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+ | == About == | ||
+ | The coordinates fell just east of an elementary school, just outside a small storage shed. | ||
− | I | + | == Expedition == |
+ | [[User:Excellentdude|excellentdude]]: With the short days this time of year, I drove up there just in time to beat the darkness. I missed the last turn and had to turn around. This was problematic because there weren't a lot of businesses and parking lots in the area, and the private drives were difficult to see because of the snow. Eventually I was able to turn around and make it to the hash site. The delay allowed me to hear my favorite Christmas song (O Holy Night) on the radio. :-) | ||
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+ | Now, I went late in the day so I would there around 4:45 or 5pm, well after the kids would be gone. When I showed up there were lots of cars and kids bundled up still waiting to be picked up from school. It looked as if they had only let out a short time ago. I figured I shouldn't creepily wonder around school grounds taking pictures with a bunch of kids still around, so I walked in to try to tell someone what I was doing and get permission. A woman in the office seemed somewhat confused, but didn't complete dismiss me saying "Ummm, you'll have to ask the superintendent. He just walked down the hall." After a minute of nervous, awkward waiting on my part a man in a suit walked up and identified himself as the superintendent. He smiled and said "Sure, knock yourself out," adding "Watch out for the snow." | ||
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+ | The shed I encountered was not on the Google map, but I was able to reach the hash point. I took several GPS readings and determined the exact spot to be in the middle of a bunch of steps I had taken in the snow trying to get an exact reading. I posted the closest reading below. I'm also claiming frozen hash on this one. I didn't have a thermometer with me at the hash, but I bought one shortly afterward and watched it plummet below freezing when I went outside. There was no place in the area with a temperature near freezing. | ||
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+ | On the way home I head We Are the Champions by Queen on the radio. I thought it was a fitting end to my first geohash. | ||
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+ | == Achievements == | ||
+ | {{land geohash | ||
+ | | latitude = 43 | ||
+ | | longitude = -83 | ||
+ | | date = 2008-12-17 | ||
+ | | name = excellentdude | ||
+ | | image = 2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Frozen Geohash | ||
+ | | latitude = 43 | ||
+ | | longitude = -83 | ||
+ | | date = 2008-12-17 | ||
+ | | temperature = 24°F) | ||
+ | | name = excellentdude | ||
+ | | image = 2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Ambassador geohash | ||
+ | | latitude = 43 | ||
+ | | longitude = -83 | ||
+ | | date = 2008-12-17 | ||
+ | | name = excellentdude | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Virgin graticule | ||
+ | | latitude = 43 | ||
+ | | longitude = -83 | ||
+ | | date = 2008-12-17 | ||
+ | | name = excellentdude | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Photos == | ||
+ | <gallery perrow="3"> | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 GPS.jpg|I made it! | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Hash.JPG|The hash itself | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 South.jpg|Shed to the south | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 West.jpg|Main school buildings to the west | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Northwest.jpg|Trailer classrooms to the northwest | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 North.jpg|Trees to the north | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 School Sign.JPG|Blurry school sign | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Temperature.jpg|Not coldest, but pretty cold! | ||
+ | Image:2008-12-17 43 -83 Goofy Smile.jpg|Obligatory goofy smile | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Coordinates reached]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Meetup on 2008-12-17]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Meetup in 43 -83]] |
Revision as of 00:12, 6 January 2009
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Contents
About
The coordinates fell just east of an elementary school, just outside a small storage shed.
Expedition
excellentdude: With the short days this time of year, I drove up there just in time to beat the darkness. I missed the last turn and had to turn around. This was problematic because there weren't a lot of businesses and parking lots in the area, and the private drives were difficult to see because of the snow. Eventually I was able to turn around and make it to the hash site. The delay allowed me to hear my favorite Christmas song (O Holy Night) on the radio. :-)
Now, I went late in the day so I would there around 4:45 or 5pm, well after the kids would be gone. When I showed up there were lots of cars and kids bundled up still waiting to be picked up from school. It looked as if they had only let out a short time ago. I figured I shouldn't creepily wonder around school grounds taking pictures with a bunch of kids still around, so I walked in to try to tell someone what I was doing and get permission. A woman in the office seemed somewhat confused, but didn't complete dismiss me saying "Ummm, you'll have to ask the superintendent. He just walked down the hall." After a minute of nervous, awkward waiting on my part a man in a suit walked up and identified himself as the superintendent. He smiled and said "Sure, knock yourself out," adding "Watch out for the snow."
The shed I encountered was not on the Google map, but I was able to reach the hash point. I took several GPS readings and determined the exact spot to be in the middle of a bunch of steps I had taken in the snow trying to get an exact reading. I posted the closest reading below. I'm also claiming frozen hash on this one. I didn't have a thermometer with me at the hash, but I bought one shortly afterward and watched it plummet below freezing when I went outside. There was no place in the area with a temperature near freezing.
On the way home I head We Are the Champions by Queen on the radio. I thought it was a fitting end to my first geohash.
Achievements
excellentdude earned the Land geohash achievement
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excellentdude earned the Ambassador achievement
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