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| description = reaching the hashpoint on dry land even though it was in the middle of a lake. | | description = reaching the hashpoint on dry land even though it was in the middle of a lake. | ||
| name = [[User:mykaDragonBlue|myka]] | | name = [[User:mykaDragonBlue|myka]] | ||
Revision as of 01:33, 13 May 2009
| Sun 3 May 2009 in -36,144: -36.8703338, 144.5135538 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Contents
The location
In the middle of Lake Eppalock
Who will go?
myka
The Plan
I'm driving back from Bendigo to Melbourne, and this is only a shortish detour from one of the possible routes. The Lake is pretty dry, so i'm thinking the hash point will be on land, even though it's within the bounds of the 'water'.
Basically, it's a matter of turn up, and hope the hash is in a reachable spot. :D
Who Went?
myka
It went pretty well.
I drove to the lake, then into it, stopping every now and then to take photos. It's very dry. The lake hasn't been full for over 15 years, and is only now able to be boated on since they started pumping water in from elsewhere.
Droughts are sad.
possibly Fergus helped me find the hash, and as always, brought me luck. After having a bit of fun driving through the lake, and around to the far side. I found somewhere to park and walked the last 150m or so through the scrub (under it in places) until I found a clearing around the hashpoint.
I did the GPS dance, took some more photos and claimed victory.
Then I went home.
Ribbons
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myka earned the No Water Geohash Achievement
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Photos
myka
From the high water line.
Driving into the lake.
possibly Fergus sits on the parked car, ready to go
The road I was following on the lakebed.
The hash is over there...
...behind those 8 foot high shrubs
A clearing... the hash was just to the left.
possibly Fergus celebrates finding the Hash
brightened proof
A dam inside a lake?
possibly Fergus gets ready go leave
No water for a while here.
it's a bit overgrown in here.
