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Location

On a ridge north of Big Creek Road, near Heceta Head.

Participants

Michael5000

Expedition

This hashpoint was only a few kilometers from Heceta Head, a landmark seen in a million generic calendar photos, so of course I took a picture for you.

A few minutes north, there's an attractive bridge over the imaginatively named "Big Creek." Immediately afterwards, I turned off Highway 101 on Big Creek Road, and drove in about a kilometer.

I was afraid that the 200 meters between the road and the hashpoint would be prohibitively steep and/or impenetrable, but although it was as steep as a staircase, it was quite open and easy to climb. It was surprisingly easy to get up on the ridge, after which it was a short walk to ground zero.

Sometimes getting down is harder than climbing up, but that was actually pretty easy too, this time. I went back to the highway and continued my journey north.

Photos

The bridge at Big Creek
Big Creek Road
The hashpoint tree
Me

Achievements

My first expedition to the elusive Newport graticule!

Michael5000 achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in [[Newport, Oregon]] and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 completed the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in [[McMinnville, Oregon]] and all of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 completed the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in [[Eugene, Oregon]] and all of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 completed the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in [[Roseburg, Oregon]] and all of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in [[Coos Bay, Oregon]] and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in [[North Lincoln City, Oregon]] and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

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 And DON'T FORGET to add your expedition and the best photo you took to the gallery on the Main Page! We'd love to read your report, but that means we first have to discover it! :)
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