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== About ==
 
== About ==
  
Finishing up the month in style, a geohash in the middle of the street in a residential neighborhood (Montlake) near downtown; next to a greenspace and very close to a park. The question isn't '''if''' you can be there, but '''when''' do you want to meet there?
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Finishing up the month in style, a geohash in the middle of the street in a residential neighborhood (Montlake) near downtown; next to a greenspace and very close to a park. Also coincidentally located on the [http://www.seattlemarathon.org/site3.aspx Seattle Marathon] course, although that event was primarily a morning attraction.
  
I'm planning on being in town for one day only, with no real goals aside from the Decemberist's show in the evening. Seems pretty accessable. I'm heading down from vancouver at about 10:30, when would be a good time to meet? (provided I can convince my companions...) [[User:Straylight|Straylight]] 14:48, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
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== Expedition ==
  
:Good times to meet include 2:00 and 3:00 - 4:00 would give us about 20 minutes of daylight I think. Let's assume 2:00.  
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I arrived a handful of minutes later than I planned. Had to dodge around one set of police cones to reach this area, only to find that there was no convenient parking - a hillside and a bike lane on either side. There also weren't any geohashers standing around.
  
::Didn't make it until a quarter after two, but I waited until 3. This hash location was on the [http://www.seattlemarathon.org/site3.aspx Seattle Marathon] course, although that event was primarily a morning attraction. --[[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] 23:51, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
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Parking up at the top of the hill, I wandered down, and found the exact point. This was more difficult with a GPS than it would have been with a good satellite photo - trees, a hill and fog were wreaking havoc with signals.
  
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I spent much time chalking the location and viewing it from different angles, and after being there nearly an hour, I gave up on seeing another geohasher this day. I cannot argue with a success, though!
 
 
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About

Finishing up the month in style, a geohash in the middle of the street in a residential neighborhood (Montlake) near downtown; next to a greenspace and very close to a park. Also coincidentally located on the Seattle Marathon course, although that event was primarily a morning attraction.

Expedition

I arrived a handful of minutes later than I planned. Had to dodge around one set of police cones to reach this area, only to find that there was no convenient parking - a hillside and a bike lane on either side. There also weren't any geohashers standing around.

Parking up at the top of the hill, I wandered down, and found the exact point. This was more difficult with a GPS than it would have been with a good satellite photo - trees, a hill and fog were wreaking havoc with signals.

I spent much time chalking the location and viewing it from different angles, and after being there nearly an hour, I gave up on seeing another geohasher this day. I cannot argue with a success, though!