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| Mon 16 May 2022 in 53,9: 53.8791235, 9.9339702 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
on a field in Lentföhrden, Schleswig-Holstein
Participants
Plans
going there today after university
Expedition
My bike was still not able to change gears after the hook that holds the bowden cable had ripped a few days previously, because the spare parts had not yet arrived. So I considered several options for this hash:
- take my bike and cycle to the hash from the station – disadvantage: would have to cycle through Hamburg in first gear, but don't have time
- walk the distance to the hash on foot – disadvantage: takes over an hour there and back again
- leave my bike at Henstedt-Ulzburg station, pick it up and take the next train – disadvantage: would have to wait 20 or 40 minutes at the station
- borrow my father's bike – disadvantage: has no mudguard, might get a lot of dirt into the gear mechanism
- borrow my sister's bike – disadvantage: it's super uncomfortable.
I went for the last option and took the AKN to Nützen after university, cycling 2.6 km to the hash on a saddle that was hard as a brick. The geohash lay on a meadow of thigh-high grass beside the river Ohlau. I had to walk between two fields to the stream, where I fortunately located a bridge very nearby. I crossed it and scrambled 110 m through the tall grass to the hashpoint, where I took photos with Baruch. All was quiet, there was nobody around.
Back at the bike, I climbed a deteriorating perch, which squeaked so much that I was afraid it would collapse, but fortunately it did not. I still had a lot of time left because the trains only run very infrequently here, so I slowly cycled toward Lentföhrden station. On my way, I noticed an abandoned shed on the side of the road, which, naturally, I had to explore – I am a huge urban exploration enthusiast (though in this case I guess it's rural exploration) and get extremely excited about derelict places. I found a way across the low fence and had a look around and inside the shed, where there was still some furniture. Much rusty agricultural equipment was stored beside the shed or lay forsaken in the vegetation around it. I left when I needed to set off to catch my train, and made it to the station 3.3 km from the hash with time to spare.
Photos
will follow shortly (18 pictures)
Achievements
Land geohash, Public transport geohash
