About Me
Late to the party but so far I've found Geohashing intriguing and a lot of fun. My home Graticule is Buffalo, NY which has been quiet for quite some time, but I'm hoping to meet some geohashers some day. I always wanted an excuse to get a GPS and I picked up a used one cheaply on eBay. Should be very useful even on hiking/biking trips when not hashing.
I love to get out on my bike for long road rides but I haven't gotten out as much as I'd like these past few years. Speaking of bikes, I have to say that geohashing has really changed my bike rides. I am one of those guys that has no problem doing the same course over and over because I know what to expect (hills, time, etc) and won't get lost. I have a hard time deciding on a new course especially without being familiar with the area I'm going to as I don't want to get lost. Riding to hashes is great because I have a destination to go to, directions are usually pretty easy to remember and most importantly, I get to see new things.
Sandbox
Adventures
Interactive map of expeditions.
Expedition Number
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Date/Link
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Graticule
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Location
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Notes
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13 |
2014-09-27 |
Buffalo |
Next to I-90 in Hamburg |
Bike ride; Tron Expedition; Success
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12 |
2014-09-22 |
Buffalo |
South of Hamburg |
Bike ride; Success
|
11 |
2014-09-18 |
Buffalo |
Franklinville cemetery |
Success
|
10 |
2014-09-16 |
Buffalo |
Springville, Off Rt 39 |
Success
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9 |
2014-09-12 |
Oil City, PA |
North of Warren, PA |
Success
|
8 |
2014-09-11 |
Buffalo |
Gowanda, NY |
Bike ride; Posted
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7 |
2014-09-07 |
St. Mary's, PA |
Allegheny National Forest |
Virgin graticule; Success
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6 |
2014-09-01 |
Buffalo |
Allegany State Park |
Success
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5 |
2014-08-24 |
Dunkirk, NY |
Just off Rt 5 by Angola |
Bike ride; Success
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4 |
2014-08-20 |
Toronto |
North of Lewiston, NY |
Success
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3 |
2014-08-17 Pt 1 |
Dunkirk, NY |
North of Ellington, NY |
Multi-hash Pt. 1 - Success
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2 |
2014-08-17 Pt 2 |
Buffalo |
North of Wellsville, NY |
Multi-hash Pt. 2 - No Trespassing
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1 |
2014-08-08 |
Buffalo |
South of Arcade |
Inaugural expedition with 'No Batteries'; Success
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Stats
- Expeditions - 13
- Successful - 11
- Unsuccessful - 2
- Posted Achievement - 2/100
- Unique graticules visited - 5
- Virgin graticules - 1
- Longest Distances
- to reach a single hash
- by bike - 22.76 miles (45.68 miles round trip)
- by car - 77.0 Miles
- Multi-hash expedition - 134.6 Miles
Achievements
Goals
Minesweeper - Ah, the nostalgia of playing on Win 3.1
Virgin Graticule - Might pick up one or two if I'm successful on the Minesweeper or am traveling. 2014-09-07
The Hobbit - I love walking around bare-foot and who doesn't love a picnic. Will have to pick this one carefully though. A good opportunity could be when the hash lands in Allegany State Park.
Border hash - shouldn't be too hard since Canada is so close.
Move the Buffalo Graticule up the list of active areas into the top 50.
Win the most active graticule for the month for the Buffalo Graticule.
Ribbons
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