Difference between revisions of "2023-09-06 31 35"

Revision as of 13:04, 7 September 2023

Location

In Rabin Park, near a quarry outside of Beit Meir

Participants

Plans

At some convenient point today I'll take a bus to the general area, walk to the point, then walk back to the bus station and bus to Jerusalem.

Expedition

I took the 615/617 from Jerusalem to the bus stop on route 38, crossed 38 on a pedestrian footbridge, and walked into the forest. Using Geohash Droid as my map, I had no trouble navigating which paths I needed to take.

The hashpoint was inside the "elbow" of a path that went from west to east and then hooked to the north. I had to decide whether to go north from the west-east part or go west from the south-north part.

Heading north from the west-east part looked too steep to attempt safely:

So I headed past to the elbow and turned north, saying hi as I passed some loggers who were working there. The descent into the valley from the east was far easier:

I got nervous as I approached the point that it might be in the middle of this impassible clump of trees:

But it turned out to be a few meters away.

Walked back the way I came, took the bus back to Jerusalem. Bosh.

Photos

Sign at the entrance to the forest
It would be a nice view if not for the permanent cloud of dust
I can probably get down here
In the valley
Panorama at the point
I'm glad I didn't try to go down this way
A quarry off in the distance
A footbridge over route 38 with a "Warning: Danger of falling" sign (not the bridge I used, of course)
Proof
The point relative to the two paths. I came in from the west, turned north at the fork, and approached the point from the east

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 == Expedition ==
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+I took the 615/617 from Jerusalem to the bus stop on route 38, crossed 38 on a pedestrian footbridge, and walked into the forest. Using Geohash Droid as my map, I had no trouble navigating which paths I needed to take.
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+The hashpoint was inside the "elbow" of a path that went from west to east and then hooked to the north. I had to decide whether to go north from the west-east part or go west from the south-north part.
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may use Template:Tracklog, post a link here, or both -->
-== Photos ==
+[[File:Screenshot_20230907_155347_Geohash Droid.jpg|400px]]
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+Heading north from the west-east part looked too steep to attempt safely:
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+[[File:20230906_153645.jpg|400px]]
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-== Achievements ==
+So I headed past to the elbow and turned north, saying hi as I passed some loggers who were working there. The descent into the valley from the east was far easier:
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-__NOTOC__
+[[File:20230906_150854.jpg|400px]]
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+I got nervous as I approached the point that it might be in the middle of this impassible clump of trees:
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
+[[File:20230906_151855.jpg|400px]]
-<!-- If all those plans are never acted upon, change [[Category:Expedition planning]] to [[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]. -->
+But it turned out to be a few meters away.
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+Walked back the way I came, took the bus back to Jerusalem. Bosh.
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+== Photos ==
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+File:20230906_141435.jpg | Sign at the entrance to the forest
+File:20230906_145417.jpg | It would be a nice view if not for the permanent cloud of dust
+File:20230906_145433.jpg | I can probably get down here
+File:20230906_145538.jpg
+File:20230906_150617.jpg
+File:20230906_150854.jpg | In the valley
+File:20230906_150900.jpg
+File:20230906_151823.jpg | Panorama at the point
+File:20230906_151855.jpg
+File:20230906_153340.jpg | I'm glad I didn't try to go down this way
+File:20230906_153645.jpg | A quarry off in the distance
+File:20230906_153651.jpg
+File:20230906_161318.jpg | A footbridge over route 38 with a "Warning: Danger of falling" sign (not the bridge I used, of course)
+File:Screenshot_20230906_151806_Geohash Droid.jpg | Proof
+File:Screenshot_20230907_155347_Geohash Droid.jpg | The point relative to the two paths. I came in from the west, turned north at the fork, and approached the point from the east
+</gallery>
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