User:Thomcat
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Revision as of 00:10, 10 June 2012 by imported>Thomcat (→Expeditions: All ninjas accounted for - unless there's one lurking on my phone camera)
58 / m / 47,-122Thom is an umpire and a programmer, devoted husband and father of two, bicycling Seattle resident and beer drinker. He plays war games and role playing games, both face to face and through email. If he's not doing any of those things on a given weekend, you might find him traveling the North American continent or reading a book.
My current GPS is an Android phone and yes, that's a little hula Lilo on the dashboard of my 2001 Focus Wagon. My plan is to try to visit hashes between 3 and 5, and I nearly always have a game or two with me. If I can only get close, I use Chris Michels page to tell me just how close.
Contents
Known Geohashers
Geohashers I've met face to face. If I've got you wrong, please correct!
Marcy, SparroHawc, Nukewaste, Jack, Sparkamusprime, SalusaSecondus, Leoger, AaronStJ, Girlstyle, Christian, Mike, Andrew, HarlequinsDad, Harlequin, Ssov, Robyn, Danatar, dawidi, ekorren, Tomcat, Hans, Jhon, Danny, ColinMacLeod and son, Traveller, OtherJack, Michael5000 and Niece #4
Geohashers whose meeting with me contained a mis-matched time coordinate
Denouement, Stalefries, and Litho.
Expeditions
overall geohash stats: 94 attempted, 74 successful, 1 unknown. Notes on achievements listed inline, ribbons on a separate page.
2012-06-06 38 -77 First successful geohash in the District of Columbia.- 2012-04-01 47 -122 View Ridge Park, along the right field line of the baseball field.
2012-02-27 49 11 German geohash falls on private property.- 2011-12-13 47 -122 A subway I've been to many times.
- 2011-09-27 47 -122 On the track at Skyview Jr High in Bothell.
- 2011-08-12 47 -122 In the back yard, photo taken of the front.
- 2011-07-19 48 -122 Right on the road, and almost on the way to Canada.
- 2011-05-10 47 -122 On the grounds of the Seattle Times North Creek plant.
- 2011-02-27 48 13 In a forest close to Weißenstein with its nice castle ruin.
- 2011-01-27 47 -122 Emergency vehicle turnaround off I-405 -- occupied by the law.
- 2010-10-27 47 -122 Fred Meyer parking lot in Lynnwood; first use of GeohashDroid.
- 2010-10-13 47 -122 Near the road, near Maltby.
- 2010-08-29 45 -120 Tri-cities graticule but the middle of nowhere.
- 2010-08-29 45 -119 Permission granted to find the geohash on corporate farmland.
- 2010-08-27 46 -120 Reservation land near Yakima.
- 2010-08-04 47 -122 A traffic circle in West Seattle, then on to the beach!
- 2010-06-30 47 -122 Across the street from Shoreline Covenant preschool.
- 2010-02-25 47 -122 Near Bastyr University in Juanita, off a conveniently located trail!
- 2010-02-10 47 -122 At a Jiffy Lube in Bellevue, right by the sign.
- 2009-12-18 47 -122 Sunset geohash near North Seattle Friends Church.
- 2009-12-16 47 -122 Damp geohash off Meridian near the county line.
- 2009-11-02 47 -122 Biked to a driveway near Greenlake.
- 2009-08-15 47 -122 Met Jhon and Danny at Leschi on 16 August, where we gazed at the retrohash.
- 2010-08-10 47 -122 Business park near Marymoor Park in Redmond
- ? 2009-08-02 47 -122 In the brambles (aka greenspace) behind a house near Newcastle.
- 2009-08-02 47 -117 Behind an unfinished house near Mica/Freeman/Valleyford.
- 2009-07-31 47 -120 A HOT field near the town of Trinidad, Wenatchee Graticule
- 2009-07-27 47 -122 The side of the road in the south of Seattle.
- 2009-07-20 47 -122 Carpool lane speed racer just south of Seattle.
- 2009-07-08 47 -122 Another retention pond, another housing development.
- 2009-07-05 47 -118 9.5 km east of Davenport, a virgin graticule.
- 2009-06-18 48 -121 Railroad tracks near Darrington.
- 2009-05-01 47 -122 House for sale, geohash in back yard - former orchard.
- 2009-04-27 47 -122 A front porch just south of Woodland Park Zoo, at sunrise.
- 2009-04-19 47 -122 An apartment complex roughly 5 km from my house.
- 2009-02-22 51 10 Near a small town in former East Germany, and a Virgin graticule conquered!
- 2009-02-11 47 -122 Near Patterson creek, off Union Hill Road between Redmond and Fall City.
- 2009-02-06 47 -122 Speed racer down I-405 near Totem Lake.
- 2009-02-03 47 -122 Open space next to Blackman's Lake, northwest of Snohomish.
- 2009-01-22 47 -122 Central Ballard, in the middle of NW 60th street, and near a slushee vendor.
- 2009-01-17 47 -122 A house near Auburn and Green River CC.
- 2009-01-13 47 -122 Twin Ponds park in North Seattle, just off I-5.
- 2009-01-10 47 -122 A gazebo in a south Mukilteo park. Geoflashing at sunrise.
- 2008-12-06 47 -122 Just north of Northgate in north Seattle.
- 2008-12-03 47 -122 Sunset at Hidden Valley acres near Lake Tapps.
- 2008-12-02 47 -122 North Fremont, a block from the troll.
- 2008-11-30 47 -122 Near Montlake, in a bike lane on the Seattle Marathon course.
- 2008-11-28 47 -117 Airway heights private property.
- 2008-11-27 47 -116 Private property just south of Post Falls.
- 2008-11-25 48 -122 Marysville; hash and a haircut - 128 bits.
- 2008-11-24 47 -122 Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood.
- 2008-11-23 47 -122 A Sunday at Farrel-McWhirter park.
- 2008-11-10 47 -122 A near repeat of 2008-09-01 47 -122.
- 2008-11-05 47 -122 Magnolia, on the shore of the ship canal.
- 2008-11-04 47 -122 South Snohomish, the home field of the Cascade Model Helicopter Club.
- 2008-10-19 47 -122 A parking lot adjacent to Ingersol Rand, south of downtown Seattle.
- 2008-10-13 47 -121 South of Lake Joy, near Carnation and Duvall.
- 2008-10-12 47 -120 A field near the town of Monitor.
- 2008-10-11 48 -122 Just west of Arlington, right off the highway.
- 2008-10-10 47 -122 Just off a 4WD trail in the Tahuya forest near Belfair.
- 2008-10-09 48 -122 Another street, near Marysville this time.
- 2008-10-08 47 -122 Sunset geohash on residential street in Fircrest, and the start of a Consecutive Geohash.
- 2008-10-02 47 -122 A ravine by a freeway offramp; Alternate: First Thursday in October meetup.
- 2008-10-01 47 -122 An almost sunrise geohash in Bothell, 3.2 miles from work.
- 2008-09-27 47 -122 Southern portion of Whidbey Island, near a park.
- 2008-09-24 47 -122 The front of a house in Bothell, less than 3 miles from work, and the only geohash that day!
- 2008-09-23 47 -122 A not-so-public triangle near White Center.
- 2008-09-04 47 -122 Thick forested property near Lord Hill.
- 2008-09-01 47 -122 A neighborhood park in near Sahallee.
- > 2008-08-30 47 -122 Alternate: PAX expo meetup.
- 2008-08-29 47 -122 A not-quite-vertical drop from the North Meadow.
- > 2008-08-28 47 -122 Alternate: Hot Fuzz on the Pedestal.
- 2008-08-27 48 -122 Smith Island in Steamboat Slough near Everett.
- 2008-08-20 47 -122 East of Everett, Near the NE corner of my graticule.
- 2008-08-13 47 -122 South of Tacoma in a greenspace.
- 2008-08-09 46 -119 Near hills named The Butte and Jump Off Joe. Second part of a Multihash.
- 2008-08-09 47 -119 Just off I-90 near Moses Lake - exactly 200 miles from home.
- 2008-08-08 47 -121 Farmer's field near Carnation.
- > 2008-08-07 47 -122 Alternate: First Thursday in August meetup.
- 2008-07-30 47 -122 Late night Speed Racer achievement.
- 2008-07-26 47 -122 Saturday meetup in the park, hashpoint nearby up a hill, near piles of trash.
- 2008-07-25 47 -122 Nobody home; geohash in the backyard.
- 2008-07-24 47 -122 Failed to cross a river or slough to this isolated point.
- 2008-07-19 48 -121 No Trespassing in North Cascades.
- 2008-07-17 47 -122 Easiest geohash thus far, right on the path of a public greenspace in Silver Lake.
- 2008-07-09 47 -122 A pleasant greenspace near Pine Lake.
- > 2008-07-03 47 -122 Alternate: First Thursday in July meetup.
- 2008-06-30 47 -122 Private property, near a pool, in the Brier neighborhood of North Seattle.
- 2008-06-28 47 -122 Rode my bicycle to Fremont, a block south of the visible Hales Pub, where we also did some Phonebooth Stuffing.
- 2008-06-27 47 -122 Medina South Park (no, I didn't see Cartman). My son was yet again the Drag-along, and I was in my Tux.
- 2008-06-24 47 -121 Up a 'no-vehicle' horse trail and within some brambles. MNIMB!
- 2008-06-20 47 -122 Mill Creek residential neighborhood, and a sunny day (somewhat unusual for Seattle).
- 2008-06-19 47 -121 Second Snoqualmie attempt in a week, this one is just off Highway 2 near Gold Bar.
- 2008-06-15 47 -121 Just off I-90 at 436th street; was unfortunately on private (and inaccessible) property.
- 2008-06-13 47 -122 A driveway in south Bellevue (or Factoria), just off I-90.
- 2008-06-12 47 -122 Just blocks from Cosmo's Deli, where the kids and I had lunch. Got as close as I could without a machete - thanks Mother Nature.
- 2008-06-07 47 -122 Located in the back yard of a private property, but the accommodating owner agreed to allow a picnic and a game of Twister. I was the First Geohasher to arrive.
- 2008-05-29 47 -122 A rural road near Cedar Mountain; a gravel truck was just dumping a new road surface while I was there.
- 2008-05-23 47 -117 A farmer's field near Tyler in the Spokane graticule
Wiki
I used to edit the Geohash wiki mercilessly. Now I have no time. If you care to dig it up, the history of this page has some of the things I did. I heartily support those who keep up the good work!
Washington (state)
A map of all Washington Graticules and First geohashers (the latter out of date). Actual graticule is linked behind the Washington place name if different.
Purchases
Besides vehicle fuel and the occasionally ferry fare, I have made a few purchases related to geohashing. They are
- Thermometer - digital readout, in case "cold" is ever an option.
- Machete - official army variety. I don't want Mother Nature to stop me from a conscutive geohash this weekend.
- Sidewalk chalk - for those urban geohashes, something to mark the location and occasion.
- Inflatable boat (at a garage sale - hope it doesn't leak!)
Important Locations
Origin
- 47.319607°, -116.700839° near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Scotland
- 55.45807°, -2.682467° near Jedburgh, United Kingdom.
Today
Today's Seattle and Globalhash locations.
