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== Location ==
 
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In a field just north west of Sjörup.
  
 
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== Expedition ==
 
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This was a geohash close to home and I decided to spice it up a bit by trying to make it a no-batteries-frozen-bicycle hash. I calculated the hash to be located 40 meters in bearing 290° from the first crossing on Kobrovägen (Cow bridge road), so this time the good old compass went down the backpack too. My bike is in very poor condition. I have not used it for the past ten years and it was not suitable for the current road conditions. I borrowed my wife’s. It’s also close to junk but still gets the job done.
  
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I got to the old bridge crossing the Skivarp stream when I met a lady waking her dog. She thought I was bold bicycling on the icy road. I told her not to worry; an empty head protected by a helmet, what could possibly happen? She laughed and I pressed on. There was a geohash to be reached!
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I finally got to the crossing where I parked the bike. It actually fell to the ground because of the bad kickstand. I started to rummage around my backpack in search for the compass when a young man came out from one of the nearby houses. He asked if I needed help. I said no and that I just needed to get to some coordinates 40 meters out in the field. To my happy surprise he assumed I was a ''geocacher''. He had tried that himself. I started to describe geohashing. Luckily I had brought the Active geohasher leaflet which made things a bit easier to explain. In the end I gave him the leaflet and he seemed interested. It was nice not to be treated as a lunatic alien for a change.
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I paced out 40 meters, bearing 290° in the snowy field and took some pictures. It was -6° C in the air and a bit windy. I went back to the bike and started the ride back home; now slightly downhill with the wind from behind. Great!
  
 
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Image:201012125513 planning.JPG | Planning a "No batteries"
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Image:201012125513 sugarmill.JPG | Skivarp sugar works, 1901-1960
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Image:201012125513 bridge.JPG | The Skivarp bridge, 1790
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Image:201012125513 mound.JPG | Hålehög, bronze/iron age
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Image:201012125513 railroad.JPG | Skivarp-Ystad railroad, 1901-1918
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Image:201012125513 church1.JPG | Västra Nöbbelöv church, 12th century
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Image:201012125513 signs.JPG | Information overload with the Baltic sea in the background
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Image:201012125513 church2.JPG | Sjörup old church, around 1160
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Image:201012125513 finalpush.JPG | Kobrovägen (Cow bridge road)
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Image:201012125513 churchandsigns.JPG | Sjörup old church seen from Kobrovägen
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Image:201012125513 lookwest.JPG | looking_west@geohash
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Image:201012125513 looksouth.JPG |looking_south@geohash
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Image:201012125513 interestedingh.JPG | Owner of this house might get interested in geohashing
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Image:201012125513 meathash.JPG | me@geohash
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Image:201012125513 subzero.JPG | Frozen hash
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Image:201012125513 bybike.JPG | Going home
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Image:201012125513 grin.JPG | Grin™
 
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Revision as of 22:42, 12 December 2010

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Location

In a field just north west of Sjörup.

Participants

Plans

It's close to Fasanen's home (3.5 kilometers) so he will get there by bike. Skis might not be necessary as the geohash seems quite close to a road. According to SMHI it might get a bit chilly. --Fasanen 16:18, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

Expedition

This was a geohash close to home and I decided to spice it up a bit by trying to make it a no-batteries-frozen-bicycle hash. I calculated the hash to be located 40 meters in bearing 290° from the first crossing on Kobrovägen (Cow bridge road), so this time the good old compass went down the backpack too. My bike is in very poor condition. I have not used it for the past ten years and it was not suitable for the current road conditions. I borrowed my wife’s. It’s also close to junk but still gets the job done.

I got to the old bridge crossing the Skivarp stream when I met a lady waking her dog. She thought I was bold bicycling on the icy road. I told her not to worry; an empty head protected by a helmet, what could possibly happen? She laughed and I pressed on. There was a geohash to be reached!

I finally got to the crossing where I parked the bike. It actually fell to the ground because of the bad kickstand. I started to rummage around my backpack in search for the compass when a young man came out from one of the nearby houses. He asked if I needed help. I said no and that I just needed to get to some coordinates 40 meters out in the field. To my happy surprise he assumed I was a geocacher. He had tried that himself. I started to describe geohashing. Luckily I had brought the Active geohasher leaflet which made things a bit easier to explain. In the end I gave him the leaflet and he seemed interested. It was nice not to be treated as a lunatic alien for a change.

I paced out 40 meters, bearing 290° in the snowy field and took some pictures. It was -6° C in the air and a bit windy. I went back to the bike and started the ride back home; now slightly downhill with the wind from behind. Great!

Photos

  • Planning a "No batteries"

  • Skivarp sugar works, 1901-1960

  • The Skivarp bridge, 1790

  • Hålehög, bronze/iron age

  • Skivarp-Ystad railroad, 1901-1918

  • Västra Nöbbelöv church, 12th century

  • Information overload with the Baltic sea in the background

  • Sjörup old church, around 1160

  • Kobrovägen (Cow bridge road)

  • Sjörup old church seen from Kobrovägen

  • looking_west@geohash

  • looking_south@geohash

  • Owner of this house might get interested in geohashing

  • me@geohash

  • Frozen hash

  • Going home

  • Grin™


Achievements

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