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There are logging roads that lead closer to the point (and up the hill), but as mentioned, they may be blocked by snow this time of year. Wish I had my parents' jeep for that :-) -- [[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]] 19:10, 27 March 2010 (UTC) | There are logging roads that lead closer to the point (and up the hill), but as mentioned, they may be blocked by snow this time of year. Wish I had my parents' jeep for that :-) -- [[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]] 19:10, 27 March 2010 (UTC) | ||
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| + | The weather has to permit the helicopter--and our car--to make the trip. It's expected to be [http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USID0048?begHour=23&begDay=86 mostly cloudy] in Coeur d'Alene tomorrow, but the aviation weather makes it look okay. I'm on the phone to the helicopter company now. -[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] 20:15, 27 March 2010 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 27 March 2010
Location
I didn't check the global hash until Danatar alerted me to the fact that it's in Idaho, only 800 km away from Vancouver across one international border. That's about ten hours drive, plus we need to ford a river and climb 700' in elevation up a steep mountainside.
Planning
It's possible that the roads in the area are blocked by snow, as was discovered by intrepid geohasher David Souther last year about this time. We started research. The geohash is on top of a plateau near the town of St. Maries, which has a small local airport, so naturally we immediately checked into helicopter charter. There is no helicopter outfit out of St Maries, but Coeur d'Alene is about 30 miles away as the crow--or helicopter--flies, so this looks like about a $300 helicopter charter through Big Country. Add in fuel, motel, psychotherapy ... is it worth it for the coolest geohash ever?
So Wade, when do you want to leave?
There are logging roads that lead closer to the point (and up the hill), but as mentioned, they may be blocked by snow this time of year. Wish I had my parents' jeep for that :-) -- Rhonda 19:10, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
The weather has to permit the helicopter--and our car--to make the trip. It's expected to be mostly cloudy in Coeur d'Alene tomorrow, but the aviation weather makes it look okay. I'm on the phone to the helicopter company now. -Robyn 20:15, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
