Difference between revisions of "2023-10-12 37 -113"

Revision as of 04:22, 13 October 2023

Location

In the Sand Mountain OHV Area, east of St George.

Participants

Expedition

For two and a half days, I attended to the business end of the business-and-adventure trip, then reclaimed the Expedition Vehicle from the conference hotel parking garage and headed northeast towards this hashpoint.

I've just looked up "OHV," and it stands for "Off-Highway Vehicles" -- dune buggies, in other words. Why do they call it Sand Mountain? Well, for the obvious reason, as it turns out. The sand in question is a kind of orange-pink color, with a moderate cover of desert plants and the occasional cactus, making this a distinctive and pretty place to take a walk. Or, I suppose, to drive a dune buggy.

It was about a kilometer from the parking area to the hashpoint, but felt a little longer than that because walking on sand is a little effortful. But, it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. I headed back to the vehicle and pointed its nose one degree of latitude north.

Photos

I didn't bring an OHV
Nice view from the parking lot
Looking north from the hashpoint
Looking south from the hashpoint
The hashpoint
Me, at the hashpoint

Achievements

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+For two and a half days, I attended to the business end of the business-and-adventure trip, then reclaimed the Expedition Vehicle from the conference hotel parking garage and headed northeast towards this hashpoint.
-== Expedition ==
+I've just looked up "OHV," and it stands for "Off-Highway Vehicles" -- dune buggies, in other words.  Why do they call it Sand Mountain?  Well, for the obvious reason, as it turns out.  The sand in question is a kind of orange-pink color, with a moderate cover of desert plants and the occasional cactus, making this a distinctive and pretty place to take a walk.  Or, I suppose, to drive a dune buggy.
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+It was about a kilometer from the parking area to the hashpoint, but felt a little longer than that because walking on sand is a little effortful.  But, it wasn't anything I couldn't handle.  I headed back to the vehicle and pointed its nose [[2023-10-12 38 -113|one degree of latitude north]].
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 == Photos ==
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-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 a.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 a.jpg|I didn't bring an OHV
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+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 b.jpg|Nice view from the parking lot
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+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 c.jpg|Looking north from the hashpoint
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+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 d.jpg|Looking south from the hashpoint
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 e.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 e.jpg|The hashpoint
-File:2023-10-12 37 -113 f.jpg|
+File:2023-10-12 37 -113 f.jpg|Me, at the hashpoint
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