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Revision as of 02:38, 31 May 2016

Location

Hardwood forest near Belmont Ave, Plainfield, MI

Participants

Mcbaneg (talk) (George)
Katja

Expedition

Beautiful Memorial Day expedition. It looked like most of the approach could be made along a power line right of way. Sometimes those are passable, sometimes not. In this case we lucked out. The power company is in the process of replacing a wooden pylon with metal ones, and their installation vehicle had mowed a lovely, easy-to-walk road along the right of way to within about 60 m of the hashpoint. When we arrived at the point where the grassy section and the new road ended, we faced an impenetrable-looking sassafras thicket. But at that point we went south into the open and navigable forest and were able to reach the hashpoint pretty easily.

Lucky break: road toward hashpoint..
The power company's pole-planting machine.
The finest Phillips screw I've ever seen.
Sassafras thicket, encouraging us to choose a different route from here.
Anybody know what this is?
Proof.
Grins.

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 == Expedition ==
-Beautiful Memorial Day expedition.  It looked like most of the approach could be made along a power line right of way. Smetimes those are passable, sometimes not.  In this case we lucked out. The power company is in the process of replacing a wooden pylon with metal ones, and their installation vehicle had mowed a lovely, easy-to-walk road along the right of way to within about 60 m of the hashpoint. When we arrived at the point where the grassy section and the new road ended, we faced an impenetrable-looking sassafras thicket.  But at that point we went south into the open and navigable forest and were able to reach the hashpoint pretty easily.
+Beautiful Memorial Day expedition.  It looked like most of the approach could be made along a power line right of way. Sometimes those are passable, sometimes not.  In this case we lucked out. The power company is in the process of replacing a wooden pylon with metal ones, and their installation vehicle had mowed a lovely, easy-to-walk road along the right of way to within about 60 m of the hashpoint. When we arrived at the point where the grassy section and the new road ended, we faced an impenetrable-looking sassafras thicket.  But at that point we went south into the open and navigable forest and were able to reach the hashpoint pretty easily.
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