2012-07-16 59 16

Mon 16 Jul 2012 in 59,16: 59.7328832, 16.5090901 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

In the forest south of Mungasjön, near Västerås, Sweden.

the ru

I routinely bike in this area so I was already familiar with the route.

I cycled from Västerås, north through Hökåsen, then zigzaging along small roads to avoid traffic. I planned to approach the hashpoint on a dirt road from the south but ran into a "vehicles prohibited" sign. I still had a couple of kilometers to go and didn't feel like walking so I decided on an alternative approach from the northeast. I left my bike near a meadow and walked the last 400 m along a logging trail. The hashpoint was in a typical scandinavian troll forest. Afterwards I continued cycling north through Munga, Haraker and back home through Skultuna. Total distance covered: 47 km.

the_ru earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (59, 16) geohash on 2012-07-16.

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  Sweden has farmland too!

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  I don't know what they're growing here, but it's pretty

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  Sheeple

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  Concrete bridge, visible on sattelite photos

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  Inappropriate footwear

• 2012-07-16 59 16 lichen.jpg

  I found a large boulder covered in lichen. Hand included for size comparison.

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  Mungasjön

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  My bike

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  I still haven't found my GPS mount, some insulation tape will have to do