2008-06-28 47 -122

Sat 28 Jun 2008 in Seattle: 47.6581110, -122.3656342 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

About

In a parking area in between Ballard and Fremont, this is one block south of Hale's Brewpub, half a block from the Burke Gilman trail, and right off a major bus route. Can you say Achievements?

Additional - this is the ONLY geohash since the official start date (2008-05-24) to occur within the city limits of Seattle.

Participants

• Thomcat
• Nukewaste
• SalusaSecondus
• Leoger
• AaronStJ
• Sparkamusprime
• Jack
• Girlstyle
• AaronStJ

Expedition

Nukewaste is the first to arrive (via public transit), followed shortly by Thomcat on his bike. The hash is determined to be behind a fence, but within the GPS error rating. A few more hashers show up (again via public transit or bike), and we head off to the pub.

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At the pub, we all qualify for the Pub Geohash achievement and play a game of Brewmaster, while a velociraptor looks on. More geohashers show up, attracted to our clever placement of high tech gear and a Microsoft t-shirt. We are begrudgingly moved to a different table when even more show up, bringing our attendance to 11.

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  Most of us, minus two late arrivals

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  Nacho raptor

We drank and ate, and played games. Then found a phone booth.

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  Almost full

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We were working on the ninth member in the booth, when we were asked to leave, so we returned to the geohash site for a group photo or 4, and a bicycle ride past the spot for the "speed racer" achievement. Movie upload still pending.

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  The group

A more thorough exploration of the fenced in area is made, and some hashers decide to get even closer to the actual spot.

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  Some of us made it

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  Some of us did not

But after a while, we all went our separate ways, leaving only the vaguest trace of the internet.

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  All around us, actually...

SalusaSecondus

Showed up a bit late, still met up with the other hashers for a beer and looped back to the site.

Thomcat

Thanks all for a fun meetup, and thanks Nukewaste for the additional photos. Hopefully one of the 4th-of-July weekend meetups is in a good spot at Rainier or Mt. St. Helens, and we can plan a mass expedition/carpool/caravan.