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A day off and nothing to do. While aimlessly surfing the internet, i came upon the geohashing website. A closer look on todays location reveals: It is only around 1km away from a train station. The decision was done quickly: lets do it!<br> | A day off and nothing to do. While aimlessly surfing the internet, i came upon the geohashing website. A closer look on todays location reveals: It is only around 1km away from a train station. The decision was done quickly: lets do it!<br> | ||
So i quickly downloaded a GPS-app for my iPhone, printed a map and jumped on the next train. Only 1,5 hours later i was there. I crossed the sleepy town of Steinen in the canton of Schwyz, went a bit uphill behind the village, and immediately found the place. Success!<br> | So i quickly downloaded a GPS-app for my iPhone, printed a map and jumped on the next train. Only 1,5 hours later i was there. I crossed the sleepy town of Steinen in the canton of Schwyz, went a bit uphill behind the village, and immediately found the place. Success!<br> | ||
| − | + | Unfortunately, there is only one train per hour back to Zurich, so i had to wait for 45 minutes at the train station at a temperature of around 5°C. During that time, one train after the other passed the train station, which lies on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_railway Gotthard line], one of the mayor train routes to cross the Alps. | |
== Tracklog == | == Tracklog == | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 3 January 2013
| Wed 2 Jan 2013 in 47,8: 47.0553940, 8.6168530 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
A patch of forest near Steinen SZ.
Participants
Plans
My first Geohash. The plan: just go and see whats there! :)
Expedition
A day off and nothing to do. While aimlessly surfing the internet, i came upon the geohashing website. A closer look on todays location reveals: It is only around 1km away from a train station. The decision was done quickly: lets do it!
So i quickly downloaded a GPS-app for my iPhone, printed a map and jumped on the next train. Only 1,5 hours later i was there. I crossed the sleepy town of Steinen in the canton of Schwyz, went a bit uphill behind the village, and immediately found the place. Success!
Unfortunately, there is only one train per hour back to Zurich, so i had to wait for 45 minutes at the train station at a temperature of around 5°C. During that time, one train after the other passed the train station, which lies on the Gotthard line, one of the mayor train routes to cross the Alps.
Tracklog
n/a
Photos
Mount Rigi and Lake Zug.
The last meters on a road: Make a 90° right turn here.
There it is.
I did it!
Second proof. In the background you see my backpack and the map.
Screenshot
The area around the hash lies in steep terrain.
There was a landslide right above the hash just recently!
Nice view on the way back.
Sunset.
Steinen train station.
