap achievement?
In principle, yes.
But it was Google, not OSM, and his edit is still under review. (2013-05-26 37 -121).
Brakes.png
 User:Ted earned the Cliffs of Despair consolation prize
by being prevented from reaching the (37, -121) geohash on 2013-05-26 by that damned dam.
2013-05-26 37 -121-b.jpg
Gift.PNG
 User:Ted earned the Ambassador achievement
by obtaining permission from Bob to access the (37, -121) geohash on 2013-05-26.
Escape.PNG
 User:Ted earned the 2013 Mouse Over Day achievement
by dancing The Mouseover in the (37, -121) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2013.
2013-05-26 37 -121-b.jpg



  • I was the first-ever achiever of the coveted Cold_Geohash award, setting the record for the coldest Geohash to date, at 88°F :)
    • I'm going to go check & see if I got the hottest, too ;)
Darn! The folks at 2008-06-07_30_-84 beat me with 103°F


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