User:Pedalpusher

About Me

Pedalpusher

42 / m / 42,-78

en	This user is a native speaker of English.

	Likes to get there by bike.

Late to the party but so far I've found Geohashing intriguing and a lot of fun. My home Graticule is Buffalo, NY which has been quiet for quite some time, but I'm hoping to meet more Geohashers when I'm traveling. I always wanted an excuse to get a GPS and I picked up a used one cheaply on eBay. Having the GPS has transitioned nicely into geocaching and takes the place of Geohashing when the hash doesn't land in a good spot or if I'm out hiking with the dogs.

I love to get out on my bike for long road rides but I haven't gotten out as much as I'd like these past few years. Speaking of bikes, I have to say that geohashing has really changed my rides. I am one of those guys that has no problem doing the same course over and over because I know what to expect (hills, time, etc). I have a hard time deciding on a new course especially without being familiar with the area I'm going to as I don't want to get lost. Riding to hashes is great because I have a destination to go to, directions are usually pretty easy to remember and most importantly, I get to see new things.

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Adventures

Interactive map of expeditions.

Expedition Number	Date/Link	Graticule	Location	Notes
--	---	---	---	Note to self: check active Tail of Two Hashes challenges
19	2014-12-20	Buffalo	Portageville, in front of the Baptist Church	Tail of Two-Wyoming (county)
18	2014-11-08	Buffalo	North of Colden, on Private Property	No Trespassing
17	2014-11-02	Corning, NY	In a field just West of Lima	Met Hic Sunt Laganum; Success
16	2014-10-19	Buffalo	Olean, next to train-tracks	Success
15	2014-10-18	Buffalo	Northwest of Alden	No Trespassing
14	2014-10-12	Buffalo	Just outside and North of Allegany State Park	Success
13	2014-09-27	Buffalo	Next to I-90 ramp in Hamburg	Bike ride; Tron Expedition; Success
12	2014-09-22	Buffalo	South of Hamburg	Bike ride; Success
11	2014-09-18	Buffalo	Franklinville cemetery	Success
10	2014-09-16	Buffalo	Springville, Off Rt 39	Success
9	2014-09-12	Oil City, PA	North of Warren, PA	Success
8	2014-09-11	Buffalo	Gowanda, NY	Bike ride; Posted
7	2014-09-07	St. Mary's, PA	Allegheny National Forest	Virgin graticule; Success
6	2014-09-01	Buffalo	Allegany State Park	Success
5	2014-08-24	Dunkirk, NY	Just off Rt 5 by Angola	Bike ride; Success
4	2014-08-20	Toronto, ON	North of Lewiston, NY	Success
3	2014-08-17 Pt 2	Buffalo	North of Wellsville, NY	Multi-hash Pt. 2 - No Trespassing
2	2014-08-17 Pt 1	Dunkirk, NY	North of Ellington, NY	Multi-hash Pt. 1 - Success
1	2014-08-08	Buffalo	South of Arcade	Inaugural expedition with 'No Batteries'; Success

Stats

Expeditions - 18

Successful - 14
Unsuccessful - 4

Posted Achievement - 4/100
Unique graticules visited - 6
Virgin graticules - 1
Longest Distances
- to reach a single hash
  - by bike - 22.76 miles

(45.68 miles round trip)

by car - 79.7 Miles

Multi-hash expedition - 134.6 Miles

Geohashers Met - 2

Hic Sunt Laganum made up by:
- Angel Food Cake and
- Red Velvet Cake

New York Graticules visited - 14%

	-79	-78	-77	-76	-75	-74	-73	-72	-71
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Achievements

Goals

- Move the Buffalo Graticule up the list of active areas into the top 50.
- Win the most active graticule for the month for the Buffalo Graticule.
- Minesweeper - Ah, the nostalgia of playing on Win 3.1
- ~~Virgin Graticule - Might pick up one or two if I'm successful on the Minesweeper or am traveling.~~ 2014-09-07
- The Hobbit - I love walking around bare-foot and who doesn't love a picnic. Will have to pick this one carefully though. A good opportunity could be when the hash lands in Allegany State Park.
- Border hash - shouldn't be too hard since Canada is so close.
- Issue and complete a Tail of Two Hashes Challenge. Missed a great opportunity to complete both for Allegany/Allegheny myself on 2014-09-01 and 2014-09-07.
- Reverse Regional Achievement - Buffalo Grat by county: