Difference between revisions of "Slave Lake, Alberta"
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[[Image:SlaveLake.JPG|thumb|400px|left|Aerial view of the southern portion of the Slave Lake graticule]] | [[Image:SlaveLake.JPG|thumb|400px|left|Aerial view of the southern portion of the Slave Lake graticule]] | ||
| − | The {{PAGENAME}} [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=55&long=-114&zoom=9&abs=-1 55, -114]. There's Slave Lake, which has a small airport, and a highway. And there's part of Lesser Slave Lake. And mosquitoes. And bears. | + | The {{PAGENAME}} [[graticule]] is at [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date={{LOCALYEAR}}-{{LOCALMONTH}}-{{LOCALDAY2}}&lat=55&long=-114&zoom=9&abs=-1 55, -114]. There's Slave Lake, which has a small airport, and a highway. And there's part of Lesser Slave Lake. And mosquitoes. And bears. Also there is better Google Maps imagery for Ulaanbaator, Mongolia than for Slave Lake. Compare for yourself. |
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
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*[[2008-08-21 55 -114|2008-08-21]] - [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] goes all the way. | *[[2008-08-21 55 -114|2008-08-21]] - [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] goes all the way. | ||
*[[2008-08-24 55 -114|2008-08-24]] - [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] and [[Robyn/Incredibly Crappy Walmart Bicycle|ICWB]] do it again. | *[[2008-08-24 55 -114|2008-08-24]] - [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] and [[Robyn/Incredibly Crappy Walmart Bicycle|ICWB]] do it again. | ||
| − | *[[2008-08-26 55 -114|2008-08-26]] - [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] makes it a hat trick, without [[Robyn/Incredibly Crappy Walmart Bicycle|ICWB]]. | + | *[[2008-08-26 55 -114|2008-08-26]] - [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] makes it a hat trick, without [[User:Robyn/Incredibly Crappy Walmart Bicycle|ICWB]]. |
*[[2008-08-29 55 -114|2008-08-29]] - Another air hash from [[User:Robyn|Robyn]]. | *[[2008-08-29 55 -114|2008-08-29]] - Another air hash from [[User:Robyn|Robyn]]. | ||
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== Local Geohashers == | == Local Geohashers == | ||
| − | [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] | + | *[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] was here for the month of August 2008. |
| + | *[[User:Robyn/Incredibly Crappy Walmart Bicycle|ICWB]] remains here, but will not geohash again. | ||
[[Category:Alberta]] | [[Category:Alberta]] | ||
[[Category:Inactive graticules]] | [[Category:Inactive graticules]] | ||
Revision as of 07:21, 20 May 2009
| Red Earth Creek | Trout Lake | 56,-113 |
| Utikuma Lake | Slave Lake | Calling Lake |
| Whitecourt | Barrhead | Athabasca |
[[Category:Meetup in {{{lat}}} {{{lon}}}| ]]
The Slave Lake, Alberta graticule is at 55, -114. There's Slave Lake, which has a small airport, and a highway. And there's part of Lesser Slave Lake. And mosquitoes. And bears. Also there is better Google Maps imagery for Ulaanbaator, Mongolia than for Slave Lake. Compare for yourself.
Activities
If you are lucky enough to be in this graticule in mid-July, you can attend the Alberta Open Sandsculpture Championships.
Expeditions
- 2008-08-15 - Unsuccessful expedition by Robyn.
- 2008-08-16 - Robyn gets to within 0.22 nm of the geohash.
- 2008-08-21 - Robyn goes all the way.
- 2008-08-24 - Robyn and ICWB do it again.
- 2008-08-26 - Robyn makes it a hat trick, without ICWB.
- 2008-08-29 - Another air hash from Robyn.
Notable Events
- 2008-08-19 - The hash is right on a road but it's 75 km away.
- 2008-08-21 - First successful geohash in the graticule.
The Slave Lake, Alberta graticule (55 -114) earned the Mostly Active Graticule achievement
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