2010-12-20 42 -71
| Mon 20 Dec 2010 in 42,-71: 42.3444983, -71.1440027 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Near the Boston Housing Authority in Brookline!
Jim's GPS claims that the location is actually on the sidewalk.
Participants
Plans
There are plans afoot for Jim and Sara to meet in the evening, Sara arriving sans offspring.
Hopefully the hashpoint isn't too far inside of the building so we can reach it from the outside.
The plans are to meet around 6PM. Jim may attempt a Walk Geohash, though snow and timing may turn it into a Public Transport Geohash. The building clearly appears to be the Boston Housing Authority, with Beth Isreal being next door.
Expedition
Expedition One
Jim had some errands to run, so he headed out. Once he finished his errand, he had a conversation with Google Maps, which told him that it was 30 minutes walking. That didn't make sense, because it was 3 miles according to the GPS.
However, despite that and the falling snow, Jim decided to start out for the hashpoint. He started up Beacon Street, taking a few pictures of the snow.
Closer examination of the GPS once en route revealed that the GPS was still set to the Saturday's car location, not the already entered hashpoint, but not currently activated one for today. Switching to the correct point revealed a much shorter distance.
Jim arrived and found the hashpoint on the sidewalk. A few pictures later, he headed back for home to prepare to meetup with Sara.
Expedition Two
Jim set out to for his second expedition hoping for a Public transportation geohash and a Tron geohash in addition for the hoped-for meet up. He carefully headed northeast to the T stop, planning on returning home from the northwest. He was armed with the usual GPS and Camera, but added a thermometer to the assembled tools in order to prove that the snow wasn't coming down on a balmy 70 degree day.
He waited at the far end of the platform for the train, not sure how far in it would come, and not wanting to have to backtrack on his path to get to a train door. It was a long time before a train finally arrived, prompting him to think several times if it wouldn't be simpler to walk the mile or so to the hashpoint. Eventually a train arrived, but it was completely full, even when he got to the front of the train. Luckily the next train stopped at the same point, so he didn't have to backtrack to the entry door.
He got on and the train slowly made its way forward. A little before the meeting time he arrived at the desired street. Luckily, the platform was before the street, providing the other side of the street as a path for Jim to return home. He got off, and waited at the door to a nearby coffee shop, letting Sara know where he was. She replied that she was on a soon to arrive T train.
And after a few minutes another link in the geohashing meetup graph was forged. But more surprises awaited at least one of the geohashers. Upon arriving, Jim discoved that the hashpoint had drifted by some 20 feet, onto a lawn. It either was the deepening cold or the much colder GPS, but Jim's unit had serious drift.
Pictures were taken, and letters drawn in the snow, and we headed off, stopping to get some coffee before heading off on the T (Sara) or walking through the snow for home.
Need to be uploaded.
Achievements
- Land Geohash (for Sara and Jim)
- Walk Geohash (for Jim) - 3 miles
- Public Transport Geohash (for Sara and Jim)
- Tron Geohash (Jim)
- Frozen Geohash (for Sara and Jim)
