2012-08-26 46 11

Location

A porphiry quarry near Gazzadina, Trento.

Participants

Plans

I didn't mean to go today, partly because I had a family reunion with massive lunch but mainly because it had been raining all morning. But since it was reachable and it turned out to be a very pretty day in the afternoon, I checked the bus timetables and decided I'd give it a try. Also, the GPS was working properly today!

Expedition

I left home around 5.30 pm. Despite being relatively a long way from downtown Trento, the area around the hash was still served by the city bus service rather than the intercity network.

I took bus number 3 to Gazzadina, the closest bus stop. That's where the fun began- differently from my other two expeditions, I had never been in this area before. Also Google Maps showed that the hash was in the middle of a construction area, and I really had no clue about what was being built there.

I followed a major road- labelled as SP76- until a rotary, where a country road branched off. I was stunned by the scenery- the lights and the shadows on the apple fields were simply beautiful. As I was walking I realized I was getting more and more into the shadow, and that a cold wind had started to blow.

It took me approximately 30 minutes to discover that all the trucks and the excavator were still at their place- it wasn't a construction site, but a porphyre quarry. No one was around except for a guy jogging and another guy walking his dog, and there weren't any no trespassing signs. I had no problems in getting close to the hashpoint- but then, I realized that it was a few meters down a very steep hillside.

I was late on my timetable and couldn't afford to spend time to get to the exact point, so I just took a photo of the hash area from the roadside. Last but not least, I also had to run in order not to miss the bus back. Even though I only got to see the hashpoint, I wouldn't call this a defeat. I got there after all, and more importantly discovered a very nice place I had never seen despite living here since my birth. It was a very nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Photos

The timetable from the bus stop in Trento
Got off the bus in Gazzadina. Nice scenery
The country road (left) branches off the main road to Albiano (right)
Due to the hills nearby hiding the sunlight, the road gets into the dark...
Again difference between light and shadow, amazing.
Road signs for hikers. I'm almost there!
The steep hillside, hash is somewhere on the left.
Stupid grin time! The wind was wery strong at that moment.
Proof I was close enough to see the hashpoint
The quarry
The quarry, again
Porphiry cubes
When I got back to the bus stop, the sun had just set.
There comes the bus home, it's been a great day!

Achievements

So, since I was finally able to bring a GPS for proof, I'd claim two achievements: Land geohash and Public transport geohash. I didn't really get whether I need anything more to prove my achievements, and whether I can just post ribbons on here and on my userpage or I have to wait for someone to "approve" my accomplishments. Clarifications on this are warmly welcome, in the discussion section of this page or my own discussion page. Thank you!


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