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Hi there

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I live in Karlsruhe, Germany, so I'm most active in 49,8 and 48,8.

I was an occasional xkcd-reader for a while now, but never bothered to read it from the beginning. In January 2009 I did, however, discovering Geohashing. The fact that I just got a phone with built-in GPS came in handy as well. On the following weekend, I saw that the Sunday Geohash was only 2 kilometers away from my place, so I decided to go there.

my Expeditions

(most recent first)		Achievements	Distance travelled / km
2009-06-12 49 8 to Zeiskam	Pictures		87.6 total, 23.2 by bike, 64.4 by train
2009-06-05 49 8 to Spöck	Pictures		37.8 total, 23.3 by bike, 14.5 by tram
2009-05-21 49 8 to Eppelheim on Geohashing Day, met srs0 and thepiguy, not reached - no public access	Pictures		32.5 total, 28.1 by car, 4,4 by foot
2009-05-03 48 8 to Ittersbach, during the night	Pictures		61.2 total, 59.8 by tram/train, 1,4 by foot
2009-04-25 48 8 to Baiersbronn, met Ekorren	Pictures	22px	180.1 total, 132.3 by train, 47,8 by bike
2009-04-24 49 8 to Insheim, missed Fivetonsofflax and Euterkuh by a couple of minutes	Pictures		75.7 total, 70.9 by tram/train, 4,8 by foot
Double Hash on 2009-04-18	Pictures		206.3 total, 169.0 by tram/train, 37.3 by bike
2009-04-18 49 8 to Kürnbach			87.8 total, 78.7 by tram/train, 9.1 by bike
2009-04-18 49 7 to Niederschlettenbach			118.5 total, 90.3 by tram/train, 28.2 by bike
2009-04-07 49 8 to Rußheim	Pictures		83.3 total, 75.3 by tram/train/bus, 8.0 by foot
2009-04-05 48 8 to Karlsruhe-Grünwettersbach, met Fluxkompensator	Pictures		27.0 by bike
2009-03-30 48 8 to Lauterbourg, France, met Fluxkompensator	Pictures		55.3 total, 46.8 by tram/train, 8.5 by foot
2009-03-16 49 8 to Oberhausen-Rheinhausen	Pictures		61.1
2009-03-04 48 8 to Baden-Baden	Pictures		89.0 total, 82.3 by tram/train/bus, 6.7 by foot
2009-03-02 49 8 to Flehingen - fail due to unexpectedly rescheduled exam			n/a
2009-02-14 48 8 to Iffezheim	Pictures		83.2
2009-01-31 48 8 to Neuburg am Rhein	Pictures		49.0 total, 43.3 by tram/train, 5.7 by foot
2009-01-25 49 8 to Karlsruhe-Waldstadt, met Fluxkompensator	Pictures		8.4 total, 6.7 by tram/bus, 1.7 by foot
		total>	1137.5

Most distances of older expeditions were measured by retracing the route as I remembered it in Google Earth, the first two expeditions to Waldstadt and Neuburg were even retraced weeks after the expeditions took place, so these might not always be accurate.

Achievements

Koepfel earned the Velociraptor Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (49, 8) geohash for 2009-06-12 with highly visible raptor claw marks.

Koepfel earned the Pub Geohash Achievement

by visiting a pub visible from the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.

thepiguy, srs0 and Koepfel earned the 2009 Geohashing Day achievement

by celebrating in the (49, 8) graticule on May 21st 2009.

Koepfel earned the Meet-up achievement

by meeting srs0 and thepiguy at the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.

Koepfel earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.

Koepfel and Ekorren earned the Drag-along achievement

by dragging some stranger in the forest to the (48, 8) geohash on 2009-04-25.

Koepfel earned the Meet-up achievement

by meeting Ekorren at the (48, 8) geohash on 2009-04-25.

Koepfel earned the Consecutive geohash achievement

by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2009-04-24.

Koepfel earned the Multihash Achievement

by reaching the 2009-04-18 49 7 and 2009-04-18 49 8 geohashes on 2009-04-18.

Koepfel earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (49, 7) geohash on 2009-04-18 despite being thoroughly wet from biking about 30 kilometers through pouring rain. He was still soaked on the following 2009-04-18 49 8 expedition.

Koepfel earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling to the (48, 8) geohash on 2009-04-05.

and has reached one other Hashpoint by bike. Also, a bike was used on 4 other expeditions, which do not qualify for the bicycle geohash achievement, since a large part of the expedition was done by train.

Koepfel earned the Reverse regional achievement

by reaching hash points in all 3 regions of the Pforzheim, Germany (48, 8) graticule.

Koepfel earned the Border geohash achievement

by crossing the French-German border on 2009-03-30 to reach the (48, 8) geohash.

and crossed the same border again on one other expedition.

Koepfel earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement

by cleaning up the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-03-16.

Koepfel earned the It's a kitty consolation prize

by being so distracted by a unexpectedly rescheduled exam as to forget to go to the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-03-02.

Koepfel earned the Snowman Geohash Achievement

by building a snowman at the (48, 8) geohash on 2009-02-14.

Koepfel earned the Déjà Vu Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-25, and previously on 2008-09-05.

Koepfel earned the Meet-up achievement

by meeting Fluxkompensator at the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-25.

and met him on 2 other expeditions.

Koepfel earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-25.

and has reached 14 other Hashpoints on Land.

Koepfel earned the Public transport geohash achievement

by reaching the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-01-25 via Karlsruhe Tram Line 4.

and has reached 12 other Hashpoints by public transport, 4 of them were reached by using a bike for parts of the expedition.

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 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="border: 1px solid #ddd;border-collapse:collapse" class="plainlinks">
 <tr style="background-color:#eeeeee;"><td>(most recent first)</td><td></td><td>Achievements</td><td>Distance travelled / km</td></tr>
-<tr><td>[[2009-06-05 49 8]] to Spöck</td><td>[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-06-05_49_8 Pictures]</td><td>[[Image:Landgeohash.png|22px]][[Image:Bikegeohash.png|22px]]</td><td>37.8 total, 23.3 by bike, 14.5 by train</td></tr>
+<tr><td>[[2009-06-12 49 8]] to Zeiskam</td><td>[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-06-12_49_8 Pictures]</td><td>[[Image:Landgeohash.png|22px]][[Image:Bus.PNG|22px]][[Image:RaptorGeohashing.png|22px]]</td><td>87.6 total, 23.2 by bike, 64.4 by train</td></tr>
+<tr><td>[[2009-06-05 49 8]] to Spöck</td><td>[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-06-05_49_8 Pictures]</td><td>[[Image:Landgeohash.png|22px]][[Image:Bikegeohash.png|22px]]</td><td>37.8 total, 23.3 by bike, 14.5 by tram</td></tr>
 <tr><td>[[2009-05-21 49 8]] to Eppelheim on [[Geohashing Day]], met [[User:srs0|srs0]] and [[User:thepiguy|thepiguy]],  not reached - no public access</td><td>[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-21_49_8 Pictures]</td><td>[[Image:Notrespassing.gif|22px]][[Image:Meetup.PNG|22px]][[Image:Escape.PNG|22px]][[Image:Pubgeohash.jpg|22px]]</td><td>32.5 total, 28.1 by car, 4,4 by foot</td></tr>
 <tr><td>[[2009-05-03 48 8]] to Ittersbach, during the night</td><td>[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-05-03_48_8 Pictures]</td><td>[[Image:Landgeohash.png|22px]][[Image:Bus.PNG|22px]]</td><td>61.2 total, 59.8 by tram/train, 1,4 by foot</td></tr>
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 <tr><td>[[2009-01-31 48 8]] to Neuburg am Rhein</td><td>[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-01-31_48_8 Pictures]</td><td>[[Image:Landgeohash.png|22px]][[Image:Bus.PNG|22px]]</td><td>49.0 total, 43.3 by tram/train, 5.7 by foot</td></tr>
 <tr><td>[[2009-01-25 49 8]] to Karlsruhe-Waldstadt, met [[User:Fluxkompensator|Fluxkompensator]]</td><td>[http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-01-25_49_8 Pictures]</td><td>[[Image:Landgeohash.png|22px]][[Image:Bus.PNG|22px]][[Image:Meetup.PNG|22px]][[Image:Dejavu.png|22px]]</td><td>8.4 total, 6.7 by tram/bus, 1.7 by foot</td></tr>
-<tr><td></td><td></td><td align="right">total&gt;</td><td>1049.9</td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td></td><td align="right">total&gt;</td><td>1137.5</td></tr>
 </table>
 Most distances of older expeditions were measured by retracing the route as I remembered it in Google Earth, the first two expeditions to Waldstadt and Neuburg were even retraced weeks after the expeditions took place, so these might not always be accurate.
 == Achievements ==
+{{Velociraptor geohash | latitude = 49 | longitude = 8 | date = 2009-06-12 | name = Koepfel | image = 2009-06-12 49 8-8raptor.jpg }}
 {{Pub geohash | latitude = 49 | longitude = 8 | date = 2009-05-21 | name = Koepfel }}
 {{Geohashing Day | latitude = 49 | longitude = 8 | year = 2009 | coorddate = 2009-05-21 | name = thepiguy, srs0 and Koepfel}}
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 {{Drowned rat geohash | latitude = 49 | longitude = 7 | date = 2009-04-18 | name = Koepfel | reason = biking about 30 kilometers through pouring rain. He was still soaked on the following [[2009-04-18 49 8]] expedition }}
 {{Bicycle geohash | latitude = 48 | longitude = 8 | date = 2009-04-05 | name = Koepfel }}
-and has reached one other Hashpoint by bike. Also, a bike was used on 3 other expeditions, which do not qualify for the bicycle geohash achievement, since a large part of the expedition was done by train.
+and has reached one other Hashpoint by bike. Also, a bike was used on 4 other expeditions, which do not qualify for the bicycle geohash achievement, since a large part of the expedition was done by train.
 {{Reverse regional | latitude = 48 | longitude = 8 | name = Koepfel | count = 3 | graticule = Pforzheim, Germany}}
 {{Border geohash achievement | latitude = 48 | longitude = 8 | date = 2009-03-30 | country1= French | country2= German | name = Koepfel }}
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 and met him on 2 other expeditions.
 {{land geohash | latitude = 49 | longitude = 8 | date = 2009-01-25 | name = Koepfel }}
-and has reached 13 other Hashpoints on Land.
+and has reached 14 other Hashpoints on Land.
 {{Public transport geohash | latitude = 49 | longitude = 8 | date = 2009-01-25 | busline = Karlsruhe Tram Line 4 | name = Koepfel | image=2009-01-25 49 8-tram.jpg}}
-and has reached 11 other Hashpoints by public transport, 3 of them were reached by using a bike for parts of the expedition.
+and has reached 12 other Hashpoints by public transport, 4 of them were reached by using a bike for parts of the expedition.
 [[Category:Geohashers in Germany|Koepfel]]