Why go geohashing
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Please add new headings and reasons or extend the ones already in this A to Z. This is to prove we are not insane (maybe) ...
The list is somewhat alphabetically sorted by heading and bullet point.
Contents
Adventure
- Fall down a rabbit hole but fail to find a bottle labeled "drink me".
- Get disoriented on foot, at midnight in extremely thick fog away from any visible landmark.
Astronomy
- See meteor trails.
Get scared
- Visit a graveyard as the bells toll midnight.
Hunter gatherer
- Find and eat wild food, blackberries, mushrooms.
International
- Go hashing in France, Cyprus, Tenerife, mainland Spain, Scotland and Wales - because you were there.
Party time
- Do a double hash spanning the midnight of Christmas eve and Christmas day - fail to spot Santa, see red deer instead.
- Do a double hash spanning the midnight of new year's eve and new years day. Watch the candle powered hot air balloons.
Social
- Meet another geohasher (and get biscuits).
- Read expedition reports from other geohashers who have done even cooler things.
Take your clothes off
- Strip off to ford a creek.
- Wade out to sea in underpants.
Weather
- Get cold, wet, wind-swept, sun-burned and exfoliated by wind-blown sand (not all on one day).
Weirdness
- Visit so many hashpoints that you start accidentally re-visiting while aiming for new points.
Wildlife
- Spot a badger, glow worm, seal, deer, owl, rabbit, hare, hedgehog.