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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 get 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 completely 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

by reaching the (43, -83) geohash on 2008-12-17.

excellentdude earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (43, -83) geohash on 2008-12-17 while the temperature was 24°F).

excellentdude earned the Ambassador achievement

by obtaining permission to access the (43, -83) geohash on 2008-12-17.

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Photos

I made it!
The hash itself
Shed to the south
Main school buildings to the west
Trailer classrooms to the northwest
Trees to the north
Blurry school sign
Not coldest, but pretty cold!
Obligatory goofy smile

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 [[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.  :-)
-Now, I went late in the day so I would get 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."
+Now, I went late in the day so I would get 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 completely 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.


Wed 17 Dec 2008 in Saginaw: 43.0919302, -83.7568860 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox