Difference between revisions of "2010-09-04 45 -123"

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Location

Off a highway near Salem down a steep embankment.

Participants

Jim

Plans

Travel down to Salem later this afternoon, and then go to the state fair.

Expedition

Well, my trip started out, as many do, with a drive past one of the graveyards of Washington County. I then continued south and eventually ended up on Hwy 5. Which wasn't what Google wanted me to do, but something went awry with the directions and that's where I ended up. I also found myself in at least 3 different counties on this trip (Washington, Yamhill, and Marion)

I pulled onto a side road once the GPS dropped to a couple of miles away and followed the GPS, which sometimes actually worked. Eventually, the GPS pointed off the road and I pulled off to look.

I found that I was 300 feet away and was staring at a very steep embankment, protected by a wall of blackberry. I also found the remains of a deer which must have been hit on the road. I went down a near by road to try to approach the hashpoint from lower ground, but it wasn't any better.

I gave up and headed northward to run an errand and get some dinner.

Photos

Once I convince my phone to spit them out.

Achievements

No trespassing

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 == Location ==
-In a ditch/creek next to a farm near Salem.
+Off a highway near Salem down a steep embankment.
 == Participants ==
-*[[User:Aperfectring|APR]]
 *[[User:Jiml|Jim]]
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 == Expedition ==
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+Well, my trip started out, as many do, with a drive past one of the
+graveyards of Washington County.  I then continued south and eventually ended up on
+Hwy 5.  Which wasn't what Google wanted me to do, but something went awry with
+the directions and that's where I ended up.  I also found myself in at least 3 different
+counties on this trip (Washington, Yamhill, and Marion)
+I pulled onto a side road once the GPS dropped to a couple of miles away and followed the
+GPS, which sometimes actually worked.  Eventually, the GPS pointed off the road and I pulled
+off to look.
+I found that I was 300 feet away and was staring at a very steep embankment, protected by a
+wall of blackberry.  I also found the remains of a deer which must have been hit on
+the road.  I went down a near by road to try to approach the hashpoint from lower ground, but
+it wasn't any better.
+I gave up and headed northward to run an errand and get some dinner.
-== Tracklog ==
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 == Photos ==
+Once I convince my phone to spit them out.
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+* No trespassing
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