Difference between revisions of "2016-07-10 45 -122"

Latest revision as of 00:58, 16 August 2019

Location

In Marquam Park, off a trail

Participants

Jim

Plans

Go by later on in the day. Of course, later is *now*, since I didn't put this page up earlier.

Expedition

Well, I set off for the hashpoint with hopes that I might be able to crash through a little bit of underbrush and reach the hashpoint.

Google Maps refused to show me any contour lines, which I should have taken as a warning, but I didn't.

I (finally) arrived at the trailhead, and discovered a vertical looking slope for most of the 440 feet to the hashpoint, but I started up the trail to see what would happen. I got to what I thought was the closest point, but it was 250 feet. Then I noticed another trail branching back up ahead, and I suddenly had hope about the secret path that Google Maps didn't know about. Of course, I'd forgotten my printed map in the car, and there was no internet service available.

So I started up the path, thinking back to the last time I was on a steep Portland park trail in the evening after it had rained. At least it wasn't dark unlike the last time when I was a picture postcard for "stupidity distance."

The path looped back and got closer to the hashpoint. By about 30 feet. Great - only 220 feet up the 45 degree slope. I went a little further to see if the path would switch back, but it was clearly going in a different direction.

Mother Nature one. Jim zero.

MNB!

Off to yesterday's hashpoint in the 45,-123 graticle.

Photos

Achievements

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 == Participants ==
-* [[User:Jiml|Jiml]] ([[User talk:Jiml|talk]])
+* [[User:Jiml|Jim]]
 == Plans ==
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 == Expedition ==
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
-== Tracklog ==
+Well, I set off for the hashpoint with hopes that I might be able to crash through a little bit of underbrush and reach the hashpoint.
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may post a link here -->
+Google Maps refused to show me any contour lines, which I should have taken as a warning, but I didn't.
+I (finally) arrived at the trailhead, and discovered a vertical looking slope for most of the 440 feet to the hashpoint, but I started up the trail
+to see what would happen.   I got to what I thought was the closest point, but it was 250 feet.   Then I noticed another trail branching back up ahead, and
+I suddenly had hope about the secret path that Google Maps didn't know about.   Of course, I'd forgotten my printed map in the car, and there
+was no internet service available.
+So I started up the path, thinking back to the last time I was on a steep Portland park trail in the evening after it had rained.   At least it wasn't
+dark unlike the last time when I was a picture postcard for "stupidity distance."
+The path looped back and got closer to the hashpoint.  By about 30 feet.   Great - only 220 feet up the 45 degree slope.   I went a little further to see
+if the path would switch back, but it was clearly going in a different direction.
+Mother Nature one.  Jim zero.
+MNB!
+Off to yesterday's hashpoint in the [[45,-123]] graticle.
 == Photos ==
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+[[Category:Expeditions]]
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
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---><!-- or if you failed :(
 [[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
--- and a reason --
-When there is a natural obstacle between you and the target:
 [[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
+{{location|US|OR|MU}}
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
-When you went to an alternate location instead of the actual geohash:
-[[Category:Not reached - Attended alternate location]]
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