Difference between revisions of "2023-09-24 41 -72"

Latest revision as of 21:07, 24 May 2024

Location

In a field in Mansfield Center, CT.

Participants

JBest
MapMan

Plans

9/22: This hash is not at all far from where I work and where I live, so this might be really easy? Given the weather does not look phenomenal, I might be not dry by the end, or I might be going to the ren-fair in Lebanon for the day. We shall see how things turn out once the day arrives.

9/24: The rain lets up between 1 and 3 EDT, so MapMan and I will go sometime then after we eat lunch.

Expedition

One meal of home-cooked burgers and fries later, we were ready to set out. Before we left, MapMan asked if I wanted to wear some boots because of the potential for wetness. I ignored his advice and went in sneakers. Call me crazy, but I don't mind having wet feet. (Sincerely.) It allows me to grab an achievement honorable mention too.

We drove up route 195 through town, and after some steering skills I am not too proud of to get onto the road with access, we came to the gate towards the field. The field's locale was wide and pretty; not as pretty as it could be on a sunny day, mind you, but it was still nice to witness. We honed in on the spot and took our sweet time grabbing pictures. MapMan took a stick he picked up when we parked the van, and stuck it into the ground at the approximate location of the point. I then took a poster I found on this wiki that I printed out, and attached it to my father's marker. We headed back and I grabbed one more photo of our combined marker from a distance.

The drive off of the (unpaved) road back onto the highway was a bit tense, as the tires on the van were not gaining a lot of traction with the mud underneath, but we pulled out and it was smooth sailing from then on out. This was a nice spot to hash to, and yes, it was wickedly easy. My shoes, however, probably could not say anything good about it... I'll give them 3 days to completely dry out.

Tracklog

Our path after parking according to MapMan's Komoot.

Photos

🎶We'll forget the clouds in the jealous sky, as we walk in fields of green...🎶
MapMan downloaded the Geohashing Droid app on his phone, and it matched pretty well with what Google Maps was telling me.
Panorama time!
Additional photograbs.
The two explorers.
I printed out Crox's poster...
...and stuck it to a stick MapMan found to stick in the ground at the point.
On our way back to the van.
A nice little surprise for whoever on the town's board tends to this field! (the white dot is the poster)

Achievements

JBest has visited an Easy Geohash

by reaching the (41, -72) geohash on 2023-09-24 without really trying.

JBest earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Honourable Mention

by reaching the (41, -72) geohash on 2023-09-24 despite being partially wet from wearing sneakers instead of boots on a wet field.

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 == Location ==
 In a field in Mansfield Center, CT.
 == Participants ==
-[[User:JBest|JBest]]
+*[[User:JBest|JBest]]
+*MapMan
 == Plans ==
-This hash is not at all far from where I work and where I live, so this might be really easy? Given the weather does not look phenomenal, I might be [[Drowned_Rat_Geohash|not dry]] by the end, or I might be going to the ren-fair in Lebanon for the day. We shall see how things turn out once the day arrives.
+/22: This hash is not at all far from where I work and where I live, so this might be really easy? Given the weather does not look phenomenal, I might be [[Drowned_Rat_Geohash|not dry]] by the end, or I might be going to the ren-fair in Lebanon for the day. We shall see how things turn out once the day arrives.
+/24: The rain lets up between 1 and 3 EDT, so MapMan and I will go sometime then after we eat lunch.
 == Expedition ==
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+One meal of home-cooked burgers and fries later, we were ready to set out. Before we left, MapMan asked if I wanted to wear some boots because of the potential for wetness. I ignored his advice and went in sneakers. Call me crazy, but I don't mind having wet feet. (Sincerely.) It allows me to grab an achievement honorable mention too.
+We drove up route 195 through town, and after some steering skills I am not too proud of to get onto the road with access, we came to the gate towards the field. The field's locale was wide and pretty; not as pretty as it could be on a sunny day, mind you, but it was still nice to witness. We honed in on the spot and took our sweet time grabbing pictures. MapMan took a stick he picked up when we parked the van, and stuck it into the ground at the approximate location of the point. I then took a [[User:Crox/Poster|poster]] I found on this wiki that I printed out, and attached it to my father's marker. We headed back and I grabbed one more photo of our combined marker from a distance.
+The drive off of the (unpaved) road back onto the highway was a bit tense, as the tires on the van were not gaining a lot of traction with the mud underneath, but we pulled out and it was smooth sailing from then on out. This was a nice spot to hash to, and yes, it was wickedly easy. My shoes, however, probably could not say anything good about it... I'll give them 3 days to completely dry out.
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+[[File:Resized Screenshot 20230924 144007 Komoot.jpeg|thumb|Our path after parking according to MapMan's Komoot.]]
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+Image:20230924_142128.jpg|🎶We'll forget the clouds in the jealous sky, as we walk in fields of green...🎶
+Image:Resized_Screenshot_20230924_143235_Geohash_Droid.jpeg|MapMan downloaded the Geohashing Droid app on his phone, and it matched pretty well with what Google Maps was telling me.
+Image:20230924_143040.jpg|Panorama time!
+Image:20230924_143110.jpg|Additional photograbs.
+Image:20230924_143113.jpg
+Image:20230924_143114.jpg
+Image:20230924_143250.jpg|The two explorers.
+Image:20230924_143309.jpg|I printed out [[User:Crox|Crox's]] poster...
+Image:20230924_143356.jpg|...and stuck it to a stick MapMan found to stick in the ground at the point.
+Image:20230924_143701.jpg|On our way back to the van.
+Image:20230924_143734.jpg|A nice little surprise for whoever on the town's board tends to this field! (the white dot is the poster)
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