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Revision as of 21:02, 20 December 2010

Location

Near the Boston Housing Authority in Brookline!

Jim's GPS claims that the location is actually on the sidewalk.

Participants

Jim
Sara

Plans

There are plans afoot for Jim and Sara to meet in the evening, Sara arriving sans offspring.

Hopefully the hashpoint isn't too far inside of the building so we can reach it from the outside.

The plans are to meet around 6PM. Jim may attempt a Walk Geohash, though snow and timing may turn it into a Public Transport Geohash. The building clearly appears to be the Boston Housing Authority, with Beth Isreal being next door.

Expedition

Expedition One

Jim had some errands to run, so he headed out. Once he finished his errand, he had a conversation with Google Maps, which told him that it was 30 minutes walking. That didn't make sense, because it was 3 miles according to the GPS.

However, despite that and the falling snow, Jim decided to start out for the hashpoint. He started up Beacon Street, taking a few pictures of the snow.

Closer examination of the GPS once on route revealed that the GPS was still set to the car's parking location from Saturday, not the already entered hashpoint for today. Switching to the correct point revealed a much shorter distance.

Jim arrived and found the hashpoint on the sidewalk. A few pictures later, he headed back for home to prepare to meetup with Sara.

Achievements

Land Geohash
Walk Geohash (for Jim) - 3 miles

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 == Location ==
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 Near the Boston Housing Authority in Brookline!
+Jim's GPS claims that the location is actually on the sidewalk.
 == Participants ==
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 * [[User:Jiml|Jim]]
 * [[User:Sara|Sara]]
 == Plans ==
-<!-- what were the original plans -->
 There are plans afoot for Jim and Sara to meet in the evening, Sara arriving
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 == Expedition ==
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
+=== Expedition One ===
+Jim had some errands to run, so he headed out.  Once he finished his errand, he had
+a conversation with Google Maps, which told him that it was 30 minutes walking.  That
+didn't make sense, because it was 3 miles according to the GPS.
+However, despite that and the falling snow, Jim decided to start out for the
+hashpoint.  He started up Beacon Street, taking a few pictures of the snow.
+Closer examination of
+the GPS once on route revealed that the GPS was still set to the car's parking
+location from Saturday, not the already entered hashpoint for today.   Switching
+to the correct point revealed a much shorter distance.
+Jim arrived and found the hashpoint on the sidewalk.   A few pictures later, he
+headed back for home to prepare to meetup with Sara.
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+* Land Geohash
+* Walk Geohash (for Jim) - 3 miles
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-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
-[[Category:Expedition without GPS]]
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-<!-- or if you failed :(
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-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]     when there is a natural obstacle between you and the target
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]  when there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]        when you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work
-[[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]   when you went to an alternate location, or decided early on to abort the expedition.
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