Difference between revisions of "2015-06-26 42 -78"

Revision as of 15:07, 28 June 2015

Location

Middle of Mill Rd, East of Jewettville

Participants

Pedalpusher

Expedition

I saw the hash for today was closer than usual and within my range for a bike ride. It was a perfect day for a bike ride too. Always on the lookout to make things more interesting, I saw I could make this into a Tron, but I knew it wouldn't be easy due to a steep ridge I would have to ride over on the way back.

After work, I got ready and wrote out my directions. My initial plan was to make my way back to Cole Rd and finish on a route I normally take, riding through Boston(NY). I rode to the hash without any trouble taking a route that was relatively flat. Getting to the intersection with the hash, I got my pictures without getting off my bike to preserve the Tron. I then started the return trip and made it back to Rt. 240 without trouble, but once I hit Behm Rd, the road tilted WAY up. I bet the grade was over 10% in places but I impressed myself by not having to get off and rest/walk...even if I was only going 4 MPH.

Finally getting up the ridge and making it to Cole Rd, I knew I was too tired to go the whole planned route, so I cut the route in half and made my way down the other side of the ridge to North Boston instead. It was fortunate I did that because I found a restaurant that I didn't know existed that I'll have to try at some point.

I made it home and found my wife made Pho (from scratch) for dinner.

The hash being at the intersection of Mill and Grover Roads, I'm issuing a Tale of Two challenge for Mill.

Photos

View of the hash. I thought it was more in the middle of the road, but it was closer to the shoulder next to the big arrow sign.
Made it in a straight line, with room left over to make the turn on Grover Rd.
Accuracy.
Standard stupid grin.
I made the turn onto Grover before taking a picture of the street sign so it was too late to go back. I took this off google streetview.
With no connector cord for my GPS, I have to create the Tron-route manually.

Ribbons

This user earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-06-26.

Pedalpusher earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 22.9 Miles to and from the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-06-26.

Pedalpusher earned the Tron achievement

by reaching and returning from the (42, -78) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2015-06-26.

Pedalpusher issued a challenge for the Tale of Two Hashes achievement

by geohashing in a place named Mill from the (42, -78) geohash on 2015-06-26.

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 == Expedition ==
-Bike ride to the hash after work. Made it into a successful Tron too. Expanded summary and picture's later.
+I saw the hash for today was closer than usual and within my range for a bike ride. It was a perfect day for a bike ride too. Always on the lookout to make things more interesting, I saw I could make this into a Tron, but I knew it wouldn't be easy due to a steep ridge I would have to ride over on the way back.
-Issuing a Tale of Two challenge for Mill.
+After work, I got ready and wrote out my directions. My initial plan was to make my way back to Cole Rd and finish on a route I normally take, riding through Boston(NY). I rode to the hash without any trouble taking a route that was relatively flat. Getting to the intersection with the hash, I got my pictures without getting off my bike to preserve the Tron. I then started the return trip and made it back to Rt. 240 without trouble, but once I hit Behm Rd, the road tilted WAY up. I bet the grade was over 10% in places but I impressed myself by not having to get off and rest/walk...even if I was only going 4 MPH.
+Finally getting up the ridge and making it to Cole Rd, I knew I was too tired to go the whole planned route, so I cut the route in half and made my way down the other side of the ridge to North Boston instead. It was fortunate I did that because I found a restaurant that I didn't know existed that I'll have to try at some point.
+I made it home and found my wife made Pho (from scratch) for dinner.
+The hash being at the intersection of Mill and Grover Roads, I'm issuing a Tale of Two challenge for Mill.
 == Photos ==
 <gallery perrow="5">
-Image:
+Image: 2015-06-26 hashView.jpg | View of the hash. I thought it was more in the middle of the road, but it was closer to the shoulder next to the big arrow sign.
-Image:
+Image: 2015-06-26 gps.jpg | Made it in a straight line, with room left over to make the turn on Grover Rd.
-Image:
+Image: 2015-06-26 gps2.jpg | Accuracy.
-Image:
+Image: 2015-06-26 stupidGrin.jpg | Standard stupid grin.
-Image:
+Image: 2015-06-26 streetSign.jpg | I made the turn onto Grover before taking a picture of the street sign so it was too late to go back. I took this off google streetview.
-Image:
+Image: 2015-06-26 tronRoute.jpg | With no connector cord for my GPS, I have to create the Tron-route manually.
-Image:
-Image:
 </gallery>
 == Ribbons ==
-{{land geohash | latitude = 42 | longitude = -78 | date = 2015-06-26}}
+{{land geohash
+| latitude = 42
+| longitude = -78
+| date = 2015-06-26
+}}
+{{bicycle geohash
+| latitude = 42
+| longitude = -78
+| date = 2015-06-26
+| name = Pedalpusher
+| distance = 22.9 Miles
+| bothways = true
+}}
+{{Tron
+| latitude = 42
+| longitude = -78
+| date = 2015-06-26
+| tracklog = http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/File:2015-06-26_tronRoute.jpg
+| possessive = his
+| name = Pedalpusher
+}}
+{{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge
+| latitude = 42
+| longitude = -78
+| date = 2015-06-26
+| name = Pedalpusher
+| place = Mill
+| image = 2015-06-26 streetSign.jpg
+}}
-[[Category:New report]]
 [[Category:Expeditions]]
 [[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]


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