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This expedition is probably our most fun example of how geohashing can make a day more interesting even if you don't try really hard to get to the geohash.
  
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== Participants ==
 
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* Wade
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== Plans ==
 
== Plans ==
  
Wade and Robyn intend to do an underwater geohash here. It's quite near the hot springs outlet.
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Wade and Robyn received a gift of a night in the resort quite near here, and it looked as though the hot springs outlet into the lake might be near the geohash. Armed with Wade's new waterproof camera, we planned an underwater attempt.
  
  
 
== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.1driving.jpg|Robyn and Wade drove out to the lake where the geohash was.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.2fivekm.jpg|The spot was just over five kilometres from the end of the dock.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.bumperboat.jpg|We weren't sure whether this boat would go that far in a straight line.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.pedalboat.jpg|These boats might be too slow, and also wet and cold.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -121.thataway.jpg|The lake was very rough and the wind rising.
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We were thought we might jump in and get underwater at the geohash, but we wanted to stay dry and safe on the way there and back. There were a wide variety of rental boats available, but we couldn't find an appropriate compromise between speed, safety, comfort and price. The nature of the facility that prevented us from approaching the site on foot dampened our enthusiasm for being underwater at the site, so we found a cleaner, warmer and more comfortable spot to be underwater: one of the resort pools, filled with naturally heated hot-springs water.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.seadoo.jpg|This one would be fast, but likely wet and cold.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.motorboat.jpg|This boat was fast and probably dry, but would cost $90 to rent.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -121.tourboat.jpg|This boat would be safe, but not guaranteed to go to the geohash.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.keepout.jpg|We were barred from walking close to the geohash around the edge of the lake.
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File:2011-05-14 49 -122.wade.jpg|So we went back to the resort and tried to find our way underwater from there.
 
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Revision as of 06:33, 16 May 2011

This expedition is probably our most fun example of how geohashing can make a day more interesting even if you don't try really hard to get to the geohash.

2011-05-14 49 -122.robyn.jpg


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Location

In the water on the west shore of Harrison Lake.

Participants

Plans

Wade and Robyn received a gift of a night in the resort quite near here, and it looked as though the hot springs outlet into the lake might be near the geohash. Armed with Wade's new waterproof camera, we planned an underwater attempt.


Expedition

We were thought we might jump in and get underwater at the geohash, but we wanted to stay dry and safe on the way there and back. There were a wide variety of rental boats available, but we couldn't find an appropriate compromise between speed, safety, comfort and price. The nature of the facility that prevented us from approaching the site on foot dampened our enthusiasm for being underwater at the site, so we found a cleaner, warmer and more comfortable spot to be underwater: one of the resort pools, filled with naturally heated hot-springs water.