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+ | On the corner where the San Marcos highway meets Old Martindale Road in Texas, USA. The nearest city is San Marcos. | ||
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== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
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+ | On Friday afternoon, I was inspired suddenly due to unknown forces to check this weekends geohashes, and I was pleased to see that this hash looked feasible with a 50 minute drive. | ||
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+ | On Saturday, I was on my way shortly after having breakfast, with the plan to get to the hash first, and then figure out what I would do. The drive over was nothing out of the ordinary (except 3 crazy drivers that validate most peoples stereotypes about Texas drivers...), and it was an easy has to grab. 3 meters to the North and this would have turned into the kind of geohash you meet while driving at 50mph (or more), but I was happy to be able to get this one hash on foot. | ||
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+ | After making the hash, I pulled up Google Maps (for the unteenth time that day) to check what was there to do in San Marcos. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had a string of parks in the middle of the city surrounding the San Marcos (what else!) river, and took the short drive there. I walked along the river for an hour or so, which gave me plenty of time to ponder random thoughts, people-watch, and be grateful to geohashing for making me discover this city that I would not have otherwise paid much attention to. | ||
− | + | Finally, I grabbed some Huli Huli chicken at a nearby Hawaiian fast-food place (it was really good, though my hunger at the time is a strong bias), and drove back home. It is an unfortunate reality of Texas that most expeditions have to start and end with a good amount of driving a car around, but it is a reality nevertheless! | |
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+ | Image:20240203 29 -97 Proof2.png|thumb|Proof #2 | ||
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== Achievements == | == Achievements == | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:37, 8 February 2024
Sat 3 Feb 2024 in 29,-97: 29.8656057, -97.8825541 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
On the corner where the San Marcos highway meets Old Martindale Road in Texas, USA. The nearest city is San Marcos.
Participants
Expedition
On Friday afternoon, I was inspired suddenly due to unknown forces to check this weekends geohashes, and I was pleased to see that this hash looked feasible with a 50 minute drive.
On Saturday, I was on my way shortly after having breakfast, with the plan to get to the hash first, and then figure out what I would do. The drive over was nothing out of the ordinary (except 3 crazy drivers that validate most peoples stereotypes about Texas drivers...), and it was an easy has to grab. 3 meters to the North and this would have turned into the kind of geohash you meet while driving at 50mph (or more), but I was happy to be able to get this one hash on foot.
After making the hash, I pulled up Google Maps (for the unteenth time that day) to check what was there to do in San Marcos. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had a string of parks in the middle of the city surrounding the San Marcos (what else!) river, and took the short drive there. I walked along the river for an hour or so, which gave me plenty of time to ponder random thoughts, people-watch, and be grateful to geohashing for making me discover this city that I would not have otherwise paid much attention to.
Finally, I grabbed some Huli Huli chicken at a nearby Hawaiian fast-food place (it was really good, though my hunger at the time is a strong bias), and drove back home. It is an unfortunate reality of Texas that most expeditions have to start and end with a good amount of driving a car around, but it is a reality nevertheless!
Photos
proof @29.8655,-97.8825
Achievements
enjoythecode earned the Land geohash achievement
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This was also my (2^3 - 1)th successful expedition, which increases my motivation for the next expedition even more :D