Difference between revisions of "2012-02-29 42 -88"

Revision as of 06:55, 1 March 2012

Location

Field outside of Volo, IL.

Google maps lists nearest address as 30981 N Fisher Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084. Appears to be in a farmer's field very close to an access road.

Participants

FireTrophy. This is my first attempt at a geohash!

Plans

Planning to drive out there, to arrive around ~7:30 pm.

Gonna grab some dinner later, there looks to be a place called Bobby's Barrel Inn nearby.

Expedition

After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST. The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter. The wind was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply. I left a little note in the dirt explaining the idea and a link to the wiki page.

Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night. Good stuff.

Notes for future expeditions: bring change of shoes. That mud gets everywhere. Also, might be a good idea to bring a reflective vest, just to be more visible and avoid any suspicion.

Tracklog

N/A

Photos

On the way!
I'm there
Pleasant, loamy soil at site.
Left note. Don't worry ma'am, we're from the internet.
Google Earth - shot from camera
Google Earth - screenshot
Beer time! Local tavern.
Beer + Fish Fry, delicious.

Achievements

Land Geohash

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 == Expedition ==
+After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike, I received his permission to walk out to his cornfield around 7:20 CST.  The ground out there was soft and loamy, due to a very mild winter.  The wind was kind of cold that night though, and the wind cut quite deeply.  I left a little note in the dirt explaining the idea and a link to the wiki page.
-***Success!   I'm at Bobby's Barrel Inn right now***
+Then I stopped at the local tavern, where they were having a fish fry night.  Good stuff.
- After speaking with a very polite but confused Farmer Mike tonight, I made my way out to his cornfield to mark the approximate spot around 7:20.
+Notes for future expeditions:  bring change of shoes.  That mud gets everywhere.  Also, might be a good idea to bring a reflective vest, just to be more visible and avoid any suspicion.
-Weather was cold and windy tonight, and the ground was damp and loamy due to an unseasonably warm winter.
-I didn't have a GPS, nor could I find a way to check my exact coordinates, so I estimated.  but I did have a  iPhone and Google Earth, which got me to the approximate area.
 == Tracklog ==


Wed 29 Feb 2012 in 42,-88: 42.3129303, -88.1794689 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox