2008-12-06 44 -93
| Sat 6 Dec 2008 in Minneapolis SW: 44.7112022, -93.3223535 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
About
The location was approximately half a mile off of the nearest publicly accessible road, through dense woods. A weather report for the day can be seen here.
Expedition
Adem was the only participant. I set out around 4:00pm; drove down I-35 and got as near to the location as possible, the end of "Lynch Path". This turned out to be a semi-private drive with no trespassing signs at the end of it, making the name even more ominous. Fortunately, the signs were only on the side of the road opposite the hash point. I parked and set out. GPS claimed that the location was only about 0.2 miles away.
However, GPS failed to mention that this was 0.2 miles through a heavily wooded area, and mostly uphill. And there was a lake in the way. Have I mentioned that there was a lot of snow on the ground, it was well below freezing, and it was after sunset?
Temperature: High for the day was 27.8°F (-2.3°C). Temperature recorded from the nearest weather station as of my 5pm arrival time was ~15°F (-9.4°C) (See the weather graph on the previous link), which certainly is the coldest geohash on record. Unfortunately, no photographic evidence of a thermometer is to be had.
Pictures
Setting out on the expedition at sunset
Hmmmm...
Location reached!
Victory! Hmmmm... It's getting colder and kinda dark out here...
