Talk:Vancouver, British Columbia

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2010 Meetups

Canada Day!

It is astoundingly accessible - in kitsilano, on a street corner.

2010-06-05 (Sea To Sky)

Just throwing that out there.

2010-06-04 (Burnaby Mountain)

May be accessible, but with some serious bushwhacking. Surrey graticule.

Geohashing Day/Mouseover Day

What are we going to do? Last year's basic "be ready to give a really good try for anything, but have a good back-up in mind" should probably apply. Geohashing Day being right after Mouseover Day suggests attempting a camping/consecutive geohash achievement. Anyone have any ideas about costumes, special themes, ways to generate an awesome alternate (average everyone's birthdays?) We should definitely have a massive picnic somewhere, and the alternate should involve multiple means of transportation.

Totally up for a camping hash and then attempting the second hash on first light. --Yangman 17:09, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Discussion on this had already started on its own page as I wrote it. Copied Yangman's comment there. -Robyn 17:20, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

2010-05-20

One could theoretically go to Gabriola today, stay overnight in the campground, and be already for the alternate tomorrow. Theoretically.

Yes, but then how would you find out if the day's actual co-ordinates are reachable? Not that I'm saying you shouldn't... -- Rhonda 00:57, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

2010-05-17 (Bowen Island)

It's on a road on Bowen Island. I have a feeling that if I don't go, the algorithm will punish us on Geohashing Day. -Robyn 16:26, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

So did you go? -- Rhonda 00:57, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

2010-05-15 (Langley)

Actually in the Surrey graticule, but I know you look here.

2010-05-09 (West Van)

West Vancouver. Armoury?

You YVR folks might be able to do your "Tale of two hashes", finally! Jiml 18:48, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

2010-05-08 (Richmond)

Light industrial area parking lot.

2010-05-03 (Burnaby)

Just off Royal Oak Ave, in a cemetery in Burnaby, near Deer Lake Park.

2010-05-02 (North Vancouver)

Just off Rice Lake Road, in the Lynn Canyon Park area.

2010-04-17 (Port Coquitlam)

Will be hitting this hash point on our way to our Golden Ears camping trip late Saturday morning or around noon. -Yangman 15:04, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

7 April

Bummer, today was reachable up in Squamish, and that nasty work thing prevented me from heading up there for a nice walk in the forest (or is it snow now?) Why can't we get the good locations on the weekends? --Wade 05:11, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

2 April

Anyone interested? Looks like it actually falls on a path under the hydro line. -Juventas

Is there anywhere safe to stop and get out of the car? -- [[user:thepiguy]] 16:54, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Oh look, it would seem there's a pullout right by the geohash, and somewhere safe to turn around too. Are you going? 3 hours in a car in the pouring rain is nothing for the chance to meet a Juventas! -- [[user:thepiguy]] 17:11, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Yeah ill be there at 2, just trying to find something to stay dry in. Juv

29 March

In somebody's back yard in Ladner. It's my hashiversary, but I could probably only spare about an hour and a half tonight -- and that would be after 7. Somebody with a car interested? - Elbie 20:24, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

2010-03-28 (sunday) globalhash

The globalhash is in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho graticule, only 800 km from Vancouver! Go Vancouver! - Danatar 08:00, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Well, Google maps says it is an 8 hour drive (I'm going to guess 10 to allow for problems), and what seems to be a 2 hour hike (short distance, but straight up a mountain) from the road. Assuming the last "unnamed road" actually exists. It is on the map, but the satellite view doesn't make it look like much of a road. Next, I see where the closest GA airport is. The hash point itself seems very accessible by helicopter, if only I knew someone with one of those. --Wade 17:12, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Real (tentative) plans are in progress over on the Expedition Page Vancouverites or Idahoians join in there! If we leave, we'll have to leave soon. Anyone up for spending their weekend and week's pay on a cool globalhash? Act now! --Wade 18:44, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Is it a good thing or a bad thing to be the first geohashers to charter a helicopter? We would be, wouldn't we? -Robyn 20:06, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

23 March

I just found out I get to stay home today and not go to work in Saskatchewan. That means an alternate birthday geohash. -Robyn 17:49, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

15 March

It's in a field, on Anvil Island. I so don't want to paddle to Anvil Island today. It sort of looks like the area where the Dharma Initiative barracks are in Lost. So therefore my official excuse is "sonic security fence." -Robyn

I was thinking this morning, if it were summer and not a weekday, I'd go for it. But it's not. -- Rhonda 01:11, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

21 February

It's on what looks like a parking area for airplanes. Robyn, think this can be done? - Elbie 19:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm not Robyn, but I doubt that it will be possible to get access there, without having a very uncomfortable conversation with the RCMP. The Chilliwack graticule seems achievable, but may involve a long hike. --Wade 02:56, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, jet parking? During the olympics? Well, any other time you'd at least get airport security involved, but during the olympics you'd probably be held, searched and interrogated as if you were a terrorist. I mean, they closed the seabus for hours during rush hour and blew up somebody's new fishing rod that he'd forgotten in the terminal FFS. -- Rhonda 07:06, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

The pilots and owners of the airplanes parked either side of that geohash have to go through three layers of security and a special Olympic body search that leaves less to the imagination than do spandex skating suits in order to get to that geohash. I couldn't even get permission to fly over it. We'd probably be questioned for meeting outside the airport fence. -- Robyn (using Wade's computer)

13 January

If only it were summer...

3 miles due west of Porteau cove boat launch.

Weather forecast for Saturday: Winds Issued 09:30 PM PST 12 February 2010 Tonight and Saturday: Wind northerly outflow 5 to 15 knots.

Weather & Visibility Issued 09:30 PM PST 12 February 2010 Tonight and Saturday: Periods of rain ending late overnight. Rain beginning near noon Saturday.

And I have no car. -- Rhonda 07:30, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Robyn and I have guests, so we can't go off kayaking or building our own rafts in situ. Are condolences required because of the lack of car? --Wade 08:42, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

The old geohashingmobile has just been accepted by the scrap-it program. I'll have a new geohashingmobile at the end of the month! And it'll be even better on the logging roads! -- Rhonda 22:54, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Holy Hash in Squamish

It's accessible, but car required. - Elbie 18:13, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

What time would you want to go if I drove? -Robyn 18:35, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

3 maybe 4pm can you pick me up? --NWoodruff 18:37, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Sure, at the SkyTrain station. -Robyn 18:45, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Could you do YVR? --NWoodruff 19:16, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Does that mean "No"? --NWoodruff 18:20, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't get the notification for this until Sunday night. I had shifted my focus over to the actual geohash page. -Robyn

I can only do it in the morning. I'd have to be back on campus by 15:00, 16:00 at the latest. - Elbie 19:03, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Morning is good for me. I also want to get some pictures of the Halkomelem signs along that road, with all the 7s in the alphabet. Shall I pick you up at UBC at nine thirty? Where's the best spot to meet? -Robyn 19:14, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I can do 9:30. Best pick-up spot would probably be the corner of Marine Drive and Agronomy Rd. - Elbie 19:41, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

I'll be there 9:30. Little gold car, personalized plates. -Robyn 03:58, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Started putting in plans at the page, 2010-02-07 49 -123; you're driving so you should probably fix my approximations. - Elbie 19:44, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm wondering why there is no planning for the globalhash going on, it's really near to your place. From Vancouver of all graticules I would expect to do a crazy expedition by plane or boat out to the ocean. - Danatar 11:10, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

• chuckle* They're mad, but they're not _that_ mad. - wmcduff 16:44, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Usually they _are_ that mad, I've met some of them...

Hey... what are you implying? Thepiguy 01:45, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

I haven't checked global hashes since they started going wrong. If someone can give me a guaranteed, easy-to-check app, then I'll consider it. -Robyn 03:58, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

I use ekorren's tool to look up the coordinates and the globalhash coordinates are the correct ones: *click* for Vancouver - Danatar 15:54, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Or try activegeohasher.com, or try the IRC channel. :) -- relet 19:17, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

When we have 100 geohashers in the graticule

When we have 100 geohashers in the graticule, we are so doing this. Party and games all the way to the geohash and all the way back. And no riding uphill! I'm sure we could get the captain to sail to and circle around a random set of coordinates. -Robyn 01:28, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

2009 Talk

Archived to 2009 Vancouver Expeditions

2008 Talk

Talk about 2008 expeditions moved to its own page to reduce clutter.

Notable Dates

I propose moving all information pertaining to where to meet up if it has not been decided to the discussion page to keep the main page clean looking. --Nigma 15:37, 24 May 2008

I somewhat agree there. The problem is that not everybody checks the discussion page, so they won't necessarily see that. I'm thinking maybe just leaving the upcoming and most recent event or two on the main page and the discussion of them here? I'm going to try a few changes to aim towards something like that. --Srs0 23:20, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Our Record

Has there ever been a non-attended road-accessible geohash in this graticule? -Robyn 16:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, maybe not. But hey: According to this, you are now one point behind München. I know that your graticule is a lot more difficult to geohash in, but still, you Vancouveranians better do your best to stay ahead of us land rats here in 48 11, as has been the case for so long now! --Zb 17:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Nanaimo

We need a Nanaimo geohasher to get the low hanging fruit on the Vancouver Island side without having a two hour ferry ride. Anyone know anyone in Nanaimo they can recruit? -Robyn 19:13, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Hiking, anybody?

Would anybody like to join me for 2009-06-07 49 -122? I'm planning to bike to the dam, and then hike from there. It looks like a 2km hike. - Elbie 22:26, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

UDLS Talk, June 12, 2009

All the talk from here has been moved to User talk:Elbie/UDLS Talk, since it was cluttering up this page. - Elbie 04:53, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Out of area visitor(s)

Because I am a lazy sack of crap, I didn't make it up here in the previously stated times. I have 5 vacation days yet to schedule for the rest of the year. I am out of town the week of Christmas and the weekends on either side. Other than that, however, I am open to using my vacation for something important, like geohashing and visiting crazy Vancouverites. Please use this area to discuss the potential dates. --aperfectring 23:23, 3 November 2009 (UTC) I just looked it up, and train tickets will be a mere $70 US, so I need someone from up there to help me organize this thing! --aperfectring 23:37, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

I will be out of town from the 16th to 22nd of November, but you are welcome and encouraged to come and stay here in November outside of that range. I can pick you up at the train station and stuff. I go back to work again in December. Also the Olympics suck. They are closing parks already.

- Robyn.

0.00% Settlements

I think the land usage script needs its colour values tweaked! -- Rhonda 03:52, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Agreed. The problem is that Germany (where the script was designed for) has different colours for field/mountain vs city, but Vancouver and the parts of North America I looked at doesn't. So tweaking the colour values won't help with the way the script is now. See Talk:Land_usage. -Srs0 04:39, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Print-outs of Translink's bike maps

I just discovered that some of the printers at work support greyscale printing on 11 inch by 17 inch paper (tabloid). I've printed off copies of the Translink Bike Maps on this -- it's certainly more readable than printing on regular letter-sized paper! If anybody wants me to print off some tabloid-sized maps for them, let me know and I'll bring it along to whatever hash we're both at. - Elbie 02:30, 13 October 2009 (UTC)