Difference between revisions of "2018-04-11 -35 149"

Revision as of 08:08, 13 April 2018

Location

Just across the NSW border near Hume, ACT

Participants

Felix Dance

Expedition

Made it! -- Felix Dance (talk) @-35.4007,149.1654 19:56, 11 April 2018 (GMT+10:00)

I noticed this hash while at work on the construction of the first tram line in Canberra, up in Dickson - the suburb in which I also live. Since I had no plans that evening, and was already thinking of doing a bike ride, I decided to go for it.

Leaving home at just before 7pm I rode 24kms in the dark towards the hash. Half-way there, along the dark shoulder of the Monaro Highway, I noticed my front light was flashing - it was nearly out of batteries. Then I noticed that my rear light was already out. I crept along, using my phone torch as a front light, and kept well clear of the traffic lane.

At last I reached the hash region, crossing the border and climbing over a cyclone fence into a construction area to get to the low bushes surrounding the hash. A mob of kangaroos bounced away as I approached. I tried to take a photo of them but it was too dark. The standard 'geohash dance' and I was within a metre. I recorded the location, took some dark photos and headed back to my bike 200m away.

I went home a slightly different way to minimise dark roads and traffic, and felt safe enough. I got home just before 9pm. I bought a spare pair of lights the next day.

Tracklog

Here Is the route I took.

Photos

Geohash success! @-35.4007,149.1653
We at the hash @-35.4007,149.1654
Hast proof
Industrial plant in the ACT
Looking back to Canberra
On the border

Achievements

I was going for the Border Geohash achievement, but I see it only counts for international borders :(

Felix Dance earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 42kms to and from the (-35, 149) geohash on 2018-04-11.

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 *Made it!  -- [[User:Felix Dance|Felix Dance]] ([[User talk:Felix Dance|talk]]) [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=-35.40071680&lon=149.16536520&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @-35.4007,149.1654] 19:56, 11 April 2018 (GMT+10:00)
-I noticed this hash while at work on the construction of the first tram line in Canberra, up in Dickson - the suburb in which I also live with my girlfriend who's been here for years. Since I had no plans that evening, and was already thinking of doing a bike ride, I decided to go for it.
+I noticed this hash while at work on the construction of the first tram line in Canberra, up in Dickson - the suburb in which I also live. Since I had no plans that evening, and was already thinking of doing a bike ride, I decided to go for it.
 Leaving home at just before 7pm I rode 24kms in the dark towards the hash. Half-way there, along the dark shoulder of the Monaro Highway, I noticed my front light was flashing - it was nearly out of batteries. Then I noticed that my rear light was already out. I crept along, using my phone torch as a front light, and kept well clear of the traffic lane.
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 At last I reached the hash region, crossing the border and climbing over a cyclone fence into a construction area to get to the low bushes surrounding the hash. A mob of kangaroos bounced away as I approached. I tried to take a photo of them but it was too dark. The standard 'geohash dance' and I was within a metre. I recorded the location, took some dark photos and headed back to my bike 200m away.
-I went home a slightly different way to minimise dark roads and traffic, and felt safe enough. I got home just before 9pm. I bought a spare pair if lights the next day.
+I went home a slightly different way to minimise dark roads and traffic, and felt safe enough. I got home just before 9pm. I bought a spare pair of lights the next day.
 == Tracklog ==


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