2012-07-27 59 12

Location

In the middle of nowhere, off the E18 towards Oslo, 450 meters a from logging road, beyond a swamp.

Participants

Plans

I was already driving from Stockholm to Fiskebäckskil so why not take a detour and geohash along the way. If I go north of the largest lake in Sweden, Vänern I could deflower a Virgin Graticule.

Expedition

Packed the car and drove out from Stockholm, turned towards Örebro in Södertälje, and towards Karlstad in Örebro. A lot of vacation traffic with motor homes and caravans. Got some burgers in Karlstad.

In Karlstad -- Cjk @59.3834,13.4762 18:46, 27 July 2012 (CEST)

Continued on the E18 towards Oslo and got off the "highway" at the right spot, onto a narrow road, then a gravel road and then a logging road. Stopped the car at the mininum distance to the hash. I jumped over a ditch and started making my way through what turned out to be a swamp. I turned back after like 7 m and tried to jump over the ditch to find a dry route around the swamp, but the rotten logs covered in moss gaveme no footing at all and I landed in the ditch with water up to my calves.

Fuck it, already wet, lets cross this swamp. Hiked up a hill along a logging road and ate some blueberries to get my mind off my soaking Converse. Crossed a few clearings that I had seen on google maps and found the hash which was locaded in a clearing on the side of asmall hill. Snapped some picks and painted the moss.

Damn swamp, feet wet, deflowered -- Cjk @59.2911,12.6300 19:41, 27 July 2012 (CEST)

Started heading back to the car and realized just how wet this "summer" has been in sweden when the moss gave way and I started sliding down the hill.

Ate some common wood-sorrel, or 'harsyra', on the way back.

Found the dry route I should have taken and got backto my car. Removed shoes and socks and donned pink flip-flops. Headed back to the E45 and drove the rest of the way towards Fiskebäckskil. By the last turn off point a wanker in a SUV headed straight for me in my lane on the wrong side of an aboutment. Total tosser.

Tracklog

Photos

Made it, with Campanja T-shirt @59.2911,12.6299
Only 448 m to go from this unknown road @59.2948,12.6328
The car in these woods @59.2948,12.6328
It's in there somewhere @59.2948,12.6328
It was a swamp, tried it, tried to jump back, landed in this ditch and soaked my shoes so wtf, let's just cross this swamp! @59.2946,12.6330
Marsh, swamp, wet feet. @59.2946,12.6330
The logging machines have used this path @59.2941,12.6330
Oh look, blueberries!!! Yummy! @59.2931,12.6328
These leaves are my fav, tart and refreshing. 'Harsyra' @59.2927,12.6329
Made it. Marked it with orange(TM) @59.2911,12.6299
My soaked through converse at the spot @59.2911,12.6299
Panorama 1
Panorama 2
Wet moss doesn't have the best footing.slipped and almost fell.
Black slug, not the invading brown murder slug. @59.2911,12.6306
First clearing on the way back @59.2912,12.6309
Second clearing @59.2915,12.6315
Ooo, an egg. @59.2918,12.6323
Bugger, already empty @59.2918,12.6323
The creek that fills the swamp by the car @59.2918,12.6325
Sparse spruce trees @59.2920,12.6329
The route the logging machines have taken @59.2922,12.6328
Happy hasher @59.2923,12.6329
Some storm has made its mark @59.2929,12.6335
Getting closer to the car @59.2937,12.6338
This is the way I should have taken to keep my feet dry @59.2945,12.6344
And there's my car @59.2948,12.6341

Achievements

Land Geohash


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