Difference between revisions of "2009-10-13 48 8"

Revision as of 00:09, 14 October 2009

Location

In a field in Karlsruhe's suburb Rüppurr, population 10.000.

Participants

Koepfel (afternoon)
Fluxkompensator (late evening)

Plans

Koepfel: Since this hashpoint seemed easily accessible, both from the east from Rüppurr and from the north from Weiherfeld, I decided to try a tron geohash. I started planning two independent routes there and back on the city map and left my house at 15:00.

Fluxkompensator: Initially I wanted to visit the hash around 13:30 which did not work out. So later on I decided to go there in the evening.

Report

Koepfel

Tron achievement was won, hashpoint was reached at 16:00, more to follow.

Here's the Tracklog (.gpx, .kmz, in Google Maps) of the complete expedition. The tracklog is off the road a couple of times, especially on the way home, when I rode between larger inner city houses. On the way there, the track even crosses itself once, when I had to stop abruptly at a traffic light. The GPS didn't realize I stopped and kept drawing the line halfway across the crossroads and then went back to where I was actually waiting. I can assure you, though, that I knew where I was going there and didn't cross my own path, as it's only like one kilometer from my house, so I should know the area,.

Karlsruhe's oversized town sign
Rüppurr Battstraße
A few more meters...
...reached.
Biking home

(more pictures)

Koepfel earned the Tron achievement

by reaching and returning from the (48, 8) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2009-10-13.

Fluxkompensator

I left my home at about 22:40 and cycled to the hashpoint which was 5 km in linear distance. On my way I passed the same "town sign" as Koepfel did. I reached the hashpoint after half an hour at 23:10. Believe it or not, I even found Koepfel's marker with only my bike's lamp, without having switched on the GPS device (which I did later on nevertheless). Before departing I had a look on his pictures and noticed that the hashpoint was directly besides a tractor track. I also took some pictures and (other than Koepfel) cycled back home the same way that I had come.

2009-10-13 48 8-sign.jpg

Karlsruhe's oversized town sign at night.
2009-10-13 48 8-hashpoint.jpg

Found Koepfel's marker.
2009-10-13 48 8-delorean.jpg

My signature.
2009-10-13 48 8-gps.jpg

Etrex GPS device at hash co-ordiantes.

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 == Report ==
+=== Koepfel ===
 Tron achievement was won, hashpoint was reached at 16:00, more to follow.
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 {{Tron | latitude = 48 | longitude = 8 | date = 2009-10-13 | name = Koepfel | tracklog = http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://geohash.koepfel.de/2009-10-13_48_8/2009-10-13_48_8.kmz | possessive = his }}
+=== Fluxkompensator ===
+I left my home at about 22:40 and cycled to the hashpoint which was 5 km in linear distance. On my way I passed the same "town sign" as Koepfel did. I reached the hashpoint after half an hour at 23:10. Believe it or not, I even found Koepfel's marker with only my bike's lamp, without having switched on the GPS device (which I did later on nevertheless). Before departing I had a look on his pictures and noticed that the hashpoint was directly besides a tractor track. I also took some pictures and (other than Koepfel) cycled back home the same way that I had come.
+<gallery>
+Image:2009-10-13_48_8-sign.jpg|Karlsruhe's oversized town sign at night.
+Image:2009-10-13_48_8-hashpoint.jpg|Found Koepfel's marker.
+Image:2009-10-13_48_8-delorean.jpg|My signature.
+Image:2009-10-13_48_8-gps.jpg|Etrex GPS device at hash co-ordiantes.
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 [[Category:Expeditions]]
 [[Category:Coordinates reached]]


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