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== Location == | == Location == | ||
Outside a hotel in East Palo Alto. | Outside a hotel in East Palo Alto. | ||
== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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As planned, we left Stanford at about 19:15. The ride over was very straightforward, and definitely one of the easier geohashes I've undertaken. We rode straight down University Ave., enjoying the feeling of biking past stopped traffic. We found the hashpoint without a hitch, just outside a Four Seasons hotel in East Palo Alto. Google Maps/the phone GPS were acting up a bit as far as determining our exact location, but by visual survey of satellite images of the hashpoint, we could see we were at the exact location, which was on the sidewalk on the corner across the street from the hotel. | As planned, we left Stanford at about 19:15. The ride over was very straightforward, and definitely one of the easier geohashes I've undertaken. We rode straight down University Ave., enjoying the feeling of biking past stopped traffic. We found the hashpoint without a hitch, just outside a Four Seasons hotel in East Palo Alto. Google Maps/the phone GPS were acting up a bit as far as determining our exact location, but by visual survey of satellite images of the hashpoint, we could see we were at the exact location, which was on the sidewalk on the corner across the street from the hotel. | ||
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We took the usual photos (though not as many as I'd like since my phone died) then biked back. We stopped on University on the way back for some ice cream to wrap up an enjoyable and unusually smooth expedition; I looked for postcards to complete a certain achievement, and found some at the CVS, but realized I didn't have [[User:meta-alt|meta-alt]]'s current address and so did not purchase any. Anyway, we bike home uneventfully, bringing an end to a quick but very nice outing. | We took the usual photos (though not as many as I'd like since my phone died) then biked back. We stopped on University on the way back for some ice cream to wrap up an enjoyable and unusually smooth expedition; I looked for postcards to complete a certain achievement, and found some at the CVS, but realized I didn't have [[User:meta-alt|meta-alt]]'s current address and so did not purchase any. Anyway, we bike home uneventfully, bringing an end to a quick but very nice outing. | ||
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| + | Image:2016_07_11_37_-122_proof1.PNG | Proof! The GPS says we're not quite at the spot, but you can see the corner in the photos | ||
| + | Image:2016_07_11_37_-122_proof2.PNG | More proof | ||
| + | Image:2016_07_11_37_-122_grins.JPG| Success! | ||
| + | Image:2016_07_11_37_-122_hotel.JPG | Hotel across the street, graced with the addition of Erik's finger | ||
| + | Image:2016_07_11_37_-122_corner.JPG | The Geohash Corner | ||
| + | Image:2016_07_11_37_-122_Greg.JPG | Greg and the wall, at his debut geohash | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:59, 16 August 2019
| Mon 11 Jul 2016 in 37,-122: 37.4601802, -122.1427533 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Outside a hotel in East Palo Alto.
Participants
- Erik and his roommate,
- Greg.
Plans
To leave Stanford around 7pm; shouldn't take an hour to get there by bicycle. Take the usual photos etc, and maybe swing by Ikea afterward.
Expedition
As planned, we left Stanford at about 19:15. The ride over was very straightforward, and definitely one of the easier geohashes I've undertaken. We rode straight down University Ave., enjoying the feeling of biking past stopped traffic. We found the hashpoint without a hitch, just outside a Four Seasons hotel in East Palo Alto. Google Maps/the phone GPS were acting up a bit as far as determining our exact location, but by visual survey of satellite images of the hashpoint, we could see we were at the exact location, which was on the sidewalk on the corner across the street from the hotel.
We took the usual photos (though not as many as I'd like since my phone died) then biked back. We stopped on University on the way back for some ice cream to wrap up an enjoyable and unusually smooth expedition; I looked for postcards to complete a certain achievement, and found some at the CVS, but realized I didn't have meta-alt's current address and so did not purchase any. Anyway, we bike home uneventfully, bringing an end to a quick but very nice outing.
Photos
Proof! The GPS says we're not quite at the spot, but you can see the corner in the photos
More proof
Success!
Hotel across the street, graced with the addition of Erik's finger
The Geohash Corner
Greg and the wall, at his debut geohash
Achievements
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Erik and Greg earned the Land geohash achievement
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Erik and Greg earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
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Erik earned the Drag-along achievement
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Erik and Greg earned the Pi Geohash
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