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Geohashing Historical Society Note: 2/17/2008 - Sunday

It was from the Olden Times, back before the xkcd geohash wiki had gone live... but the February 17 meeting in the graticule should probably be celebrated all the same. :)

2008 expeditions with report

8/16/2008 - Saturday

The location looks like it's in the alley between two houses out in Oregon City.

8/2/2008 - Saturday

((Local information taken from the e-mail list, so credit goes to Wil for this.))

The location is Here for those that want to Google Map it. As stated by Wil, it actually has a street view. Odd. Looks to be a field right off of I-5.

Locally, it is a mile away from Champoeg State Park and the nearest town is Woodburn.

Maravi will be there, and this will be his virgin Geohash. Yay!

Tim Ferrell is gonna make it. 1st timer.

Maggie: I will probably be there with a friend. It sort of depends on what ends up happening for the rest of the day.

7/26/2008 - Saturday

The point is out near Sandy. It's relatively near Eagle Fern Park; we may be able to park there and walk to the actual point, if anyone's up for a 3-4 mile hike.

In Sandy, there's a burger place called Calamity Janes that seems to have decent reviews. How about we find the point at 4pm and all go out for burgers afterwards?

Maggie will be there this week, and is up for a hike and burgers. Yes indeed.

Wil: Heh. I wrote the two paragraphs above, but forgot to mention that I will be there.

7/19/2008 - Saturday

Looks like another field in Woodburn! Woo!

Jhon will be thar!

Probably Wil, too.

2008 Planned expeditions with no report

well, here comes another geohash, I'll try to be more proactive like Wil, this Saturday is a robotics competition at OMSIand was wondering if anyone on/in the Internets wishes to come? time is from 10:00am to 4:00pm. for more information please post here and I'll add more then. (and wil, I'm NOT biking this time, got a robot to carry.) admalledd 4:31, 23 2008 (UTC)

9/13/2008 - Saturday

Field trip! This week's point is in the NW corner of the graticule. This means that if we jump one graticule south, we'd be in the outskirts of Salem. I've never been to Salem, but I've met some geohashers from there and it would be cool to see them again. If I can find anyone to ride with me or anyone to meet me in Salem (or both,) I'll be at the 44,-122 graticule's meetup point tomorrow. Wil 18:39, 12 September 2008 (UTC) UPDATE: The meetup is in two hours. Only one other person said they'd be making it and they emailed a few minutes ago to cancel. Looks like I won't be headed down to Salem today. Wil 21:03, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

8/23/2008 - Saturday

Wil: The actual location is just north of Silverton. I've suggested an alternate location: OMSI in Portland. See you there? UPDATE: Some friends and I are probably going to head over early, around noon. One person I spoke to expressed some disbelief (and a slight hint of derision) that I was going to OMSI, saying that it was "for kids". Therefore, I figured a few extra hours at OMSI would be time well spent... Anyway, I'll be hanging around the entrance of the museum at the official meetup time (16:00,) but I may be inside as early as noon.

admalledd: I'll be coming to OMSI (was planing to go Monday but this works too.) definitely one more person (driver) possible some friends! I wonder how the ball machine is doing?

Maggie: I will be there! It's been a while.

admalledd:sorry I couldn't make it. last minute plans I did not know of.

2009 Expeditions with reports

12/23/2009 -- Wednesday - Local

No-Access residential area southeast of Vancouver Lake. Expedition Thwarted.

12/21/2009 -- Monday - Local

Gillihan Road, Sauvie Island (Speed racing!). Expedition Success.

12/10/2009 -- Thursday - Graticule Hopping

Dixon Mill Road, Gaston, Oregon. Expedition Thwarted.

12/06/2009 -- Sunday - Local

Sunset High School baseball diamond; Beaverton, Oregon. Expedition Success.

12/04/2009 - Friday - Local

Hwy 219 south of Hillsboro, Oregon. Expedition Success.

12/03/2009 - Thursday - Local

Near Sherwood, Oregon. Expedition Thwarted.

11/29/2009 - Sunday - Local

North of Hwy 26 near North Plains, Oregon. Expedition Thwarted.

11/28/2009 - Thanksgiving Saturday - Local

On Logging Roads north of the East Fork Lewis River in Southwest Washington. Expedition Success.

11/13/2009 - Friday - Local

Eastern Vancouver. Expedition Success.

11/11/2009 - Wednesday - Graticule Hopping

Forest Grove. Expedition Thwarted.

11/08/2009 - Sunday - Local

Near Vancouver Lake. Expedition Success.

11/07/2009 - Saturday - Graticule Hopping

Astoria! Expedition Success.

11/01/2009 - Sunday - Graticule Hopping

Scaponia Recreation Area, near Scapoose, Oregon. Expedition Success.

10/18/2009 - Sunday - Local

Oxbow Regional Park, Troutdale. Expedition Success.

10/10/2009 - Saturday - Graticule Hopping

Hagg Lake. Expedition Thwarted.

10/09/2009 - Friday - Local

Residential neighborhood, Troutdale. In someone's living room. Expedition Thwarted.

09/29/2009 - Tuesday - Graticule Hopping

Hagg Lake. Expedition Thwarted.

08/31/2009 - Monday - Local

Hillsboro Airport. Expedition Success.

08/29/2009 - Saturday - Local

North Plains. Expedition Thwarted.

08/28/2009 - Friday - Local

Beaverton near Cedar Hills Blvd. Expedition Success.

08/24/2009 - Monday - Local

Beaverton in Elmonica repair yard. Expedition Thwarted.

08/10/2009 - Monday - Graticule Hopping

North Plains. Expedition Success.

08/09/2009 - Sun - Graticule Hopping

South of Hillsboro. Expedition Thwarted.

07/29/2009 - Wed - Graticule Hopping

South of Banks, Near Hwy 47. Expedition Success.

07/19/2009 - Sunday - Graticule Hopping

South of Gaston, Near Hwy 47. Expedition Thwarted.

07/13/2009 - Wed - Local

Southern Hillsboro, Near Century High School. Expedition Success.

07/11/2009 - Wed - Graticule Hopping

South of Hillsboro, Near McCormick Road. Expedition Thwarted.

07/10/2009 - Wed - Graticule Hopping

South of Hillsboro, Near McCormick Road. Expedition Thwarted.

07/08/2009 - Wed - Graticule Hopping

North of Hillsboro, Near Pumpkin Ridge in North Plains. Expedition Thwarted.

07/05/2009 - Sunday - Graticule Hopping

North of Hillsboro, Near Pumpkin Ridge in North Plains. Expedition success.

06/21/2009 - Sunday - Graticule Hopping

South of Hillsboro, in the back of a nursery. Expedition success.

06/10/2009 - Wednesday - Local

Near the intersection of Shute Road and Evergreen. Expedition success. 3riador's first successful hash.

06/08/2009 - Monday - Graticule Hopping

South of Hillsboro, near Bald Peak Road. Expedition thwarted.

06/07/2009 - Sunday - Local

Between Burkhalter Road and Farmington Road, south of Hillsboro. Disorganized expedition thwarted.

06/05/2009 - Friday - Graticule Hopping

Just off of US-101 between Seaside and Cannon Beach. Expedition successful.

06/04/2009 - Thursday - Local

Down a logging road near St. Helens (town). Expedition thwarted.

05/28/2009 - Thursday - Graticule Hopping

Oat field west of North Plains, Oregon - Expedition thwarted.

05/23/2009 - Saturday - Graticule Hopping

Mouseover Day! Planning completed and retro-mission to the west executed!

05/19/2009 - Tuesday

North of 26, near 185th - Expedition thwarted.

05/16/2009 - Saturday

In Tualatin, in the parking lot of a business complex: Expedition and Meetup successful.

03/04/2009 - Wednesday

In Beaverton, on a side street - Expedition successful.

01/19/2009 - Monday

Rural Washington County. No GPS, and darkness. Jim drives there with his Google Maps printout and finds the house, but gives up on finding the hashpoint. A fowl outcome.

2009 possible expeditions with no real report

04/04/2009 - Saturday

Back of some guy's field near Newberg. Guess I'll see how in-shape I am for biking. Elegant Forkbomb 05:34, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

01/17/2009 - Saturday

A forest out by Sandy. I'm going with a friend and will report back. 3riador 16:51, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

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 ==2010 Expedtions with reports==
+===[[2010-04-30 45 -123|4/30/2010 -- Friday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Jim's final expedition for the month fails for so many reasons.  Expedition Thwarted.
+===[[2010-04-28 45 -122|4/28/2010 -- Wednesday - Local]]===
+Jim and APR are thwarted by private property near the Sunset Transit Center.  Expedition Thwarted.
+===[[2010-04-25 45 -122|4/25/2010 -- Sunday - Local]]===
+Aperfectring goes and drives up a mountain in an effort to obtain his first multihash, but Expedition Thwarted by the yet unmelted snow above 3000ft elevation.
+===[[2010-04-25 45 -123|4/25/2010 -- Sunday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Aperfectring makes an early morning trip to a popular cabin+camping park.  Expedition Success.
+===[[2010-04-24 45 -122|4/24/2010 -- Saturday - Local]]===
+Jim fails to gain access to the backyard of a house in Sandy.  Expedition Thwarted!
+===[[2010-04-21 45 -122|4/21/2010 -- Wednesday - Local]]===
+Michael5000 fails to reach the edge of a quarry north of Estacada due to technical problems with a new GPS unit.  Expedition Thwarted!
+===[[2010-04-20 45 -122|4/20/2010 -- Tuesday - Local]]===
+Out of towner [[User:Starbird|Starbird]] is turned back by blackberry brambles, but seasoned bramble scramblers Jim and APR successfully reach a local point on Sauvie Island.
+===[[2010-04-18 45 -123|4/18/2010 -- Sunday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Jim reaches a hashpoint amid slopes and logging debris.  Success!
+===[[2010-04-15 45 -123|4/15/2010 -- Thursday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Jim fails to reach a point in Rural Yamhill County.  Expedition Thwarted!
+===[[2010-04-13 45 -122|4/13/2010 -- Tuesday - Local]]===
+APR joins Jim for his almost honorable mention cubicle geohash at lunchtime in Hillsboro.  Expedition Success!
+===[[2010-04-11 45 -122|4/11/2010 -- Sunday - Local]]===
+The 5000s bring a friend to a little swamp south of Oregon City.  Expedition Success!
+===[[2010-04-04 45 -122|4/4/2010 -- Sunday - Local]]===
+Jim stands in the flower bed outside of a Hillsboro business park building.  Expedition Success!
+===[[2010-04-03 45 -123|4/3/2010 -- Saturday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Jim fails to reach a point in Rural Washington County.  Expedition Thwarted!
+===[[2010-04-01 45 -122|4/1/2010 -- Thursday - Local]]===
+Michael5000 scales a volcano to record his first successful expedition in two months.  Expedition Success!
+===[[2010-03-28 45 -123|3/28/2010 -- Sunday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Jim fails to reach a hashpoint in the middle of a road in Rural Washington County.  Expedition Thwarted!
+===[[2010-03-19 45 -123|3/19/2010 -- Friday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Jim finds a hashpoint in the middle of a road in Rural Washington County.  Expedition Success!
+===[[2010-03-14 45 -123|3/14/2010 -- Sunday - Graticule Hopping]]===
+Jim encounters a lack of access to a hashpoint in rural Yamhill County.  Expedition Thwarted.
+===[[2010-03-08 45 -122|3/08/2010 -- Monday - Local]]===
+Jim, APR, and visiting geohasher [[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]] make it to picnic tables in a schoolyard in Vancouver (WA).  Expedition Success!
+===[[2010-03-02 45 -122|3/2/2010 -- Saturday - Local]]===
+Mother Nature convinces Jim to not brave a Lake Oswego slope.  Expedition Thwarted!