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Bienvenid@s. I'm a Spanish teacher in Forsyth County. I made an account while still a lowly grad student at Wake Forest University (though my alma mater, and the owner of most of my heart, is UNC-Chapel Hill) to hold myself to my goal of starting to geohash. And as of May 14, 2012, I've met that goal and am totally hooked.
 
Bienvenid@s. I'm a Spanish teacher in Forsyth County. I made an account while still a lowly grad student at Wake Forest University (though my alma mater, and the owner of most of my heart, is UNC-Chapel Hill) to hold myself to my goal of starting to geohash. And as of May 14, 2012, I've met that goal and am totally hooked.
  
== Expeditions ==
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== Completed Expeditions ==
<ul><li>[[2012-05-15_36_-80]]</li></ul>
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[[2012-05-15_36_-80]]
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== Failed Expeditions ==
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[[2012-11-24_35_-79]]
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== Photos ==
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<gallery perrow="5">
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Image:2012-11-24_35_-79a.png | Me, sitting in my car, in the driveway, less than 400 feet from the hashpoint. SOCLOSE.
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Image:2012-11-24_35_-79b.jpg | Somewhere in this (blurry) field was the hashpoint.
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Image:2012-05-15_36_-80_1.jpg | Really nothing much to see here--a dark residential area--other than my absolutely rabid red-eye, which happens in almost every photo of me. Taken by my friend Vera.
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Image:2012-05-15_36_-80_2.jpg | A closeup of the coordinates. Also the tell-tale "Your battery is ABOUT TO DIE A HORRIBLE DEATH" red light.
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</gallery>
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
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| name = Birdray
 
| name = Birdray
 
| image = 2012-05-15_36_-80_1.jpg
 
| image = 2012-05-15_36_-80_1.jpg
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}}
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{{No trespassing
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| latitude = 35
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| longitude = -79
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| date = 2012-11-24
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| name = Birdray
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| image = 2012-11-24_35_-79b.jpg
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| distance = 388 ft
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}}
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{{Prize poultry
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| latitude = 35
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| longitude = -79
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| date = 2012-11-24
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| name = Birdray
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| reason = they were too shy to talk their way onto private property
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| image = 2012-11-24_35_-79b.jpg
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 00:23, 25 November 2012

About Me

Bienvenid@s. I'm a Spanish teacher in Forsyth County. I made an account while still a lowly grad student at Wake Forest University (though my alma mater, and the owner of most of my heart, is UNC-Chapel Hill) to hold myself to my goal of starting to geohash. And as of May 14, 2012, I've met that goal and am totally hooked.

Completed Expeditions

2012-05-15_36_-80

Failed Expeditions

2012-11-24_35_-79

Photos

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
Birdray earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (36, -80) geohash on 2012-05-15.
2012-05-15 36 -80 1.jpg
Drag-along.png
Birdray earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging Vera to the (36, -80) geohash on 2012-05-15.
2012-05-15 36 -80 1.jpg

Template:Virgin graticule

Notrespassing.gif
Birdray earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost (388 ft) reaching the (35, -79) geohash on 2012-11-24.
2012-11-24 35 -79b.jpg
Ducklings.png
Birdray earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize
by chickening out on the (35, -79) geohash on 2012-11-24 because they were too shy to talk their way onto private property.
2012-11-24 35 -79b.jpg