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== About == | == About == | ||
− | Some (swampy) woods in New Hampshire about an hour northeast of Keene. | + | Some (swampy) woods in New Hampshire about an hour northeast of Keene. Not too far off the road. |
== Expeditions == | == Expeditions == | ||
===Dartmouth Expedition=== | ===Dartmouth Expedition=== | ||
A small contingent from Dartmouth drove down to the hash. Originally planned to have more people, but timing/rain nixed that plan. The group consisted of: | A small contingent from Dartmouth drove down to the hash. Originally planned to have more people, but timing/rain nixed that plan. The group consisted of: | ||
− | [[User:Ctta0s|Michael]], Nicole, Randall, Rosemary, and Scout. We drove in on a dirt road and got pretty close (within .5 miles or so). Unfortunately, turning around was a bit tricky. Luckily, Scout was skilled enough (and perhaps more importantly, patient enough) to execute the many-pointed turn necessary to get us back on the road. | + | [[User:Ctta0s|Michael]], Nicole, [[User:Xkcd|Randall]], Rosemary, and Scout. We drove in on a dirt road and got pretty close (within .5 miles or so). Unfortunately, turning around was a bit tricky. Luckily, Scout was skilled enough (and perhaps more importantly, patient enough) to execute the many-pointed turn necessary to get us back on the road. |
− | We hiked a bit up the road and then struck out into the woods at Randall's direction. We quickly came upon a couple abandoned beaver dams! We proceeded across one of the dams and continued up a slight into a more rocky area. After a few minutes, we realized we had been drifting a bit to the right (possibly because it was not as steep). We corrected course and soon came to the coordinates at the base of a hill. We then took a group picture (to be uploaded soon | + | We hiked a bit up the road and then struck out into the woods at Randall's direction. We quickly came upon a couple abandoned beaver dams! We proceeded across one of the dams and continued up a slight into a more rocky area. After a few minutes, we realized we had been drifting a bit to the right (possibly because it was not as steep). We corrected course and soon came to the coordinates at the base of a hill. We then took a group picture (to be uploaded soon™) and finally headed back out to the road for the trip home (which involved mind-straining games such as Green Glass Door, John's Dark Tunnel, and Contact!). |
More pictures to come... | More pictures to come... | ||
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Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_car_turnaround.JPG|Making a "100-point turn" to get out of the mud! | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_car_turnaround.JPG|Making a "100-point turn" to get out of the mud! | ||
Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_woods_view.JPG|The woods. It's actually a bit swampish. | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_woods_view.JPG|The woods. It's actually a bit swampish. | ||
− | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_beaver_dam. | + | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_beaver_dam.JPG|A beaver dam! |
− | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_rock_king. | + | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_rock_king.JPG|King of the rock? |
− | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_checking_coords. | + | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_checking_coords.JPG|Randall checks our position. |
− | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_gps. | + | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_gps.JPG|We made it! Sorry it's blurry! |
− | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_scout_tripod. | + | Image:2008_11_08_43_-72_scout_tripod.JPG|Scout sets up the tripod. |
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Revision as of 03:50, 11 November 2008
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About
Some (swampy) woods in New Hampshire about an hour northeast of Keene. Not too far off the road.
Expeditions
Dartmouth Expedition
A small contingent from Dartmouth drove down to the hash. Originally planned to have more people, but timing/rain nixed that plan. The group consisted of: Michael, Nicole, Randall, Rosemary, and Scout. We drove in on a dirt road and got pretty close (within .5 miles or so). Unfortunately, turning around was a bit tricky. Luckily, Scout was skilled enough (and perhaps more importantly, patient enough) to execute the many-pointed turn necessary to get us back on the road.
We hiked a bit up the road and then struck out into the woods at Randall's direction. We quickly came upon a couple abandoned beaver dams! We proceeded across one of the dams and continued up a slight into a more rocky area. After a few minutes, we realized we had been drifting a bit to the right (possibly because it was not as steep). We corrected course and soon came to the coordinates at the base of a hill. We then took a group picture (to be uploaded soon™) and finally headed back out to the road for the trip home (which involved mind-straining games such as Green Glass Door, John's Dark Tunnel, and Contact!).
More pictures to come...