2015-05-31 42 -78

Sun 31 May 2015 in 42,-78: 42.8420975, -78.7544326 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Next to the ramp for Rt 400 on Union Rd in West Seneca

Participants

• Pedalpusher (talk)

Plans

This will be very similar to the expedition a few days ago on 2015-05-28 where I will ride a lot of the same route to get to this hash. It is right at the end of the sidewalk on the North side of the ramp so I am going to go "No Batteries" on this one. I am also going to attempt a Tron as well since this looks easy to get right to the hash and then continue on my way without worrying about crossing my path. Lastly, there are a lot of "Unions" out there so I'll make a Tale of Two Hashes challenge for this hash once I make it there.

Expedition

It was a dark and stormy day...but I wasn't planning on going to the hash until the afternoon anyway, so I just hoped it would clear up by then. In the meantime, I started a new project on the house. We are removing a small linen closet in the upstairs hall, which, due to how it was put in, requires pretty much a redo of the whole hallway.

Early afternoon just brought more rain, and I was starting to think I would just end up driving to the hash, but around 16:30, the rain stopped and I thought it would be a good time to attempt this. I was ready to go a little after 17:00 and while the roads were still pretty wet, I had a good ride to the hash. Around mile 11, I started to feel drops of rain, but it wasn't to heavy. Making it to the hash, I was still mostly dry and luckily, the rain stopped for a bit so I could get my pictures.

Now came the tricky part because I didn't write down the streets I needed to make it back for the tron. I managed to find all the proper turns and made it to Rt 62 without getting lost and just followed that back home. A few miles into the ride home however, the skies pretty much opened up and the rain really came down for the rest of my ride.

I am also issuing a Tale of Two Hashes Challenge for Union as this hash was located on Union Road.

Photos

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  Satellite view for the No Batteries hash.

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  Standing at(or next to) the hash at the end of the sidewalk.

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  Distance to the hash.

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  Standard grin at hash.

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  View of the hash as I start to head North.

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  View of the hash with the sign for the 400.

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  After wringing out my socks and gloves, I quickly made my way to the bathroom so I wouldn't drip all over the carpet. I'm pretty soaked.

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  Indication of route for the Tron. I don't have a connector for my GPS so I can't transfer my track-log to the computer.

Ribbons

This user earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-05-31.

Pedalpusher earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling 12.32 Miles to the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-05-31.

Pedalpusher earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement by reaching the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-05-31.

Pedalpusher earned the Tron achievement by reaching and returning from the (42, -78) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2015-05-31.

Pedalpusher earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Achievement by reaching the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-05-31 despite being thoroughly wet from from the rain.

Pedalpusher issued a challenge for the Tale of Two Hashes achievement by geohashing in a place named Union from the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-05-31.