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StatMan22: It was a real easy trip there after work. Parked pretty much right on the spot... It was freezing out though and the GPS was a bit jumpy, so it took a long time to get the exact coordinates. I walked around in a 5 foot circle for about 5 minutes, then my hands got too cold and I probably looked a bit odd to the cars driving past. Ended up actually getting the coordinates dead on when I got back in the car! I tried to carve an "XKCD" in the snow bank with my keys in case Swoop came by later, but it was pretty rock solid. I ended up throwing a slab of ice on top of it to signify human involvement... I assume he did not notice. Photos to come! | StatMan22: It was a real easy trip there after work. Parked pretty much right on the spot... It was freezing out though and the GPS was a bit jumpy, so it took a long time to get the exact coordinates. I walked around in a 5 foot circle for about 5 minutes, then my hands got too cold and I probably looked a bit odd to the cars driving past. Ended up actually getting the coordinates dead on when I got back in the car! I tried to carve an "XKCD" in the snow bank with my keys in case Swoop came by later, but it was pretty rock solid. I ended up throwing a slab of ice on top of it to signify human involvement... I assume he did not notice. Photos to come! | ||
| + | Swoop2: Well things fell apart at work today so I got out to late to go after work. But I did manage to drag my entire family along on this quest a few hours later. I arrived at 9:20PM so it was quite dark and bitterly cold. Two of my kids jumped up on the snowbank that StatMan22 mentioned (thanks for thinking of us). We got a few blurry, frozen pictured and jumped back into our warm minivan. StatMan22, great photos! Thanks for sharing. | ||
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== Tracklog == | == Tracklog == | ||
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Image:2013-02-20_picture.JPG|Proof that I was there. | Image:2013-02-20_picture.JPG|Proof that I was there. | ||
Image:2013-02-20_gps2.JPG|Got the coordinates on the dot in the car!! | Image:2013-02-20_gps2.JPG|Got the coordinates on the dot in the car!! | ||
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| + | Image:2013-02-20_Snowbank.JPG|Snowbank! | ||
| + | Image:2013-02-20_Three.jpg|Three frozen questors | ||
| + | Image:2013-02-20_Kids.jpg|Kids on the snowbank! | ||
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{{couch potato geohash | latitude = 42 | longitude = -88 | date = 2013-02-20 | name = StatMan22 | honor = true }} | {{couch potato geohash | latitude = 42 | longitude = -88 | date = 2013-02-20 | name = StatMan22 | honor = true }} | ||
| + | {{Frozen Geohash | ||
| + | | latitude = 42 | ||
| + | | longitude = -88 | ||
| + | | date = 2013-02-20 | ||
| + | | temperature = 16 °F | ||
| + | | name = Swoop2 | ||
| + | }} | ||
Revision as of 04:51, 21 February 2013
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Location
It appears to be a very reachable hash, on a sidewalk in a nice neighborhood in Lake Zurich.
Participants
Plans
StatMan22: Once I get home from work and pick up a camera, I will go right over! The hash is just over a mile driving distance from my house.
Swoop2: I may be able to drive over after work. It is a 3 mile detour from my normal route home.
Expedition
StatMan22: It was a real easy trip there after work. Parked pretty much right on the spot... It was freezing out though and the GPS was a bit jumpy, so it took a long time to get the exact coordinates. I walked around in a 5 foot circle for about 5 minutes, then my hands got too cold and I probably looked a bit odd to the cars driving past. Ended up actually getting the coordinates dead on when I got back in the car! I tried to carve an "XKCD" in the snow bank with my keys in case Swoop came by later, but it was pretty rock solid. I ended up throwing a slab of ice on top of it to signify human involvement... I assume he did not notice. Photos to come!
Swoop2: Well things fell apart at work today so I got out to late to go after work. But I did manage to drag my entire family along on this quest a few hours later. I arrived at 9:20PM so it was quite dark and bitterly cold. Two of my kids jumped up on the snowbank that StatMan22 mentioned (thanks for thinking of us). We got a few blurry, frozen pictured and jumped back into our warm minivan. StatMan22, great photos! Thanks for sharing.
Photos
It was cold... Close enough!
Proof of coldness.
Proof that I was there.
Got the coordinates on the dot in the car!!
Snowbank!
Three frozen questors
Kids on the snowbank!
Achievements
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StatMan22 earned the Couch Potato Geohash Honorable Mention
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Swoop2 earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement
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