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== Location == | == Location == | ||
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| + | Inside the 6900 Orange Ave. [[wikipedia:Southern California Edison|Southern California Edison]] substation. | ||
== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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| + | * [[User:JesseW|JesseW]] | ||
== Plans == | == Plans == | ||
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| + | Drive to the street nearest the hashpoint, and look around, take photos. I expected not to be able to make it all the way to the coordinates, due to HIGH VOLTAGE issues. | ||
== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
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| + | This was my first ever geohash, so I didn't know what to expect (and I took a lot of photos). I was only in LA for the weekend, and the house I was staying in was about 40 minutes away from the hashpoint by car. | ||
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| + | I arrived just before dark, at around 7:30 PM. I drove past the closest point I could reach by car, parked, and walked back, snapping photos of the substation, the (many) Danger and No Trespassing signs, and the wires overhead as I went. I had lots of problems with the camera being out of focus due to the long exposure times needed due to the evening light. | ||
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| + | I lacked a GPS unit, so I relied on a printout of the satellite image to pinpoint what I thought was the closest point along the fence to the coordinates. Once I reached there, I tried (somewhat unsuccessfully) to get a close-up image of the point, but managed to get some pictures of me (in [[Formal attire achievement|formal attire]]). | ||
| − | + | There was a Mormon temple directly across the street, with some nice Art Deco ornamentation. | |
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| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 01 Turning onto Orange Ave.jpg | Turning onto Orange Ave. from Artesia Blvd. | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 02 Substation sign.jpg | The sign for the substation. | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 03 View into the substation.jpg | The view (including a satellite dish) as I was walking alongside the substation | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 04 Warning signs.jpg | The top sign was repeated numerous times along the fence. | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 05 Directly opposite the hashpoint.jpg | This is as close as I got. I think the hashpoint is next to the round dial in the middle of the image (zoom in). | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 06 Me with Stupid Grin.jpg | Requisite Stupid Grin (TM), in formal attire (unfortunately lacking a tie, so no ribbon for me). | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 07 Lines running into the substation.jpg | It was a big substation, with many power lines entering it. | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 09 Mormon temple.jpg | Nice Art Deco columns. | ||
| + | Image:2012-04-21 33 -118 10 Mormon temple sign.jpg | The sign for the Art Deco Mormon temple. | ||
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| + | | name = [[User:JesseW|JesseW]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:43, 22 April 2012
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Location
Inside the 6900 Orange Ave. Southern California Edison substation.
Participants
Plans
Drive to the street nearest the hashpoint, and look around, take photos. I expected not to be able to make it all the way to the coordinates, due to HIGH VOLTAGE issues.
Expedition
This was my first ever geohash, so I didn't know what to expect (and I took a lot of photos). I was only in LA for the weekend, and the house I was staying in was about 40 minutes away from the hashpoint by car.
I arrived just before dark, at around 7:30 PM. I drove past the closest point I could reach by car, parked, and walked back, snapping photos of the substation, the (many) Danger and No Trespassing signs, and the wires overhead as I went. I had lots of problems with the camera being out of focus due to the long exposure times needed due to the evening light.
I lacked a GPS unit, so I relied on a printout of the satellite image to pinpoint what I thought was the closest point along the fence to the coordinates. Once I reached there, I tried (somewhat unsuccessfully) to get a close-up image of the point, but managed to get some pictures of me (in formal attire).
There was a Mormon temple directly across the street, with some nice Art Deco ornamentation.
Photos
Turning onto Orange Ave. from Artesia Blvd.
The sign for the substation.
The view (including a satellite dish) as I was walking alongside the substation
The top sign was repeated numerous times along the fence.
This is as close as I got. I think the hashpoint is next to the round dial in the middle of the image (zoom in).
Requisite Stupid Grin (TM), in formal attire (unfortunately lacking a tie, so no ribbon for me).
It was a big substation, with many power lines entering it.
Nice Art Deco columns.
The sign for the Art Deco Mormon temple.
Achievements
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JesseW earned the No trespassing consolation prize
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