Difference between revisions of "2009-02-18 67 21"

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The hashpoint was in the forest near the village Ullatti.

the ru

Distance traveled: 389 km (1.5 on skis)
Phone call(s): 4
Muffin(s) eaten: 0.5

My relationship with 67 21 has been strained ever since my aborted 2009-01-17 67 21 expedition. This turned out to be a fine day.

I started out around seven in the morning, drove south along E10. Most of my recent hashes have been along this road, nothing out of the ordinary happened. I was unsure what road actually lead to Ullatti so I ended up driving some distance in the wrong direction. I've been on numerous road trips and have plenty of maps - why are none of them in my car?

Anyway, I got on the right road (394), passed through Ullatti and parked near a bridge. About 700 m to go, so I put on my skis. The terrain in this area is very uneven, but the way to the hashpoint was almost entirely flat.

I was hoping to beat my previous Coldest Geohash. At first the thermometer would only display -20 C. I assumed it was picking up some of my body heat, so I left it alone on the ground for a while. It finally dropped to -22.9, 0.1 degree below my previous record.

When I checked the thermometer back at the car, it had recorded a minimum of -24.4 degrees somewhere along the way. The accuracy of these cheap thermometers is questionable. I did some partial geoflashing to get myself into dry and warm clothes, then had some hot fruit soup.

On the way home, I took some photos of Ullatti. I also drove through the villages Leipojärvi and Sakajärvi, but didn't see anything of interest. Trivia: almost all place names in this area are of finnish or sami origin.

I also went to the Aitik copper mine. Since I can't get inside the gates, I just took a photo from the parking lot. I stopped by the bakery Puoltikasvaara to have some tea and a muffin. The Muffin wasn't very good.

Template:Virgin graticule

the ru achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in Kiruna, Sweden and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

the ru earned the Cold geohash achievement

by reaching the (67, 21) geohash on 2009-02-18 while the temperature was -22.9 C.

the ru earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (67, 21) geohash on 2009-02-18.

Morning sun
Terrain
Frost on a young birch
I passed under some power lines
The hashpoint
Location & temperature
Peculiar animal tracks - not sure what could have made this
More tracks - ???
Hare tracks
Lowest temperature recorded during the expedition, but not at the hashpoint
Fruit soup!
A reindeer along E10
Aitik
The Puoltikasvaara bakery

Ullatti

West
East
It's A ~~Kitty~~ Bus!
Church

Warning Signs

Beware of reindeer
Beware of moose

I also saw "Beware of children" and "Beware of horse", but I was too slow to get pictures of them.

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 My relationship with [[Vittangi, Sweden | 67 21]] has been strained ever since my aborted [[2009-01-17 67 21]] expedition. This turned out to be a fine day.
-I started out around seven in the morning, drove south along E10. Most of my recent hashes have been along this road, nothing out of the ordinary happened. I was unsure what road actually lead to Ullatti, so I ended up driving some distance in the wrong direction. I've been on numerous road trips and have plenty of maps - why are none of them in my car?
+I started out around seven in the morning, drove south along E10. Most of my recent hashes have been along this road, nothing out of the ordinary happened. I was unsure what road actually lead to Ullatti so I ended up driving some distance in the wrong direction. I've been on numerous road trips and have plenty of maps - why are none of them in my car?
 Anyway, I got on the right road (394), passed through Ullatti and parked near a bridge. About 700 m to go, so I put on my skis. The terrain in this area is very uneven, but the way to the hashpoint was almost entirely flat.
-I was hoping to beat my previous Coldest Geohash. At first, the thermometer would only display -20 degrees. I assumed it was picking up some of my body heat, so I left it alone on the ground for a while. It finally dropped to -22.9, 0.1 degree below my previous record. When I checked the thermometer back at the car, it had recorded a minimum of -24.4 degrees somewhere along the way.
+I was hoping to beat my previous [[Cold Geohash | Coldest Geohash]]. At first the thermometer would only display -20 C. I assumed it was picking up some of my body heat, so I left it alone on the ground for a while. It finally dropped to -22.9, 0.1 degree below my previous record.
+When I checked the thermometer back at the car, it had recorded a minimum of -24.4 degrees somewhere along the way. The accuracy of these cheap thermometers is questionable. I did some partial geoflashing to get myself into dry and warm clothes, then had some hot fruit soup.
 On [http://www.skraekteatern.org/skraekteatern__2_b.ogg the way home], I took some photos of Ullatti. I also drove through the villages Leipojärvi and Sakajärvi, but didn't see anything of interest. Trivia: almost all place names in this area are of finnish or sami origin.
 I also went to the Aitik copper mine. Since I can't get inside the gates, I just took a photo from the parking lot. I stopped by the bakery Puoltikasvaara to have some tea and a muffin. [http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/011206.html The Muffin] wasn't very good.
+{{Virgin graticule | latitude = 67 | longitude = 21 | date = 2009-02-18 | name = [[User:the_ru | the ru]] | image = 2009-01-18_67_21_proof.jpg}}
+{{Minesweeper geohash | graticule = Kiruna, Sweden | ranknumber = 2 | se = true | e = true | name = [[User:the_ru | the ru]] }}
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-<gallery perrow="3">
+<gallery perrow="4">
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_morning.jpg | Morning sun
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_forest.jpg | Terrain
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_frost.jpg | Frost on a young birch
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_fruit_soup.jpg | Hot fruit soup!
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_power.jpg | I passed under some power lines
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_hashpoint.jpg | The hashpoint
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_proof.jpg | Location & temperature
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_tracks1.jpg | Peculiar animal tracks - not sure what could have made this
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_tracks2.jpg | More tracks - ???
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_tracks3.jpg | Hare tracks
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_min.jpg | Lowest temperature recorded during the expedition, but not at the hashpoint
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_morning.jpg | Morning sun
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_fruit_soup.jpg | Fruit soup!
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_power.jpg | Power lines
+Image:2009-02-18_67_21_reindeer.jpg | A reindeer along E10
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_proof.jpg | Location & temperature
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_tracks1.jpg | Peculiar animal tracks - not sure what made this
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_tracks2.jpg | Tracks - ???
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_tracks3.jpg | Hare
-<gallery perrow="3">
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_aitik.jpg | Aitik
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_bakery.jpg | The Puoltikasvaara bakery
-Image:2009-02-18_67_21_reindeer.jpg | A reindeer along E10
 </gallery>
 === Ullatti ===
-<gallery perrow="2">
+<gallery perrow="4">
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_ullatti1.jpg | West
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_ullatti2.jpg | East
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 === Warning Signs ===
-<gallery perrow="3">
+<gallery perrow="4">
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_warning1.jpg | Beware of reindeer
 Image:2009-02-18_67_21_warning2.jpg | Beware of moose


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