Difference between revisions of "2023-10-14 41 -117"

Revision as of 15:59, 15 October 2023

Location

In sagebrush off Nevada 293, west of Orovado.

Participants

Expedition

I hadn't thought too hard about what to do after the eclipse, so after 2023-10-14 40 -116 I stopped in Winnemucca to plan the rest of the day. The little shop I randomly picked out turned out to be a new-agey tea and smoothie joint -- no coffee! -- with a lot of "natural healing" rhetoric going on; given Winnemucca's bikers-'n'-casinos reputation, I was pretty darn charmed.

Refreshed by my naturally-healing tea and smoothy, and having refueled and found coffee at a truckstop 20 miles north of town, I proceeded to tiny Orovada, continued 7 miles west, and took another short hike in sagebrush to the hashpoint. More great scenery, and another graticule pioneered for geohashing!

I trusted the Nevada State Highway Map, fool that I am, that the gravel road would be a short cut back south to Nevada 140, but it got smaller and smaller and then effectively dead-ended in a rancher's front yard. Something resembling a road continued south, but even with the Expedition Vehicle, it wasn't a road I was willing to travel. So, there was a lot of backtracking. But then, I was geohashing! Backtracking is kind of baked into the enterprise.

Photos

The vehicle at the jump-off point
Me, having jumped off and hiked in
View to the east
View to the west
The hashpoint sage plant
The location at a broad scale
The location at a narrow scale

Achievements

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 == Location ==
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+In sagebrush off Nevada 293, west of Orovado.
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 [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
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+I hadn't thought too hard about what to do after the eclipse, so after [[2023-10-14 40 -116]] I stopped in Winnemucca to plan the rest of the day.  The little shop I randomly picked out turned out to be a new-agey tea and smoothie joint -- no coffee! -- with a lot of "natural healing" rhetoric going on; given Winnemucca's bikers-'n'-casinos reputation, I was pretty darn charmed.
-== Expedition ==
+Refreshed by my naturally-healing tea and smoothy, and having refueled and found coffee at a truckstop 20 miles north of town, I proceeded to tiny Orovada, continued 7 miles west, and took another short hike in sagebrush to the hashpoint.  More great scenery, and another graticule pioneered for geohashing!
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+I trusted the Nevada State Highway Map, fool that I am, that the gravel road would be a short cut back south to Nevada 140, but it got smaller and smaller and then effectively dead-ended in a rancher's front yard.  Something resembling a road continued south, but even with the Expedition Vehicle, it wasn't a road I was willing to travel.  So, there was a lot of backtracking.  But then, I was geohashing!  Backtracking is kind of baked into the enterprise.
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 == Photos ==
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+File:2023-10-14 41 -117 a.jpg|The vehicle at the jump-off point
-File:2023-10-14 41 -117 b.jpg|
+File:2023-10-14 41 -117 b.jpg|Me, having jumped off and hiked in
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+File:2023-10-14 41 -117 c.jpg|View to the east
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+File:2023-10-14 41 -117 d.jpg|View to the west
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+File:2023-10-14 41 -117 e.jpg|The hashpoint sage plant
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+File:2023-10-14 41 -117 f.jpg|The location at a broad scale
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+File:2023-10-14 41 -117 g.jpg|The location at a narrow scale
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