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== About ==
 
== About ==
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When you think of grapes and vineyards, you think of Michigan, right?
  
 
== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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[[User:excellentdude|excellentdude]]: My crazy weekend travels once again found me needing to travel from [[Lansing, Michigan|mid-Michigan]] to [[St. Louis, Missouri]].  There are at least two different legitimate routes to get between these two places, and they both take about the same amount of time.  So I made my decision by looking at where the geohashes for the day fell along the routes.  When I saw the location of this hash, I decided to go the route that took me near it.
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From the satellite photos, I could see that the hash was on a farm of some type, with a path from the road, by a house, almost straight to the hash.  Also, with a bunch of school buses visible across the street, it seemed there was a nice and public school parking lot to park in.  When I arrived, it turned out that it wasn't a school, but a bus barn.  I parked there anyway and proceeded across the road to get permission to access the hash at the house.  Upon approaching the house, I discovered that it was divided into three sections.  I didn't know where to start, so I picked a door and knocked.  There was no answer, so I moved to the second door.  Again, no answer, so I moved to the third door.  Once again, there was no answer.  While waiting at the third door, though, I noticed there were doorbells.  I could maybe ring the door bells instead of knocking.  Brilliant!  When I returned to the second door and rang the door bell, a nice old lady answered.  She seemed confused and skeptical.  I began picturing another No Trespassing consolation prize in the very near future.  Then she said, "You just want a picture of the grapes?  OK."  I smiled, thanked her, and began to follow the path to the hash.  I then interrupted my own happy thoughts of reaching the hash with "Wait.  Grapes?  Really?  Here?"  I was unaware of the existence of vineyards in this region.
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As I walked up the hill the path took me toward, the vines came into view.  Never having been to a vineyard before, it was kind of cool to see.  When I got to the top of the hill, a decent-sized little vineyard sprawled out before me.  I went down the hill, and then turned right at some grass separating sections of the vineyard.  I didn't even have to go up amongst the vines.  The hash was right in this grass!  I got some pictures of the hash, the vineyard, and some apparent vineyard equipment whose purpose I was not sure about.  If anyone reading this knows, feel free to leave a message on the talk page.
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I headed back to my car and got back on the road to head for Missouri.  On my way back to the freeway, I decided to rejoin I-94 at a different place than I had left it.  As I drove straight west, to my great surprise it appeared that the vineyard the hash was in was not a complete anomaly around here.  All along the two lane highway, I passed mile after mile of different vineyard operations.  Who knew?  Well, maybe somebody did.  But I'm still pretty new around here, and I definitely did not!
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
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{{land geohash
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    | latitude = 41
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    | longitude = -86
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    | date = 2009-03-20
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    | name = excellentdude
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}}{{Ambassador geohash
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    | latitude = 41
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    | longitude = -86
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    | date = 2009-03-20 
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    | name = excellentdude
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}}
  
 
== Photos ==
 
== Photos ==
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<gallery perrow="4">
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 The Farm.jpg|The farming containing the hash
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Up The Hill.jpg|Following the path past the house and up the hill
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Down The Hill.jpg|And then down the hill, as I see the full vineyard
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Turn Right To Hash.jpg|Turn right at this grass to get to the hash
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Hash.jpg‎‎‎|The hash is halfway between me and the equipment
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Goofy Grin.jpg‎|Goofy grin
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 GPS.png|The proof
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Vineyard East.jpg|Vineyard looking east from the hash
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Vineyard North.jpg|Vineyard looking north from the hash
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Vine Closeup.jpg‎‎‎|A closeup of one of the vines to the north
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 Some Equipment.jpg|Some equipment
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Image:2009-03-20 41 -86 No Idea.jpg|Not sure what these do, but I bet it has something to do with grapes
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</gallery>
  
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]

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About

When you think of grapes and vineyards, you think of Michigan, right?

Expedition

excellentdude: My crazy weekend travels once again found me needing to travel from mid-Michigan to St. Louis, Missouri. There are at least two different legitimate routes to get between these two places, and they both take about the same amount of time. So I made my decision by looking at where the geohashes for the day fell along the routes. When I saw the location of this hash, I decided to go the route that took me near it.

From the satellite photos, I could see that the hash was on a farm of some type, with a path from the road, by a house, almost straight to the hash. Also, with a bunch of school buses visible across the street, it seemed there was a nice and public school parking lot to park in. When I arrived, it turned out that it wasn't a school, but a bus barn. I parked there anyway and proceeded across the road to get permission to access the hash at the house. Upon approaching the house, I discovered that it was divided into three sections. I didn't know where to start, so I picked a door and knocked. There was no answer, so I moved to the second door. Again, no answer, so I moved to the third door. Once again, there was no answer. While waiting at the third door, though, I noticed there were doorbells. I could maybe ring the door bells instead of knocking. Brilliant! When I returned to the second door and rang the door bell, a nice old lady answered. She seemed confused and skeptical. I began picturing another No Trespassing consolation prize in the very near future. Then she said, "You just want a picture of the grapes? OK." I smiled, thanked her, and began to follow the path to the hash. I then interrupted my own happy thoughts of reaching the hash with "Wait. Grapes? Really? Here?" I was unaware of the existence of vineyards in this region.

As I walked up the hill the path took me toward, the vines came into view. Never having been to a vineyard before, it was kind of cool to see. When I got to the top of the hill, a decent-sized little vineyard sprawled out before me. I went down the hill, and then turned right at some grass separating sections of the vineyard. I didn't even have to go up amongst the vines. The hash was right in this grass! I got some pictures of the hash, the vineyard, and some apparent vineyard equipment whose purpose I was not sure about. If anyone reading this knows, feel free to leave a message on the talk page.

I headed back to my car and got back on the road to head for Missouri. On my way back to the freeway, I decided to rejoin I-94 at a different place than I had left it. As I drove straight west, to my great surprise it appeared that the vineyard the hash was in was not a complete anomaly around here. All along the two lane highway, I passed mile after mile of different vineyard operations. Who knew? Well, maybe somebody did. But I'm still pretty new around here, and I definitely did not!

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
excellentdude earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (41, -86) geohash on 2009-03-20.
Gift.PNG
excellentdude earned the Ambassador achievement
by obtaining permission to access the (41, -86) geohash on 2009-03-20.

Photos