2024-02-18 -35 138

Sun 18 Feb 2024 in -35,138: -35.1123376, 138.8348436 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

A firetrack near Mount Barker

Participants

XXOs (talk)

XXOs's dad

Plans

The reasoning for doing this geohash was basically the same as my last one - I still need more (night) hours for my driver's license, and again my father was available and the geohash was (probably) accessible.

Expedition

The drive to this hashpoint was slightly more eventful than last time! By which I mean there were roadworks on the South Eastern Freeway, and so I had to travel at 40km/h rather than the usual 80-100km/h.

After a little under an hour of driving, we reached the hashpoint. Well, almost. The point was about 200 metres down a fire track which we weren't allowed to drive down, so we had to walk the last stretch. It wasn't too bad, but my dad was wearing sandals (not the best walking shoes) and there was an annoying amount of bugs.

I almost didn't reach the hash, as it was very slightly on someone's property, but it was close enough to the fence that I could successfully claim it.

Photos

(I've figured out how to keep the photo metadata from my phone this time)

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  Start of the firetrack (+ my shadow)

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  Random pile of (probably) scrap metal

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  Therm at the hash

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  I really need to get a dedicated GPS reciever

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  remembered to take a picture of my watch this time

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  Road signs to Macclesfield, Strathalbyn, and Mt Barker

Achievements

XXOs earned the Two to the N achievement by attempting to reach 23 hashpoints on 2024-02-18 -35 138 and is promoted to Level 3 (Expeditions).

XXOs achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Adelaide North, Australia and 1 of the surrounding graticules.

XXOs achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Adelaide South, Australia and 1 of the surrounding graticules.

Is it true that this user earned the Regional geohashing achievement? In principle, yes. But the hash point is technically not in the city of Adelaide, and any definitions of "Greater Adelaide" either don't include it or include more than just -34,138 and -35,138 (2024-02-18 -35 138).