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within 2.5m pretty quickly, and then did a quite frustrating hashdance where every | within 2.5m pretty quickly, and then did a quite frustrating hashdance where every | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 15 August 2019
| Tue 30 Jun 2015 in 43,-71: 43.6688364, -71.8727680 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
wooded hillside in Alexandria, NH, USA
Participants
Expedition
Today's hashpoint was so close it would have been a shame to pass it up. Enthusiasm was lacking in the larger group, however, so I combined a geohashing expedition with a scouting trip to Welton Falls to see whether it would be a good destination for a group hike. I drove to near the Welton Falls trailhead and parked the car.
Welton Falls, while not spectacular, is lovely and we will probably try to mount a group trip there later this week. It does require crossing the Fowler River; young people with strong legs and good balance would be able to rock-hop it safely, but I chose to shed the shoes and wade.
The actual geohashing walk started from the falls-trail trailhead on Welton Falls Road, then continued onto the aptly named Old Dicey Road. I had not been able to drive as far along the road as I expected, so I had about a 2-mile walk along mostly rough gravel roads from trailhead to hashpoint. I had a choice between a several-hundred-meter bushwhack through moderately dense woods or a longer roadwalk that doubled back to within about 40 m of the hashpoint. I chose the latter. I got a green GPS reading within 2.5m pretty quickly, and then did a quite frustrating hashdance where every direction of walk seemed to make the distance longer.
I know of at least two other places called Alexandria so I'll issue a Tale of Two Hashes challenge for this one.
Photos
Welton Falls.
Fowler River.
Old Dicey Road (no kidding).
Proof (best I got during freely moving hashdance).
Grin.
View to west.
View to north.
Club moss near hashpoint.
Bridge on Welton Falls Road just beyond parking spot.
Town line marker for Alexandria, NH.
Achievements
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George issued a challenge for the Tale of Two Hashes achievement
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