2013-03-22 43 -116

Fri 22 Mar 2013 in 43,-116: 43.5108590, -116.0339886 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

In the hills near Lucky Peak Reservoir.

Participants

• Eldin
• Pojana

Expedition

Pojana and I set out for the hash at about 6pm, after I got off work. We drove to a parking lot a bit over a mile away from the hash, and set out on foot from there. There were a few promising looking trails at the beginning, but they quickly vanished or turned away from the hash. After about a quarter of a mile of climbing the hill and making our way through the sagebrush, Pojana decided to turn back. I kept going. But at about 1/3 of a mile from the hash, the steepness of the hill increased significantly. At this point, cold, tired, and a little worried about my wife waiting down by the car, I gave up. Had I been alone, I would have tried to go further. Had the weather been warmer, I would have tried to go further. Had both of those things been true, I might have even found it within myself to make it all the way to the hash. But as it was, the expedition ended in failure.

• Thwarted by terrain steeper than it looked online. -- Eldin (talk) @43.5159,-116.0452 19:20, 22 March 2013 (MDT)

Photos

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  Hash is just over that hill. @43.5561,-116.1370

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  Tired, but still smiling.

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  This lovely view was the main reward for today's expedition.

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  My not-so-triumphant return down the mountain.