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The SW [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] location today ([http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-30&lat=39&long=-106&zoom=14&abs=1 39.853102°,-105.244603°]) was reached by one person: Me (Mike).  The coordinates ended up on some property near a leg of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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The [[Denver West, Colorado|Denver West]] location today ({{egl|2008-05-30|39|-106|text=39.853102°,-105.244603°}}) was reached by one person: Me.  The coordinates ended up on some property near a leg of the Union Pacific Railroad.
  
 
I left Golden around 8:00pm (because I didn't find out the DOW numbers were wrong this morning until 7 tonight) and drove North towards Boulder.  I arrived at the intersection of HWY 93 and HWY 72 around 8:20 and scoped out the best place to start my trip.  I decided to park at one of the gates leading into the UP Railroad property ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.858873,+-105.234729&ie=UTF8&ll=39.85899,-105.234776&spn=0.004859,0.01001&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr Gate]).
 
I left Golden around 8:00pm (because I didn't find out the DOW numbers were wrong this morning until 7 tonight) and drove North towards Boulder.  I arrived at the intersection of HWY 93 and HWY 72 around 8:20 and scoped out the best place to start my trip.  I decided to park at one of the gates leading into the UP Railroad property ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.858873,+-105.234729&ie=UTF8&ll=39.85899,-105.234776&spn=0.004859,0.01001&t=h&z=17&iwloc=addr Gate]).
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Fri 30 May 2008 in 39,-105:
39.8531026, -105.2446022
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May 30 - Here, in the dark...
39.853102°,-105.244603°

Summary

The Denver West location today (39.853102°,-105.244603°) was reached by one person: Me. The coordinates ended up on some property near a leg of the Union Pacific Railroad.

I left Golden around 8:00pm (because I didn't find out the DOW numbers were wrong this morning until 7 tonight) and drove North towards Boulder. I arrived at the intersection of HWY 93 and HWY 72 around 8:20 and scoped out the best place to start my trip. I decided to park at one of the gates leading into the UP Railroad property (Gate).

From here, I crossed into the field South West of the gate and walked along an old road. After I crossed a dirt bridge and reached the top of a hill, I checked the map again. However, it was so dark by that time, I had trouble making out any prominate features. Using only the topo map from Google, I walked around the base of a giant hill until I hit the spot I believed was the location (around 9:15pm). Took a few pictures (mostly me or the ground at my feet) and then climbed the big hill until I reached the train tracks on top.

I then followed the tracks until I got back to the car. I had to stop and hide under a tree while two trains passed each other. I also decided to place a penny on the tracks for the second train to flatten. When I reached my car, another train passed by, following the tracks under the road, approximately 100 ft from my car. By this time, it was just after 11, so I crawled in my car and drove home.

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