2008-10-29 42 -85

Wed 29 Oct 2008 in Grand Rapids: 42.2403124, -85.5601258 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Background

The Grand Rapids coordinates are right next to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport. Yvh11a was very disappointed that he wasn't able to get a restricted area achievement (missed it by 350 meters!)

Expedition on Foot

The hashpoint, as near as I could determine from Google Earth, was in the center of Portage Road, directly in front of a Taco Bell. I made my way to the Taco Bell and located the approximate area of the hashpoint using the lane strips as reference markers. I crossed the road on foot a few times when the traffic was clear; no pictures, unfortunately, as I am without a camera of any sort, but as "you-can't-make-this-stuff-up" proof, I offer the fact that at or very close to the hashpoint was a discarded q-tip.

Recovery of the Q-tip

Recovery of the q-tip was considered but ultimately decided against, due to general ickiness.

Expedition by vehicle

As the hashpoint was on a major road, the expedition concluded with a Speed Racer achievement, again, without proof.

Achievements Unlocked!

yvh11a earned the Speed racer achievement by passing through the (42, -85) geohash on 2008-10-29 at the maximum legal speed.

Achievements Missed!

GeoTrash GeoHash - Could have been achieved by overcoming squeamishness and retrieving the q-tip.