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== Attempted & succeeded geohashes == | == Attempted & succeeded geohashes == | ||
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| − | ! Date | + | ! style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;background: #f2f2f2; text-align: center;" | Date |
| − | ! Distance | + | ! style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;background: #f2f2f2; text-align: center;" | Distance |
| − | ! Photos? | + | ! style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;background: #f2f2f2; text-align: center;" | Photos? |
| − | ! Description | + | ! style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;background: #f2f2f2; text-align: center;" | Description |
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| − | | [[2008-05-24 37 -121|2008-05-24]] | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[2008-05-24 37 -121|2008-05-24]] |
| − | | 0.5mi | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | 0.5mi |
| − | | [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/sets/72157605237620605/ Flickr] | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/sets/72157605237620605/ Flickr] |
| − | | Went there with my two children, got within about a [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/2520005384/in/set-72157605237620605/ half-mile] before being foiled by the combination of steep hills, immature thistles, and a four-year-old's patience. Saw two other geohashers on the way in, and another <i>five</i> on the way out. Hope some of 'em made it! | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | Went there with my two children, got within about a [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/2520005384/in/set-72157605237620605/ half-mile] before being foiled by the combination of steep hills, immature thistles, and a four-year-old's patience. Saw two other geohashers on the way in, and another <i>five</i> on the way out. Hope some of 'em made it! |
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| − | | [[2008-05-31 37 -121|2008-05-31]] | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[2008-05-31 37 -121|2008-05-31]] |
| − | | ~1mi | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | ~1mi |
| − | | [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/sets/72157605373432568/ Flickr] | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/sets/72157605373432568/ Flickr] |
| − | | Drove nearby with Claire, discovered that 152 near the spot is actually a highway instead of the two-lane country road I remembered it being. Then had to drive five miles down the highway to find a suitable place to turn around, whoops (I missed at least one perfectly good turn around at the Dinosaur Point road). On the way back, we stopped a few time to get proof of our lack-of-access, and then waited at the Bell Station Cafe's closed and locked gate for about twenty minutes before heading back. | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | Drove nearby with Claire, discovered that 152 near the spot is actually a highway instead of the two-lane country road I remembered it being. Then had to drive five miles down the highway to find a suitable place to turn around, whoops (I missed at least one perfectly good turn around at the Dinosaur Point road). On the way back, we stopped a few time to get proof of our lack-of-access, and then waited at the Bell Station Cafe's closed and locked gate for about twenty minutes before heading back. |
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| − | | [[2008-06-01 37 -121|2008-06-01]] | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[2008-06-01 37 -121|2008-06-01]] |
| − | | Success! | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | Success! |
| − | | [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/sets/72157605373054020/ Flickr] | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [http://flickr.com/photos/navratil/sets/72157605373054020/ Flickr] |
| − | | Parked nearby in a dirt field, ran across the exit and then entrance ramps, wandered around the dried-out weeds for a while until I got to the exact point (within 7 feet, at the limit of the GPS's accuracy, anyway). Got pictures for proof, and headed out. Land Geohash achieved! | + | | style="border: 1px #aaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | Parked nearby in a dirt field, ran across the exit and then entrance ramps, wandered around the dried-out weeds for a while until I got to the exact point (within 7 feet, at the limit of the GPS's accuracy, anyway). Got pictures for proof, and headed out. Land Geohash achieved! |
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Revision as of 04:50, 2 June 2008
Tapin (aka Joe) is a user in San Jose, California who is also active in the San Francisco, California and Salinas, California graticules
Attempted & succeeded geohashes
| Date | Distance | Photos? | Description |
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| 2008-05-24 | 0.5mi | Flickr | Went there with my two children, got within about a half-mile before being foiled by the combination of steep hills, immature thistles, and a four-year-old's patience. Saw two other geohashers on the way in, and another five on the way out. Hope some of 'em made it! |
| 2008-05-31 | ~1mi | Flickr | Drove nearby with Claire, discovered that 152 near the spot is actually a highway instead of the two-lane country road I remembered it being. Then had to drive five miles down the highway to find a suitable place to turn around, whoops (I missed at least one perfectly good turn around at the Dinosaur Point road). On the way back, we stopped a few time to get proof of our lack-of-access, and then waited at the Bell Station Cafe's closed and locked gate for about twenty minutes before heading back. |
| 2008-06-01 | Success! | Flickr | Parked nearby in a dirt field, ran across the exit and then entrance ramps, wandered around the dried-out weeds for a while until I got to the exact point (within 7 feet, at the limit of the GPS's accuracy, anyway). Got pictures for proof, and headed out. Land Geohash achieved! |
Achievements
Land Geohash
