2021-01-19 41 -73
| Tue 19 Jan 2021 in 41,-73: 41.6944291, -73.9627867 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Someone's front yard in Lloyd, NY, just across the lovely Hudson River.
Participants
Expedition
After first discovering this whole geohash thing on the 18th, I couldn't wait to make my very first visit to a location, as soon as one popped up that was close enough to my house. Luckily, I only needed to wait a day, as the spot on the 19th in my home graticule of 41, -73 was close enough to stop by after work! Thus, I set off on my maiden voyage.
Reaching the cul-de-sac of Sherwood Lane was no trouble at all. I had known that the exact spot was off the road just a bit, but what Google Maps hadn't made clear was that it was right on the edge of someone's lawn. Having thought that it was in an unoccupied plot, this was quite a bummer. I got as close as I could without feeling like I was trespassing, but just a mere 10m away, I had to call it off. It wasn't worth getting shot at with a shotgun on my very first geohash.
It was unfortunate that I couldn't reach the exact spot for my first ever geohash, but I'm being harsh on myself because when I actually achieve it, I want it to feel earned. I'm still very happy to have found this community, and I really look forward to logging a successful trip soon. I'm the first person to log a trip in my home graticule in six years, amazingly enough, and I hope I can help make the Danbury box active again.
Photos
The end of the road. Just above freezing, so can't get that achievement.
Some may consider 11 meters close enough, but not this guy.
I was so close... just one minute more north and I had it.
The terrain I was on when I had to call it quits.
I like this cheesy tradition of grinning selfies. I, however, was not pleased.
