2022-08-06 47 -122

Sat 6 Aug 2022 in 47,-122: 47.6737517, -122.1933049 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

North parking lot of Everest Park in Kirkland.

Participants

• Coyotebush (talk)

Plans

Incorporate a visit into a bike ride, probably aiming for 4pm.

Expedition

I had been looking for some structure to this day, and the Algorithm provided that with a hashpoint close to a great bike route.

I left Fremont at exactly 3pm in the heat of the day. Wind out of the northwest gave me a boost across the 520 bridge trail. The Blue Angels roared overhead for their Seafair show, and the trail was unusually crowded with people watching, but I didn't have much time to stop for photos.

From the 520 trail, I climbed a hill to the Cross Kirkland Corridor for some nice gravel, then just after the Google campus (and a pleasant-looking spot with beer served from a caboose) cut across 5th Ave S to the park. It was exactly 4pm when I arrived at the parking lot. Took some photos, then sat in the shade for 30 minutes in case anyone else showed up, but only saw a bunch of families returning to their cars after a (softball?) game.

I rolled into downtown Kirkland for a cold treat, then returned home via Juanita Drive, Kenmore, and the (blissfully shady by this time) Burke-Gilman Trail.

Photos

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  Blue Angels making trails in the sky @47.6416,-122.2634

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  Arrived exactly at 4

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  Around here @47.6737,-122.1933

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  Selfie @47.6737,-122.1933

Achievements

coyotebush earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling 55 km to and from the (47, -122) geohash on 2022-08-06.

coyotebush earned the Large Climb achievement by climbing 338m primarily by bike during their (47, -122) geohash expedition on 2022-08-06.

coyotebush earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement by attending 4 Saturday meetups.