2011-09-01 45 -122

Thu 1 Sep 2011 in 45,-122: 45.5715489, -122.5618880 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Just south of the Cascade Station area, near Portland International Airport.

Participants

• Michael5000

Plans

kydlt

I'm heading into Portland today, and the hash is in an undeveloped lot just South of IKEA. See ya there, maybe.

I plan to stop in at about 13:00, will look for Michael5000's mark. kydlt

Expedition

Michael5000

I took a quick sidetrip off the freeway and approached the hashpoint from Airport Way. After being blocked by a hotel fence and the MAX line, I parked in a dodgy fashion on Mt. St. Helens Avenue and tried to look official as I went across the mown vacant field to the hashpoint. I placed evidence of my passing in a nearby weed.

Kate

Michael5000 jokingly suggested to Kate, a civilian in this business, that it would be a hoot if she were to visit the hashpoint. To his surprise, she did. Results: "I'm calling this one 'close enough'. Discovered some key ingredients were missing from this venture -- a GPS that lets you put in the EXACT coordinates and closed toe shoes. Ouch."

Michael5000 earned the Puppet Master Geohash achievement by manipulating Kate to reach the (45, -122) geohash on 2011-09-01.

kydlt

I stopped in on my way to the trainstation. Was short of time so I and the lovely other Kate rushed over and back out. She made some comment about no tevas next time. Took photo of Michael5000's artifact, left one of my own.

Photos

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  Kate gets "close enough."

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  Those numbers drift around some.

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  Kentucky Kate also thought sandals were the wrong choice.

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  It was either this or a photo of the IKEA sign.