Difference between revisions of "2021-05-28 42 -85"

Latest revision as of 21:41, 23 June 2021

Location

A few meters off of a trail in the Upper Macatawa Natural Area, near Zeeland MI.

Participants

Plans

The hashpoint is only about a 25-minute drive west of my partners’ apartment in Wyoming, and I was already driving out here on Friday night to visit them. So I planned on passing their exit and visiting the hashpoint, then stopping at a grocery store on my way back to their apartment to bring them some requested turkey bacon.

Expedition

I was able to reach the Upper Macatawa Natural Area parking by car without issue, and I didn’t even stop along the way for anything. (I usually have to stop about an hour into a drive for some reason, but I was able to drive about 2.5 hours without a break.) Then I walked along the trail to the hashpoint and back.

When I returned to my car, I looked up the nearest Kroger locations, only to find that Kroger isn’t a thing in west Michigan, so I was unable to acquire the requested turkey bacon. Also, I splashed in a mud puddle on my drive back out to the main road so I now need to wash my car again.

Tracklog

Photos

Parked up in the Upper Macatawa Natural Area parking lot.
A bridge along the trail.
A low creek under the bridge.
The trail becomes unpaved, and the land less forested.
Only a few metres away from becoming No Trespassing
Proof of reaching the hashpoint
The obligatory selfie

Achievements

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 I was able to reach the Upper Macatawa Natural Area parking by car without issue, and I didn’t even stop along the way for anything. (I usually have to stop about an hour into a drive for some reason, but I was able to drive about 2.5 hours without a break.) Then I walked along the trail to the hashpoint and back.
-When I returned to my car, I looked up the nearest Kroger locations, only to find that Kroger isn’t a thing in west Michigan, so I was unable to procure the requested turkey bacon. Also, I splashed in a mud puddle on my drive back out to the main road so I now need to wash my car again.
+When I returned to my car, I looked up the nearest Kroger locations, only to find that Kroger isn’t a thing in west Michigan, so I was unable to acquire the requested turkey bacon. Also, I splashed in a mud puddle on my drive back out to the main road so I now need to wash my car again.
-I’ll upload a tracklog and some photos when I return to my desktop computer on 1 June.
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+Image:2021-05-28 42 -85 parked up.jpg | Parked up in the Upper Macatawa Natural Area parking lot.
+Image:2021-05-28 42 -85 bridge.jpg | A bridge along the trail.
+Image:2021-05-28 42 -85 low creek.jpg | A low creek under the bridge.
+Image:2021-05-28 42 -85 unpaved trail.jpg | The trail becomes unpaved, and the land less forested.
+Image:2021-05-28 42 -85 almost no trespassing.jpg | Only a few metres away from becoming No Trespassing
+Image:2021-05-28 42 -85 proof.jpg | Proof of reaching the hashpoint
+Image:2021-05-28 42 -85 selfie.jpg | The obligatory selfie
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