2024-05-18 44 -124

Sat 18 May 2024 in 44,-124: 44.1728929, -124.0998813 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

On a ridge north of Big Creek Road, near Heceta Head.

Participants

• Michael5000

Expedition

This hashpoint was only a few kilometers from Heceta Head, a landmark seen in a million generic calendar photos, so of course I took a picture for you.

A few minutes north, there's an attractive bridge over the imaginatively named "Big Creek." Immediately afterwards, I turned off Highway 101 on Big Creek Road, and drove in about a kilometer.

I was afraid that the 200 meters between the road and the hashpoint would be prohibitively steep and/or impenetrable, but although it was as steep as a staircase, it was quite open and easy to climb. It was surprisingly easy to get up on the ridge, after which it was a short walk to ground zero.

Sometimes getting down is harder than climbing up, but that was actually pretty easy too, this time. I went back to the highway and continued my journey north.

Photos

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  The bridge at Big Creek

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  Big Creek Road

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  The hashpoint tree

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  Me

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Achievements

• My first expedition to the elusive Newport graticule!

Michael5000 achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in [[Newport, Oregon]] and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 completed the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in [[McMinnville, Oregon]] and all of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 completed the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in [[Eugene, Oregon]] and all of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 completed the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in [[Roseburg, Oregon]] and all of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in [[Coos Bay, Oregon]] and 5 of the surrounding graticules.

Michael5000 achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in [[North Lincoln City, Oregon]] and 5 of the surrounding graticules.