User:Elbie

35 / f / 49,-123

Elbie, wearing her "hatscot."

About me

My name is Elizabeth, and I live in the Vancouver graticule. I am a student at the University of British Columbia; studying computer science, physics and math via the Honours Integrated Sciences programme. I'm from Lethbridge, Alberta; and if asked which part of the internet I am from [1], my answer would be TarValon.net.

I enjoy biking, hiking, and cross-country skiing, and will happily use any of these modes of transportation to get to a geohash; in addition to kayaking, snowshoeing, busing, SkyTrain-ing, ferrying, and bugging rides off of generous people with cars. My hashscot is a black trilby known as my "hatscot," pictured above.

Geohashing plans

• Next expected expedition: weather permitting, 2009-11-07 49 -122 (As school and work permit.)

My Saturday mornings are being spent at the UBC Farm market, leaving Sundays as my designated geohashing time. I'll also still try to nab any geohashes that are less than an hour away from UBC, should the Algorithm be so kind to produce any.

I would also like to go geohashing in the Ucluelet, British Columbia graticule one of these days, especially if it falls near Bamfield.

Geohashes

I've attempted a total of 23 expeditions, 15 of which were successful, in 8 different graticules. I've met 23 registered geohashers so far, and have adventured with 19 of them.

Expeditions

• 2009-10-11 49 -122‎ (Semiahmoo Bay, BC); Success #15: waded into 60cm water to get my first non-boating water hash, and then went off in search of warm socks.
• 2009-09-07 49 -123 (Wreck Beach, BC); Trail of Blood: did not get to go kayaking due to a pre-existing injury, but did have pie afterwards.
• 2009-08-17 49 -123 (Wreck Beach, BC); Success #14: closest geohash to home so far (800 m), and I still had to hike and kayak for a total of three hours to get there & back.
• 2009-08-03 49 -112 (Warner, Alberta); Success #13: visited an incredibly boring wheat field outside Warner with Shell and Dsnan.
• 2009-08-02 49 -114 (Lundbreck, Alberta); No Trespassing: flew some paper airplanes onto a unfriendly-looking ranch near Lundbreck, with my parents.
• 2009-08-01 49 -113 (Monarch, Alberta); Success #12: sprinted 200m into a mosquito-infested wheat field with my Dad and a friend.
• 2009-07-11 49 -123 (Vancouver, BC); Success #11: went sailing with Plypkie and yangman, despite lack of wind near hashpoint. Also ran into Robyn, Wade, Rhonda, and Xore.
• 2009-07-10 49 -123 (North Vancouver, BC); Success by puppet master: sent a friend out to the middle of the woods for a Puppet Master Geohash.
• 2009-07-07 49 -122 (Langley, BC); Success #10: drowned rat birthday bicycle hash with Robyn and Wade.
• 2009-07-05 49 -125 (Cumberland, BC); Success #9: had a picnic in the woods with Rhonda, Xore, and two of his drag-alongs.
• 2009-06-20 49 -122 (Surrey, BC); Success #8: got abducted after visiting a blueberry farm with Juventas, DigitalAngel, Xore, fbfree, yangman, and Lassam.
• 2009-06-14 49 -122 (Surrey, BC); Success #7: was not attacked by a guard dog as plypkie, Rhonda, Xore, yangman, SueB and I conducted an Ambassador hash.
• 2009-06-12 49 -123 (Vancouver, BC); designated alternate: gave a talk about geohashing to a couple dozen CS grad students at a designated alternate.
• 2009-06-07 49 -122 (Seymour Valley, BC); No Trespassing: hugged some old growth trees, and was thwarted by the city watershed.
• 2009-06-03 49 -123 (Vancouver, BC); Success #6: dragged Ray and my cousin Stathi tree-climbing along with Rhonda and Xore.
• 2009-05-23 49 -123 (Vancouver, BC); designated alternate: dragged a friend along to the celebration of Mouse Over Day with Rhonda, Rhonda's mom, Robyn, SueB, Wade and Xore.
• 2009-05-21 48 -123 (Salt Spring Island, BC); Success #5: celebrated Geohashing Day with Rhonda, Robyn, Wade and Xore.
• 2009-05-17 48 -123 (Saanich, BC); Success #4: a swashbuckling kayak hash 2km off the coast of the Saanich Peninsula.
• 2009-05-09 49 -125 (Courtenay, BC): an epic intention, and an unfortunate failure. Doesn't really count as an expedition.
• 2009-05-03 48 -123 (Salt Spring Island, BC); Success #3: on the side of a road on Salt Spring Island.
• 2009-04-25 48 -123 (Saanich, BC); Success #2: first solo geohash, on a golf course in Saanich.
• 2009-04-18 49 -122 (Surrey, BC); Success #1: with thepiguy, Robyn and Xore.
• 2009-03-29 49 -124 (Parksville, BC): thepiguy's birthday, with him, MylSh, Galaxstar, Robyn and Arbron.

Geohashers met

• Arbron in a car going to 2009-03-29 49 -124.
• Elbie's Dad is my dad. He first joined me on a geohash at 2009-03-29 49 -124.
• DigitalAngel accompanying Juventas to 2009-06-20 49 -122.
• Fbfree I already knew from UBC before 2009-06-20 49 -122.
• Galaxstar I already knew from UBC before joining her for 2009-03-29 49 -124.
• Juventas beside a blueberry farm at 2009-06-20 49 -122.
• Lassam also beside that blueberry farm at 2009-06-20 49 -122.
• MylSh I also knew from prior to 2009-03-29 49 -124.
• plypkie on a bike heading to 2009-06-14 49 -122.
• Shell went to high school with me; we adventured together for 2009-08-03 49 -112.
• Ray was dragged by me to 2009-06-03 49 -123.
• Rhonda as she picked me up in her station wagon for 2009-05-21 48 -123.
• Rhonda's mom as she was off to a cruise with Rhonda before 2009-05-23 49 -123.
• Robyn with T-Rex in a car going to 2009-03-29 49 -124.
• SueB at Mouse Over Day, 2009-05-23 49 -123.
• thepiguy, another UBC student I knew prior to 2009-03-29 49 -124.
• Wade in costume along with a Catwoman at a gas station, en route to 2009-05-21 48 -123.
• Xore walking along the side of the highway to 2009-04-18 49 -122.
• yangman came late to my talk at 2009-06-12 49 -123.
• I also know Jakke, srs0, Dino, and Cooki in real life, and should go geohashing with them some day.

Graticules I've Geohashed in

• Port Alberni, British Columbia (a glorious attempt)
• Surrey, British Columbia
• Victoria, British Columbia
• Vancouver, British Columbia
• Courtenay, British Columbia (took its virginity, too!)
• Pincher Creek, Alberta (also de-virginified)
• Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
• Lethbridge, Alberta (more deflowering!)

Achievements

My list has gotten quite out of date; I will eventually reassemble it.

Other stuff of mine on the Wiki

• My gear reviews
• My bicycle geohashes
• My maps of GVRD and Lethbridge Country graticules
• The talk I gave