Difference between revisions of "2010-02-06 43 -91"

Revision as of 07:18, 9 February 2010

Location

A mile off Highway 52 between Harmony, MN and Preston, MN.

Participants

Mark

Expedition

The hashpoint happened to fall halfway between a funeral and a baptism on the same day, not far from the main highway, and barely off a country road. So it was worth a shot even if it was unlikely to be successful, given that Mark was wearing a suit. Luckily, his dress shoes were in need of replacing, so a silly expedition was not out of the question.

After a bit of searching, his GPS neared zero. Finding a nice place to park, Mark put on the snowshoes, waved to a an occasional passing Amish buggy or ATV driver, and set off a dozen or so meters into a cleared, snow-covered, corn field. A very easy geohash.

While searching for the coordinates, Mark noticed some nice Sun dogs, and had to take pictures.

Achievements

Template:Virgin graticule

Mark achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in St. Paul SE, Minnesota and 3 of the surrounding graticules.

Mark earned the Formal attire achievement

by looking good at the (43, -91) geohash on 2010-02-06.

Photos

Amish country
Amish buggy driving off (the little black box beyond my car)
Coordinates reached
Hashpoint
Goofy Grin
Goofy Footwear
Sun dogs near each side of the photo
Beautiful Minnesota

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+{{formal attire | latitude = 43 | longitude = -91 | date = 2010-02-06 | name = [[User:Trane|Mark]] | image = 2010.02.06.43.-91.goofyGrin.jpg }}


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