McMinnville, Oregon

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The McMinnville, Tillamook, and Forest Grove area graticule is at 45 N, 123 W. This area contains farmland and a portion of the Coast Range, Tillamook Forest, and descends into the Willamette Valley. Easy access to much of the Tillamook Forest as well as coastal areas to the west and foothills and flatter areas to the east provides opportunity for hiking to geohashing locations when local and/or logging roads do not.

Cities in this Graticule

  • Banks, OR
  • Forest Grove, OR
  • McMinnville, OR
  • Seaside, OR
  • Tillamook, OR
  • Rockaway Beach, OR

Planning and Coordination

Expeditions

2/11/2010 -- Thursday - Graticule Hopping

Jim and APR can't find anyone to give them permssion to tromp over a forest in Banks. Expedition Thwarted.

11/11/2009 - Wednesday - Graticule Hopping

Forest Grove. Expedition Thwarted.

12/10/2009 - Thursday

Dixon Mill Road, in Gaston, Oregon. Expedition Thwarted.

11/01/2009 - Sunday

Scaponia Recreation Area, near Scapoose, Oregon. Expedition Success.

10/10/2009 - Saturday

Hagg Lake. Expedition Thwarted.

09/29/2009 - Tuesday

Hagg Lake. Expedition Thwarted.

08/10/2009 - Monday

North Plains. Expedition Success.

08/09/2009 - Sunday

South of Hillsboro. Expedition Thwarted.

07/29/2009 - Wedensday

South of Banks, Near Hwy 47. Expedition Success.

07/19/2009 - Sunday

South of Gaston, Near Hwy 47. Expedition Thwarted.

07/05/2009 - Sunday

North of Hillsboro, Pumpkin Ridge road in North Plains.

06/21/2009 - Sunday

South of Hillsboro, in the back of a nursery.

06/08/2009 - Monday

Near Bald Peak, south of Hillsboro, Oregon.

06/05/2009 - Friday

Just off of US-101 between Seaside and Cannon Beach.

05/28/2009 - Thursday

Oat field west of North Plains, Oregon - Expedition thwarted.

The Portland Graticule folks took a field trip to visit the 2009 Retrohash, which was just off Highway 26, about an hour west of Portland.