Difference between revisions of "2014-01-15 43 -79"

Latest revision as of 14:32, 2 April 2024

Location

Within the Silver Creek Conservation Area near Georgetown, ON.

Within a cluster of forest trees off of a road that runs near some residential homes.

Participants

sbear

Expedition

Visited this geohash, got within 40m or so before being defeated by 2 feet of snow and dense trees.

sbear's write-up here. Wasn't able to reach the exact location due to nighttime, deep snow, and heavy trees.

Photos

as close as sbear reached

Achievements

sbear earned the Done with Nature consolation prize

by failing to reach the (43, -79) geohash on 2014-01-15.

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+Within the Silver Creek Conservation Area near Georgetown, ON.
+Within a cluster of forest trees off of a road that runs near some residential homes.
 == Participants ==
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+* [[User:Sbear|sbear]]
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 == Expedition ==
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+Visited this geohash, got within 40m or so before being defeated by 2 feet of snow and dense trees.
-== Tracklog ==
+sbear's write-up [http://efficiencyocd.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/first-time-geohashing/ here]. Wasn't able to reach the exact location due to nighttime, deep snow, and heavy trees.
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+Image:2014-01-15_43_-79.png | as close as sbear reached
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+| latitude = 43
+| longitude = -79
+| date = 2014-01-15
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-[[User:Sbear|sbear]] Visited this geohash, got within 40m or so before being defeated by 2 feet of snow and dense trees.


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