2009-06-07 45 -122
| Sun 7 Jun 2009 in Portland, Oregon: 45.4552086, -122.9767424 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
About
The hashpoint is located south of Hillsboro, Oregon. It is on farmland, and the owners don't sound receptive to a hashing expedition. It is south of Burkhalter, and north of Farmington Road.
Participants
Expeditions
Jim
On Saturday, Jim did an inital survey to see if he could figure out who owned the land we had to cross to get to the hashpoint. I talked to a couple of different folks, neither of which owned the land, but both of which thought we were unlikely to get permission.
On Sunday, Jhon, Jim and 3riador decided on Jenkins Estate, a local park (and nice house and banquet facility) to meet at. Jim arrived a little before 4, and found that the place closed at 4PM. He looped through to check for folks waiting, and then waited at the entry for folks to show up. 3riador arrived, but before the two of us could plan anything, like waiting for Jhon, we found someone stuck behind us trying to leave. We drove up the road a way to plan our strategy.
Jim had failed to grab Jhon's cellphone number, but did look for him as we passed by Jenkins Estate on our way west.
We decided to head to the real hashpoint to make one final attempt, since I had noticed one more possible landowner to ask. We found a more likely house, but no one was home. We then went to ask at their (less likely) neighbor, (where a Graduation party was going on) and they said we could walk out along their fence. We got out to the back edge of someone's property, where the crop changed to Austrian peas(I think), and we had to give up. We felt we had reached the land of the "Very unfriendly neighbor"(TM) and did not want to venture any further.
We told the GPS to mark the location, with 0.13 miles to go, and went back to our cars to take our Stupid Grin(TM) photo and head home.
Jhon
Drove to the alternate location. When he thought he was close, he pulled over to pick up some coffee to aid the trip. It turned out, he was further out than he thought and arrived at the main gate at 4:05. Since the main gate had a large sign noting that the gate closed at 4, he continued on to the secondary entrance. This gate also had a sign that noted it closed at 4, but there were far more people in the parking lot and adjoining playground so he assumed he'd be in at least the same boat as some other people.
Being late, he rushed from his car up to the parking lot closest the alternate meeting point. Seeing no cars in the main parking lots he then traveled as close to the alternate location he could find based entirely on printed maps. Finding noone there, he attempted to call Jim but... turns out he had his work phone number, not cell number... oops!. Jhon took some "proof" photos and journeyed out to the parking lot. Hung out in the parking lot taking photos and then began the trek back to his car. He wound through gardens, up to the gate house, through the herb gardens, past the root cellar and back out to the secondary parking lot.
The gate was not yet closed so Jhon dropped his tripod and gear and, carrying just the camera, ventured around some additional trails. Due to the low light, none of these photos came out particularly well (shouldn't have left the tripod). Jhon then left the Jenkins Estate and headed for the Sushi Restaurant.
At the Sushi place, Jhon enjoyed some delicious Sushi and told the story of the geohash and failed meetup to some fellow sushi-goers. A couple sitting nearby offered to be "Random Sushiland Friends" so at least he met someone on the journey.
Achievements
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Jim and 3riador earned the No trespassing consolation prize
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Jim earned the Meet-up achievement
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3riador earned the Meet-up achievement
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Jim and 3riador earned the Ambassador achievement
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Gallery
Jiml and 3riador took a picture of their Stupid Grins and the GPS. It will show up eventually.
Path from the alternate point back up to the parking lot
Jhon looking cool :p
One of the main buildings
Same building from a slightly better view
One of the many entrances to the estate garden.
Purdy flowery bush
Bridge over a dry stream
Another flowery bush
Jhon's geohashing kit on a bench near garden (minus camera)
Roadway surrounded by trees.
Same roadway from the gate house
The Gate house
The entrance to the Herb Garden
Closeup of the Herb Garden sign
Main square of the herb garden
Closeup of the rock in the center of the square
Pretty flowers in a mesh house. I huffed and I puffed but I couldn't blow it down.
The shady herb garden. I decided not to associate with them.
The Root Cellar
The only photo from wandering the trails that came out.
Exterior of the sushi place
Some salmon pose for a photo with a chef
House Special Roll
California Roll
Spicy Tuna Roll
Random Sushiland Friends
