Difference between revisions of "2012-02-29 42 -88"

Revision as of 07:01, 1 March 2012

Location

Field outside of Volo, IL.

Google maps lists nearest address as 30981 N Fisher Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084. Appears to be in a farmer's field very close to an access road.

Participants

FireTrophy. This is my first attempt at a geohash!

Plans

Planning to drive out there, to arrive around ~7:30 pm.

Gonna grab some dinner later, there looks to be a place called Bobby's Barrel Inn nearby.

Expedition

After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST. I don't have a GPS, so I used Google Earth instead. But I couldn't get the tool to report my exact GPS setting. So I estimated where I thought it would be, according to what I looked up earlier. The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter. The weather was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply. I marked the spot with a little note in the dirt explaining the idea of geohashing and a link to the wiki page.

Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night. Good stuff.

I realize now after the fact that the actual spot was like 200ft to the SE. I still count this as a win, though.

Notes for future expeditions: bring change of shoes. That mud gets everywhere. Also, might be a good idea to bring a reflective vest, just to be more visible and avoid any suspicion.

Tracklog

N/A

Photos

On the way!
I'm there
Pleasant, loamy soil at site.
Left note. Don't worry ma'am, we're from the internet.
Google Earth - shot from camera
Google Earth - screenshot
Beer time! Local tavern.
Beer + Fish Fry, delicious.

Achievements

Land Geohash

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 == Expedition ==
-After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST.  The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter.  The wind was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply.  I left a little note in the dirt explaining the idea and a link to the wiki page.
+After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST. I don't have a GPS, so I used Google Earth instead.  But I couldn't get the tool to report my exact GPS setting.  So I estimated where I thought it would be, according to what I looked up earlier.  The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter.  The weather was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply.  I marked the spot with a little note in the dirt explaining the idea of geohashing and a link to the wiki page.
 Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night.  Good stuff.
+I realize now after the fact that the actual spot was like 200ft to the SE.  I still count this as a win, though.
 Notes for future expeditions:  bring change of shoes.  That mud gets everywhere.  Also, might be a good idea to bring a reflective vest, just to be more visible and avoid any suspicion.


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