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==Location==
 
==Location==
 
This point fell at N36°1.8366', W80°1.0426', which just so happens to be in the back yard of someone's house.  Thus, I was prepared to use my ambassador skills using that handy letter on the wiki!
 
This point fell at N36°1.8366', W80°1.0426', which just so happens to be in the back yard of someone's house.  Thus, I was prepared to use my ambassador skills using that handy letter on the wiki!

Revision as of 04:00, 6 October 2009


Sun 4 Oct 2009 in 36,-80:
36.0306115, -80.0173778
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Location

Participants

Plans

Expedition

Tracklog

Photos




Location

This point fell at N36°1.8366', W80°1.0426', which just so happens to be in the back yard of someone's house. Thus, I was prepared to use my ambassador skills using that handy letter on the wiki!

Participants

Oracle989, flying solo for this one.

Expedition Notes

I came on this expedition expecting an easy Ambassador achievement in a quickly accessible location. Admittedly, it WAS an easy drive out to the point. That's when it all came unraveled. Arriving at the point, I took out my primary camera to begin documentation of the expedition. Unfortunately, before leaving the house, I had neglected to check if the battery was charged. It wasn't. I considered using the DSLR I had in the back, but thought it would be far too conspicuous. Figuring I had come that far already, I decided I might as well get to the point, grab a picture to compare against Google's satellite view and hope it proved sufficient (my phone was my GPS, so I couldn't get a picture of the coordinates on screen). That's when I encountered the next problem. The owners weren't home, and the back yard was fenced. I considered omitting this detail, hopping the fence, and taking the shots anyways, but their neighbor just so happened to have a well-marked police cruiser in their driveway and was working in their yard. I didn't like my chances. Eating my losses, I decided I could not gather sufficient evidence of my having been near the point to collect any achievements, ate my losses, and returned home. Next week, I suppose...