2023-05-26 33 -111
| Fri 26 May 2023 in 33,-111: 33.2110172, -111.7697137 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
33.21102, -111.76971
In the backyard of a suburban house.
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Plans
I woke up to check the geohash and lo and behold, its only 3.5 miles as the crow flies. Fortunately for me, today is the first day of summer break so i have plenty of free time. Weather for today has a high of 36C so I will have to go quickly.
Expedition
After eating breakfast and pumping up my bike tires, I left around 9:30 am. Construction on the quickest path caused me to take a detour which luckily only added about 100m of travel distance. Otherwise, the ride there was quite uneventful except for making me realize how long it has been since I last went on long bike rides.
As I approached the house and confirmed a normal quantity of times that I was indeed at the correct location, I rang the door bell, but much as I had expected to, there was no response. I waited an additional two minutes just to confirm but I had decided to ride back. But at that same time, a woman in her car opened the garage door and pulled in. (Although there was about 30 seconds as she pulled in where upon seeing a thin blue line and a "come and take it" flag I had assumed that this would be where I died given Arizona's "Stand your ground" laws) But as she got out of the car and saw me, she asked if I needed anything.
(Although I unfortunately have forgotten her name), I explained what geohashing was, showed her the map, and she kindly obliged to let me in her backyard. I took a photo, explained the whole process and thanked her for letting me in (not before seeing her cat and dog). The ride back was uneventful except for a fire truck honking it's horn right next to my ear and scaring me, almost making me fall from my bike. By the time I had returned home, it was 10:50 so a total trip time of 80 mins.
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Photos
A cheesy grin selfie taken with the kind woman described in the story
Threatening wildlife discovered at the hash
The pool easily visible on satellite imagery
The front of the house
The coordinated outside of the house (I forgot to take a screenshot at the actual location so my proof is "Trust Me Bro"
