Difference between revisions of "2018-05-26 35 -81"

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Location

Woods near a golf course in Tega Cay, near Lake Wylie.

Participants

OtherJack

Plans

Leave 2pm or a little before (by bike), arrive 4pm for Mouseover Day, home by 6:30 or so.

Expedition

It was my first day back from a crazy two-week vacation in Peru with friends from 40,-73 and I was super glad to be home again. It was a beautiful day - AND it was Mouse Over Day - so a Saturday 4pm bike hash seemed like just the ticket. It was actually at the very east edge of 35,-81, rather than my home graticule of 35,-80.

I rode southwest from central Charlotte, first along city streets, and eventually onto big, wide, hilly West Boulevard (NC-160) which took me directly behind the airport (lots of low flying jets.) Eventually NC-160 narrowed to a two-lane blacktop, turned due south, and become semi-rural, with a mix of woods and small houses on big lots. Road shoulders were not great for biking but it was very sunny and bright with high visibility so felt pretty safe.

At one point a big thunderstorm rolled through, I rode straight through the pouring rain which was welcome on such an otherwise hot and sunny day. I was not worried about being hit by lightning since there plenty of tall trees around. I passed through the more suburban/built-up area of Steele Creek, then across the North Carolina/South Carolina state border by a field and finally to the turnoff to Tega Cay and the hash.

Almost there, eta 4:30pm -- OtherJack (talk) @35.0603,-80.9957 16:19, 26 May 2018 (EDT)

Tega Cay turned out to be a very affluent, planned subdivision with lots of pine trees, little hills, bike/walking paths and parks, and a public golf course that wove around the roads. All surrounded by Lake Wylie, which was occasionally visible. The hash was in the woods, accessible by a short bushwhack from one of the paths. Easy hash after a hard bike ride.

Got excellent BBQ at a place called the Dixie Pig which I'd noticed on the road leading into Tega Cay, and then rode the 30km home, by the same route.

Photos

Hash path
Street near hash
Made it several minutes ago!! Happy mouseover day @35.0414,-81.0203
Proof @35.0414,-81.0202
Hash woods
Happy hasher
The Dixie Pig :D

Achievements

OtherJack earned the 2018 Mouse Over Day achievement

by cycling to South Carolina and back in the (35, -81) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2018.

OtherJack earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling about 35km each way to the (35, -81) geohash on 2018-05-26.

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 == Location ==
-Woods or a park in Tega Cay, near Lake Wylie.
+Woods near a golf course in Tega Cay, near Lake Wylie.
 == Participants ==
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-It was my first day back from a crazy 2-week vacation in Peru with friends from [[40,-73]] and I was super glad to be back home.  It was a beautiful day so I decided to celebrate by taking a long bike ride.  Checked the day's hashpoint and sure enough a Saturday 4pm [[Bicycle geohash achievement|bike hash]] looked like just the ticket.
+It was my first day back from a crazy two-week vacation in Peru with friends from [[40,-73]] and I was super glad to be home again.  It was a beautiful day - AND it was [[Geohashing Day|Mouse Over Day]] - so a Saturday 4pm [[Bicycle geohash achievement|bike hash]] seemed like just the ticket.  It was actually at the very east edge of [[35,-81]], rather than my home graticule of [[35,-80]].
 I rode southwest from central Charlotte, first along city streets, and eventually onto big, wide, hilly West Boulevard (NC-160) which took me directly behind the airport (lots of low flying jets.)  Eventually NC-160 narrowed to a two-lane blacktop, turned due south, and become semi-rural, with a mix of woods and small houses on big lots.  Road shoulders were not great for biking but it was very sunny and bright with high visibility so felt pretty safe.
-At one point a big thunderstorm rolled through, I rode straight through the pouring rain which was welcome on such an otherwise hot and sunny day.  I was not worried about being hit by lightning since there plenty of tall trees around.
+At one point a big thunderstorm rolled through, I rode straight through the pouring rain which was welcome on such an otherwise hot and sunny day.  I was not worried about being hit by lightning since there plenty of tall trees around.  I passed through the more suburban/built-up area of Steele Creek, then across the North Carolina/South Carolina state border by a field and finally to the turnoff to Tega Cay and the hash.
-I passed through the more suburban/built-up area of Steele Creek, then across the North Carolina/South Carolina state border by a field and finally to the turnoff to Tega Cay and the hash.  Tega Cay turned out to be a very affluent, planned subdivision with lots of pine trees, little hills, bike/walking paths and parks, and a public golf course that wove around the roads.  All surrounded by Lake Wylie, which was occasionally visible.  The hash was in the woods, accessible by a short bushwhack from one of the paths.  Easy hash after a hard bike ride.
+*Almost there, eta 4:30pm  -- [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] ([[User talk:OtherJack|talk]]) [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=35.06025230&lon=-80.99569450&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @35.0603,-80.9957] 16:19, 26 May 2018 (EDT)
-*Almost there, eta 4:30pm  -- [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] ([[User talk:OtherJack|talk]]) [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=35.06025230&lon=-80.99569450&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @35.0603,-80.9957] 16:19, 26 May 2018 (EDT)
+Tega Cay turned out to be a very affluent, planned subdivision with lots of pine trees, little hills, bike/walking paths and parks, and a public golf course that wove around the roads.  All surrounded by Lake Wylie, which was occasionally visible.  The hash was in the woods, accessible by a short bushwhack from one of the paths.  Easy hash after a hard bike ride.
 Got excellent BBQ at a place called the Dixie Pig which I'd noticed on the road leading into Tega Cay, and then rode the 30km home, by the same route.
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 == Photos ==
 <gallery perrow="5">
+Image:2018-05-26 16.30.36.jpg|Hash path
+Image:2018-05-26 16.30.48.jpg|Street near hash
 Image:2018-05-26_35_-81_OtherJack_1527367428719.jpg|Made it several minutes ago!! Happy mouseover day [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=35.04142720&lon=-81.02025300&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @35.0414,-81.0203]
 Image:2018-05-26_35_-81_OtherJack_1527367455103.jpg|Proof [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=35.04138300&lon=-81.02024770&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @35.0414,-81.0202]
+Image:2018-05-26 16.41.17.jpg|Hash woods
+Image:2018-05-26 16.41.21.jpg
+Image:2018-05-26 16.42.39.jpg|Happy hasher
+Image:2018-05-26 16.48.45.jpg
+Image:2018-05-26 16.59.23.jpg|The Dixie Pig :D
 </gallery>
 == Achievements ==
+{{Geohashing Day
+    | latitude = 35
+    | longitude = -81
+    | year = 2018
+    | coorddate = 2018-05-26
+    | mouseover = true
+    | name = [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]]
+    | celebration = cycling to South Carolina and back
+    | image = 2018-05-26_16.42.39.jpg
+}}
+{{Bicycle geohash | latitude = 35 | longitude = -81 | date = 2018-05-26 | name = [[User:OtherJack|OtherJack]] | distance = about 35km each way | image = 2018-05-26 16.42.39.jpg}}
 [[Category:Expeditions]]


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