Difference between revisions of "Kimberly, Oregon"

Revision as of 00:44, 17 July 2011

Kimberly, the settlement from which this graticule takes its name, consists of a small store and an abandoned barn at an isolated highway intersection. Although there are a handful of slightly more substantial villages in the quadrant, such as Spray, Dayville, and Mount Vernon, this is an area of low population and few good roads. The graticule is crossed by U.S. Highway 26, which follows the beautiful and relatively more settled valley of the John Day River. To the north and the south is much more rugged, hilly terrain.

Expedition History

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Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 fail three times to reach the hashpoint in the first recorded attempt at this graticule.

Virgin Graticule Status

This (partly) Oregon graticule is still presumed to be "virgin." If you have (or have previously had) a successful expedition, award yourself the Virgin Graticule achievement, and please record the graticule's deflowered state here and on the Oregon page.

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 [[File:Kimberly.JPG|500 px|Downtown Kimberly, Oregon.]]
+Kimberly, the settlement from which this graticule takes its name, consists of a small store and an abandoned barn at an isolated highway intersection.  Although there are a handful of slightly more substantial villages in the quadrant, such as Spray, Dayville, and Mount Vernon, this is an area of low population and few good roads.  The graticule is crossed by U.S. Highway 26, which follows the beautiful and relatively more settled valley of the John Day River.  To the north and the south is much more rugged, hilly terrain.
-The Goldendale graticule is dominated by the wheatlands of North Central Oregon and South Central Washington.  It is divided, like the two states, by the dramatic Columbia River Gorge, through which Interstate 84, Washington State Highway 14, and two major railroads lines all run.  Large farms intercut by deep, rugged canyons make accessible hashpoints few and far between.
 == Expedition History ==

Goldendale, Washington	Hermiston	Pendleton
Prineville	Kimberly	Prairie City
Hampton	Hines	Buchanan
Today's location: not yet announced