Difference between revisions of "2008-06-14 38 -77"

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Afternoon weather calls for rain/thundershowers. Bring an umbrella/poncho/forcefield as necessary. Perhaps we should investigate nearby eateries in case of a possible rainout. There is a food court to the south, NE of the Torpedo Factory.

This was one of the largest meetups.

What Happened?

Sixteen people met up around the big ol' tree in Founder's Park which was the official geohash point. We relocated to a nearby foodcourt for games and fun times after the local constable warned us of a coming storm. After a while, 10 of us relocated to a local tavern for food and drink.

These geohashers earned the Police Geohash Achievement

by meeting an officer while attempting the (38, -77) geohash on 2008-06-14.

Ciel earned the Circus Geohash Achievement

by performing at the (38, -77) geohash on 2008-06-14.

Participants

Cerulean, a casual gamer, made it there at 4pm. Brought two tag-alongs with me. Supplied Chrononauts.
Ciel was definitely there. He had a great time meeting everybody, picked up a Circus Geohash, and enjoyed a nice game of Go and some great conversations at dinner. He hopes to see you all again soon!
jmacdonagh will be there with half a dozen or so other friends who are too lazy to sign up for this wiki.
Alex H. will be there with a possible two people. Old Town Alexandria is a great place for contingencies as you can barely walk a step on King Street without tripping over a cafe.
EpeeGnome showed up much closer to on time than expected and had a wonderful time. This was his first geohash, he learned to play go, and he had some delightful conversations over a delicious dinner and beer at the pub.
Katie had a lot of fun, and hopes to see you all again soon!
Chris was there
Scott L. was there
Clint H. showed up to his first geohash, hopefully not his last though! Many good times were had.
Kelly S. from Los Angeles was there on his first Geohash. Came with jmacdonagh and friends.

Photos

Pictures are up! I'll have to stick around next time, but who knows if we'll ever get a great spot like this again anytime soon.

Some images from Saturday 14 June 2008
People randomly talking
This was just before things got bloody
Dine and dash!
The geohash point
Beware!
Skills.
Another shot of the meetup.
Us!

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 Afternoon weather calls for rain/thundershowers.  Bring an umbrella/poncho/forcefield as necessary.  Perhaps we should investigate nearby eateries in case of a possible rainout.  There is a food court to the south, NE of the Torpedo Factory.
+This was one of the [[largest Geohash | largest meetups]].
 ==What Happened?==
-A fairly large group met up around the big ol' tree in Founder's Park which was the official geohash point. We relocated to a nearby foodcourt for games and fun times after the local constable warned us of a coming storm. After a while, 10 of us relocated to a local tavern for food and drink.
+Sixteen people met up around the big ol' tree in Founder's Park which was the official geohash point. We relocated to a nearby foodcourt for games and fun times after the local constable warned us of a coming storm. After a while, 10 of us relocated to a local tavern for food and drink.
+{{police geohash
+| latitude = 38
+| longitude = -77
+| date = 2008-06-14
+| name = These geohashers
+}}
+{{circus geohash
+| latitude = 38
+| longitude = -77
+| date = 2008-06-14
+| name = Ciel
+}}
-==Who Came?==
-*Cerulean, a casual gamer, will try to be there at 4pm.  I'll see if I can wrangle up a few more gaming buddies, too.
+==Participants==
-*[[User:Ciel |Ciel]] will definitely be there (look for a tall skinny guy with long hair). He will bring his Go set and is looking forward to some games!
+*[[User:Cerulean|Cerulean]], a casual gamer, made it there at 4pm.  Brought two tag-alongs with me.  Supplied Chrononauts.
+*[[User:Ciel|Ciel]] was definitely there. He had a great time meeting everybody, picked up a [[Circus Geohash]], and enjoyed a nice game of Go and some great conversations at dinner. He hopes to see you all again soon!
 *[[User:jmacdonagh|jmacdonagh]] will be there with half a dozen or so other friends who are too lazy to sign up for this wiki.
-*[[User:Kiran |Kiran]] thinks this location is so convenient, he has to come!
 *[[User:Actionjackson |Alex H.]] will be there with a possible two people.  Old Town Alexandria is a great place for contingencies as you can barely walk a step on King Street without tripping over a cafe.
 *[[User:EpeeGnome |EpeeGnome]] showed up much closer to on time than expected and had a wonderful time.  This was his first geohash, he learned to play go, and he had some delightful conversations over a delicious dinner and beer at the pub.
-*[[User:Katiealice|Katie]] is leaving Baltimore now, and hopes people are there when she gets there!
+*[[User:Katiealice|Katie]] had a lot of fun, and hopes to see you all again soon!
 *[[User:endash|Chris]] was there
 *[[User:Psubrownie |Scott L.]] was there
+*[[User:Kieron | Clint H.]] showed up to his first geohash, hopefully not his last though!  Many good times were had.
+*[[User:kelsmith44 | Kelly S.]] from Los Angeles was there on his first Geohash. Came with [[User:jmacdonagh|jmacdonagh]] and friends.
-Until Alex gets the official pic up heres one I took
+==Photos==
+Pictures are up!  I'll have to stick around next time, but who knows if we'll ever get a great spot like this again anytime soon.
 <gallery caption="[[2008-06-14|Some images from Saturday 14 June 2008]]" widths="160px" align=center>
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 Image:2008-06-14-dc-bandit.JPG|Dine and dash!
 Image:BigOlTree.JPG|The geohash point
+Image:Mark.jpg|Beware!
+Image:Juggle.jpg|Skills.
+Image:Twee.jpg|Another shot of the meetup.
+Image:Group.jpg|Us!
 </gallery>
+[[Category:Expeditions]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+{{location|US|VA|AX}}


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