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Normally when I drive for work, I plan out a few [http://geocaching.com Geocaches] along the way to break up the driving and snag a few finds. This time, I realized that I would be passing through multiple graticules and five of them had hashpoints I could reach with only a slight detour. | Normally when I drive for work, I plan out a few [http://geocaching.com Geocaches] along the way to break up the driving and snag a few finds. This time, I realized that I would be passing through multiple graticules and five of them had hashpoints I could reach with only a slight detour. | ||
| − | In the full spirit of adventure, I let [[The_Algorithm|The Algorithm]] be the wind in my sails and the GPS satellites my stars | + | In the full spirit of adventure, I let [[The_Algorithm|The Algorithm]] be the wind in my sails and the GPS satellites my stars. I just let them guide me from one hashpoint to another taking routes I never would have tried before and seeing all new sights. |
== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
Revision as of 04:55, 23 August 2011
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Location
The yard outside "Sunrise Apartments" senior living center.
Participants
RocketMac - On my way from Milwaukee to Minneapolis for work
Plans
Normally when I drive for work, I plan out a few Geocaches along the way to break up the driving and snag a few finds. This time, I realized that I would be passing through multiple graticules and five of them had hashpoints I could reach with only a slight detour.
In the full spirit of adventure, I let The Algorithm be the wind in my sails and the GPS satellites my stars. I just let them guide me from one hashpoint to another taking routes I never would have tried before and seeing all new sights.
Expedition
This was the first of five and it was less than two miles from my house. As if that wasn't easy enough, it was on the lawn of a senior living home. The Algorithm was throwing my softballs to get me warmed up.
Within minutes, I was parked and standing at the hashpoint. There were a couple of residents on a patio nearby, so I just took a picture of myself and moved on. I also grabbed a picture of the complex's sign.
On my way to the 2011-08-22_43_-89 point, I found a operational drive-in movie theater and stopped to take some pictures. I never would have found this if it weren't for Geohashing!
Tracklog
My log for the whole day is available in GPX and KMZ formats
Photos
- 2011-08-22 43 -88 01.jpg
Me at the hashpoint
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The sign for the apartment I was invading
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Found a drive-in movie theatre along the way
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Big cricket on top of survey marker sign
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Rusty hieroglyphics
Achievements
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RocketMac earned the Land geohash achievement
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