1985-10-26 52 9

Sat 26 Oct 1985 in Hannover: 52.8305558, 9.5936990 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

The Retrohash is located in a forest near a street to Walsrode.

Participants

• Fippe

Plans

The plan is to do a Welcome Back to the Future double hash: Visit both a 1985-10-26 retrohash and a 2015-10-21 geohash on 2015-10-21. I'll do it in 52,9. The attempted route is:

• Hannover
  • Train ride
• Bennemühlen
  • Bike ride
• 2015-10-21 52 9 (Sprockhof)
  • Bike ride
• Lindwedel
  • Train ride
• Walsrode
  • Bike ride
• 1985-10-26 52 9 (near Walsrode)
  • Bike ride
• Walsrode
  • Train ride
• Hannover

Expedition

Coming from 2015-10-21 52 9, I took the train to Walsrode. The train tracks were quite close to the retrohash, so I could see the site of the coordinates from the train. However, after arriving in Walsrode, I had to ride the whole way back.

Walsrode apparently chose to advertise itself using a toucan as a logo, which probably comes from the fact that Walsrode is famous for it's Vogelpark (bird park, or bird zoo), which also is the only thing I knew about Walsrode. Not only did I find a toucan on signs, but there also was a roundabout that was decorated with several toucans.

It was easy to get to the coordinates, they were just next to the bike path (which is next to the road) a couple of meters into the forest. After taking proof, I rode back to Walsrode and from there, to home.

Photos

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  Walsrode's toucan

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  Toucan sculptures at a roundabout

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  The Retrohash

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  Proof - I'm far away from today's geohash, but at the correct retrohash coordinates.

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  The surrounding forrest, with the street in the background.

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  More of the forest...

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  And more of the street.

Achievements

This user earned the Welcome Back to the Future Ribbon by visiting both a 1985-10-26 Retrohash and a 2015-10-21 Geohash on 2015-10-21.