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− | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14- | + | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-28-35-354.jpg | The sleepy town of Pe Ell, WA, along Route 6. Undoubtedly named for Superman's great-uncle. |
− | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14- | + | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-23-15-704.jpg | The gravel road leading to the point. |
− | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-25-35-079.jpg | Thwarted! | + | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-25-35-079.jpg | Thwarted! This was my first path choice. |
− | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-26-51-428.jpg | Thwarted again! This marshy land was between me and the point. | + | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-26-51-428.jpg | Thwarted again! This marshy land was between me and the point on my second path choice. |
− | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14- | + | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-24-11-197.jpg | Me grinning, as close to the point as I could get. My phone had lost GPS lock in this spot, which was slightly over 600 ft from the point. |
− | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-29-23-969.jpg | | + | Image:2012-08-25_46_-123_14-29-23-969.jpg | All in all, it was a rather nice walk in the woods. |
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Revision as of 00:38, 26 August 2012
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Location
Just off Route 6, southwest of Centralia, WA.
Participants
Plans
The plan is to drive down to the point from Seattle in the morning, and then make a meetup in Seattle at 4 pm.
Expedition
The drive down to Centralia was uneventful. I turned onto Route 6 and immediately went into a cell service black hole. GPS coverage turned out to be spotty in the hills, as well. Luckily I had remembered the name of the road to turn on, which turned out to be a gravel road about half an hour down Route 6. Once on the gravel, I relied on the distance calculation provided by the Android app. Unfortunately, I was thwarted twice... once by No Trespassing sign, and once by some extremely marshy land when I tried to go around. I was not prepared to ford any rivers, so I stopped as close as I could to the point, which was about 600 ft distant. I'm calling this one a failure, unless someone else wants to declare that I have the benefit of the doubt and 600 ft is "close enough."
Photos
Achievements