2022-06-18 48 7

Sat 18 Jun 2022 in 48,7: 48.6884241, 7.7179225 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

In a forest in Brumath.

Participants

• Baarde
• Lots of ants

Expedition

I took the train from Sélestat to Strasbourg and started cycling toward Brumath. As I was exiting Strasbourg, I took a wrong turn and got distracted as I was considering turning back, when four things occurred to me:

1. The shared-use path in was cycling on had split into a cycle lane and a pavement separated by a curb.
2. The curb was applying a sudden force on my bicycle's front wheel.
3. I was no longer seated on my saddle.
4. The ground was approaching at a disturbing speed.

I extended my arms forward, duck my head, landed on my back and took a few minutes to contemplate my situation. My bicycle was surprisingly undamaged. As for me, I had minor bruises and abrasions on my hands, elbows, back and thigh.

I decided to do what any sensible person would do in this case, then changed my mind, and continued my journey. 14 km later, I arrived to a forest near Brumath. I left my bicycle, started walking in the woods, and reached the coordinates at 15:55.

The geohash was a nondescript location surrounded by trees, dead wood and anthills. While waiting for the official meetup time, I circled around the geohash to keep the ants off my shoes. Nobody came. I recorded proof and left.

Photos

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  End of the road

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  Surroundings (North-West)

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  Surroundings (North-East)

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  Stupid grin

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  Coordinates reached

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  Raptor claw marks

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  More raptor claw marks

Achievements

Baarde earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (48, 7) geohash on 2022-06-18.

Baarde earned the Velociraptor Geohash Achievement by reaching the (48, 7) geohash for 2022-06-18 with highly visible raptor claw marks.

Baarde earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement by attending 8 Saturday meetups.