Difference between revisions of "2013-08-03 51 -0"

Revision as of 17:47, 4 August 2013

Location

On Birchwood Way, near How Wood station just south of St. Albans

Participants

Plans

PaintedJaguar already has plans to travel from Cambridge to West London on Saturday, and leaving Cambridge a bit earlier than necessary will give him time to make a detour to this hashpoint.

He's aiming to head to Watford Junction, and then get the 11:14 train to How Wood, arriving at 11:24. This leaves him approximately 1 hour to get to the hashpoint and return to the train station for the 12:22 train back towards London.

If everything goes to plan in the afternoon, and he gets back to Cambridge in time, he may attempt to complete a double hash by joining Benjw for a midnight expedition to 2013-08-03 52 0 (and then also 2013-08-04 52 0).

Expedition

This was a very easy expedition. The journey to How Wood was completed without a hitch, and from the station it was only a few minutes walk to the hashpoint.

Google Maps satellite images had suggested the hashpoint was in somebody's front garden, whilst StreetView suggested it was on the grass verge outside their house. My GPS eventually showed it to be on the pavement between those two possible points, and although I did once manage to get it to say I was exactly at the hashpoint, it had drifted to 3 metres away by the time I'd got the camera out to take a photo, even though I wasn't actually moving!

I left a chalk marker on the pavement, and then returned to the station. I have to say possibly the nicest part of this expedition was the access road to the station, which was more of a narrow track than a road, and vehicles were in fact prohibited from using it. The tree branches alongside this lane had all joined together into a continuous canopy, giving a very nice "tunnel" to walk through.

I did manage to return to Cambridge in time to join Benjw on the later expeditions, making this:

the first hash of two today, making a double hash with 2013-08-03 52 0
the first day of two days of consecutive geohashing, continuing with 2013-08-04 52 0

Tracklog

http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=4964354 shows the route from How Wood station to the hashpoint.

Photos

How Wood station access road.
Road sign for Birchwood Road. Fortunately I was on foot, so was allowed to enter.
Approaching the hashpoint, which was outside the row of houses
At the hashpoint
Chalk marker left on pavement
Silly grin
Closeup view of the hedge and house adjacent to the hashpoint
View from the hashpoint
Proof of public transport geohash.

Achievements

PaintedJaguar earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (51, -0) geohash on 2013-08-03.

PaintedJaguar earned the Public transport geohash achievement

by reaching the (51, -0) geohash on 2013-08-03 via the train.

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 __NOTOC__
 == Location ==
-In a suburban street just south of St. Albans
+On Birchwood Way, near How Wood station just south of St. Albans
 == Participants ==
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 == Expedition ==
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
+This was a very easy expedition. The journey to How Wood was completed without a hitch, and from the station it was only a few minutes walk to the hashpoint.
+Google Maps satellite images had suggested the hashpoint was in somebody's front garden, whilst StreetView suggested it was on the grass verge outside their house. My GPS eventually showed it to be on the pavement between those two possible points, and although I did once manage to get it to say I was exactly at the hashpoint, it had drifted to 3 metres away by the time I'd got the camera out to take a photo, even though I wasn't actually moving!
+I left a chalk marker on the pavement, and then returned to the station. I have to say possibly the nicest part of this expedition was the access road to the station, which was more of a narrow track than a road, and vehicles were in fact prohibited from using it. The tree branches alongside this lane had all joined together into a continuous canopy, giving a very nice "tunnel" to walk through.
+I did manage to return to Cambridge in time to join Benjw on the later expeditions, making this:
+* the first hash of two today, making a double hash with [[2013-08-03 52 0]]
+* the first day of two days of consecutive geohashing, continuing with [[2013-08-04 52 0]]
 == Tracklog ==
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may post a link here -->
+http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=4964354 shows the route from How Wood station to the hashpoint.
 == Photos ==
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 -->
 <gallery perrow="5">
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_how_wood_station.JPG | How Wood station access road.
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_road_sign.JPG | Road sign for Birchwood Road. Fortunately I was on foot, so was allowed to enter.
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_hashpoint.JPG | Approaching the hashpoint, which was outside the row of houses
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_gps.JPG | At the hashpoint
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_marker.JPG | Chalk marker left on pavement
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_grin.JPG | Silly grin
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_hashpoint_closeup.JPG | Closeup view of the hedge and house adjacent to the hashpoint
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_view_from_hashpoint.JPG | View from the hashpoint
+Image:2013-08-03_51_-0_train_tickets.JPG | Proof of public transport geohash.
 </gallery>
 == Achievements ==
 {{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
-<!-- Add any achievement ribbons you earned below, or remove this section -->
+{{land geohash
+  | latitude = 51
+  | longitude = -0
+  | date = 2013-08-03
+  | name = PaintedJaguar
+}}
-<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================
+{{Public transport geohash
-Delete the next line ONLY if you have chosen the appropriate categories below. If you are unsure, don't worry. People will read your report and help you with the classification. -->
+  | latitude = 51
-[[Category:New report]]
+  | longitude = -0
+  | date = 2013-08-03
+  | busline = the train
+  | name = PaintedJaguar
+  | image = 2013-08-03_51_-0_train_tickets.JPG
+}}
-<!-- Potential categories. Please include all the ones appropriate to your expedition -->
-<!-- If this is a planning page:
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
--->
-<!-- An actual expedition:
 [[Category:Expeditions]]
--- and one or more of --
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
-[[Category:Expedition without GPS]]
--->
-<!-- if you reached your coords:
 [[Category:Coordinates reached]]
---><!-- or if you failed :(
-[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
--- and a reason --
-When there is a natural obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
-When you went to an alternate location instead of the actual geohash:
-[[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]
-(Don't forget to delete this final close comment marker) -->


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