Difference between revisions of "2009-07-29 42 -83"

Revision as of 01:24, 27 August 2009

About

Today's hash location appears to be right on the divider between Troy Athens HS and St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church in Troy.

Plan

Bill^2: I'm going for the gusto this evening. The list of achievements I hope to attach to this expedition:

Bicycle Geohash (will be riding from my house ~4mi NW of hash location)
Drag-Along Geohash (will be literally towing my son behind in the Burley)
Holy hash achievement (hash is on the grounds of the aforementioned church)
Tron achievement (will document via handlebar-mounted camera on 6-second interval shooting, Google Pedometer map to be posted.

We'll plan to be there around 6:30pm. Hope to see others as well!

Expedition

Success!

Bill and son Brayden left home by bicycle at 6:30. After traversing sidewalks south and then east, we arrived at the hash location, which turned out to be just inside a walled-off gully between Troy Athens High School and St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church. After locating as close as we could to the hash location, we got pictures of us with the church in the background, a picture of the high school beyond the wall, and our conveyance.

Continuing on the road we arrived on, we made our way back north and west (bypassing a possible Geosquishy Achievement on the way at a 7-Eleven a mile north of the hash location), through neighborhoods and to a local grocery. Supplies in hand (and eventually in the back of the Burley), we returned home. Map of our path can be found at MapMyRide.com for validation of Tron achievement.

I also used CHDK and the Ultra Intervalometer to shoot one image every 5 seconds during our expedition. Stop-motion video is now posted to YouTube.

Video annotation for Tron Achievement:

0:00: Lesdale Dr.

0:02: Donaldson Dr.

0:05: Ottawa St.

0:09: Rochester Rd.

0:27: Wattles Rd.

0:33: Adams School Dr.

0:38: Hash Location! (A bit of noodling around to find the closest spot to park.)

0:39: Back on Adams School Dr.

0:42: John R Rd.

1:02: Lyster Ln.

1:04: Northpoint Dr.

1:08: (Connecting foot/bike path)

1:10: Hollins Hall Ln.

1:11: Alameda Blvd.

1:12: Rochester Rd.

1:16: Nino Salvaggio parking lot

1:19: South Blvd.

1:22: Norton Dr.

1:24: Lovell Dr.

1:25: Lesdale Dr.

Pictures

GPS fix as close as I could get to the hash location
Our stupidly grinning faces with the church in the background
Wall separating the church grounds from the school grounds.
Brayden in his Burley

Billsquared and Brayden earned the Holy hash achievement

by reaching the sacred (42, -83) location, which is In front of St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church, on 2009-07-29.

Billsquared earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 10.3mi to the (42, -83) geohash on 2009-07-29.

Billsquared earned the Tron achievement

by reaching and returning from the (42, -83) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2009-07-29.

Billsquared earned the Drag-along achievement

by dragging Brayden to the (42, -83) geohash on 2009-07-29.

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 == About ==
-Today's hash location is in a garage on Bridge Park Drive in Troy, off Crooks Road between Square Lake Road and South Boulevard.
+Today's hash location appears to be right on the divider between Troy Athens HS and St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church in Troy.
+== Plan ==
+'''Bill^2:''' I'm going for the gusto this evening. The list of achievements I hope to attach to this expedition:
+* Bicycle Geohash (will be riding from my house ~4mi NW of hash location)
+* Drag-Along Geohash (will be literally towing my son behind in the Burley)
+* Holy hash achievement (hash is on the grounds of the aforementioned church)
+* Tron achievement (will document via handlebar-mounted camera on 6-second interval shooting, Google Pedometer map to be posted.
+We'll plan to be there around 6:30pm. Hope to see others as well!
 == Expedition ==
-Bill and son Brayden left home on foot (well, I was on foot, Brayden was fastened securely into the backpack carrier), with the hash location just under a mile as the crow flies from home. Seemed like a good time to snag a Walk Geohash achievement.
+Success!
+Bill and son Brayden left home by bicycle at 6:30. After traversing sidewalks south and then east, we arrived at the hash location, which turned out to be just inside a walled-off gully between Troy Athens High School and St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church. After locating as close as we could to the hash location, we got pictures of us with the church in the background, a picture of the high school beyond the wall, and our conveyance.
+Continuing on the road we arrived on, we made our way back north and west (bypassing a possible Geosquishy Achievement on the way at a 7-Eleven a mile north of the hash location), through neighborhoods and to a local grocery. Supplies in hand (and eventually in the back of the Burley), we returned home. Map of our [http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/mi/troy/157124891648966151 path] can be found at MapMyRide.com for validation of Tron achievement.
+I also used [http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK CHDK] and the Ultra Intervalometer to shoot one image every 5 seconds during our expedition. Stop-motion video is now [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEcFy2X715k posted] to YouTube.
+Video annotation for Tron Achievement:
+:00: Lesdale Dr.
+:02: Donaldson Dr.
+:05: Ottawa St.
+:09: Rochester Rd.
+:27: Wattles Rd.
+:33: Adams School Dr.
+:38: Hash Location! (A bit of noodling around to find the closest spot to park.)
+:39: Back on Adams School Dr.
+:42: John R Rd.
+:02: Lyster Ln.
+:04: Northpoint Dr.
+:08: (Connecting foot/bike path)
+:10: Hollins Hall Ln.
+:11: Alameda Blvd.
+:12: Rochester Rd.
+:16: Nino Salvaggio parking lot
+:19: South Blvd.
+:22: Norton Dr.
+:24: Lovell Dr.
-I had really kind of hoped that there would be somebody home at the residence, to introduce them to Geohashing, and possibly encourage them to create an account and become the first official Couch Potato Hash. Alas, there was no answer at the doorbell, so I got my pictures of the GPS, the surroundings, and our grinning faces, and departed. (I did, however, leave my map printout with the main Geohashing page link on it, so if you see this, hello!)
+:25: Lesdale Dr.
 == Pictures ==
 <gallery>
-Image:Streetcorner_2009-08-26_42_-83.jpg | A view from the hash location to the corner of Bridge Park and Smith Court.
+Image:2009-07-29_42_-83_gps.jpg | GPS fix as close as I could get to the hash location
-Image:Gps_2009-08-26_42_-83.jpg | The GPS fix as close as I could get to the actual coordinates without breaking and entering.
+Image:2009-07-29_42_-83_billbraydenchurch.jpg | Our stupidly grinning faces with the church in the background
-Image:Billbrayden_2009-08-26_42_-83.jpg | Our grinning faces, standing in the driveway.
+Image:2009-07-29_42_-83_wallschool.jpg | Wall separating the church grounds from the school grounds.
+Image:2009-07-29_42_-83_braydenburley.jpg | Brayden in his Burley
 </gallery>
-{{Walk geohash
+{{holy hash | latitude = 42 | longitude = -83 | date = 2009-07-29 | name = Billsquared and Brayden | description = In front of St. Petka Serbian Orthodox Church | image = 2009-07-29_42_-83_billbraydenchurch.jpg }}
+{{Bicycle geohash | latitude = 42 | longitude = -83 | date = 2009-07-29 | name = Billsquared | distance = 10.3mi | image = 2009-07-29_42_-83_braydenburley.jpg }}
+{{Tron
      | latitude = 42
      | longitude = -83
-     | date = 2009-08-26
+     | date = 2009-07-29
-     | name = Bill^2
+     | tracklog = http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/mi/troy/157124891648966151
-     | distance = 4.8km (home-hash-home)
+     | possessive = his
-     | image = Billbrayden_2009-08-26_42_-83.jpg
+     | name = Billsquared
 }}
+{{drag-along
+| latitude = 42
+| longitude = -83
+| date = 2009-07-29
+| partner = Brayden
+| name = Billsquared
+| image = 2009-07-29_42_-83_braydenburley.jpg
+}}
-[[Category: Meetup on 2009-08-26]]
+[[Category:Expedition planning]]
+[[Category: Meetup on 2009-07-29]]
 [[Category: Meetup in 42 -83]]


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