2015-09-14 42 -85

Location

edge of Roger B. Chaffee Industrial Blvd, Wyoming, MI

Participants

Mcbaneg (talk) (George)

Expedition

I had done my usual summer commute: bike from home to downtown campus, then bus out to the main campus. I checked the hashpoint late in the afternoon, and saw that it was at the edge of a broad street a little south of town, about 5 miles from where my bike was parked and about 4 miles from my house, both measured as the crow flies. It was a beautiful sunny cool afternoon and I decided to go for it. I left work a little late and didn't get back to my bike until 6:40.

I was able to do a fair amount of the trip on the Plaster Creek Trail. I live in the Plaster Creek watershed but had never ridden along its trail, which is mostly smooth and easy blacktop.

As I was headed down the main north-south street I passed a sign saying "City of Wyoming", and realized that I would now be able to answer Pedalpusher's challenge from 2014-12-20_42_-78. I had tried once already with 2015-05-02 42 -85 but failed to reach the coordinates that time.

I rode down the broad industrial-park street, stopping a couple of times to check distance remaining, then rode right through the hashpoint without realizing it. I turned around and got back there easily. While I was fumbling around taking pictures a couple teenage guys on skateboards went by, headed for the loading docks and ramps of the closed-for-the-day industrial buildings to entertain themselves.

From the hashpoint I rode back north to the City of Wyoming sign for appropriate documentation, got back on the Plaster Creek Trail and rode a little more eastward, then took off through local neighborhoods for home. A mile from home I passed a couple of friends who were out for a walk after dinner.

Total expedition time 2 hours, estimated biking distance (including wrong turns and backtracks) about 12 miles.

Photos

Proof.
Hashmobile of the day.
Grin.
Sign, looking south on Madison at 29th St SE, showing Wyoming city boundary.
Plaster Creek...
and the Plaster Creek Trail.
The Old Goat, a pleasant new restaurant in the Alger Heights neighborhood which I passed on my way home. I ate here for the first time about a week ago.