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It was a cold and foggy night (really foggy). We left at 11pm, excited for our first geohash expedition. | It was a cold and foggy night (really foggy). We left at 11pm, excited for our first geohash expedition. | ||
| − | I think we averaged 30mph off the highway because it was so foggy. On the way to the geohash, we almost hit a | + | I think we averaged 30mph off the highway because it was so foggy. On the way to the geohash, we almost hit a raccoon, and then we did hit opossum (but we did try to miss it). On the way back we almost hit a raccoon (we think it was the same one). |
We were using our phones for navigation but kept loosing service. The GPS seemed to work, but there was no map data (as you can see in the images). | We were using our phones for navigation but kept loosing service. The GPS seemed to work, but there was no map data (as you can see in the images). | ||
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We are still working out the kinks in our geohashing skills. | We are still working out the kinks in our geohashing skills. | ||
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== Tracklog == | == Tracklog == | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 25 January 2010
| Fri 22 Jan 2010 in 42,-89: 42.1509071, -89.4540366 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
In the corner of a corn field.
Participants
Plans
Become real geohashers and get to our first geohash!
We were hanging out at a friends house that was only about 12 miles north of the geohash. We planned on swinging by the geohash on our way home (driving to the nearest intersecting roads and walking out into the field).
Expedition
It was a cold and foggy night (really foggy). We left at 11pm, excited for our first geohash expedition.
I think we averaged 30mph off the highway because it was so foggy. On the way to the geohash, we almost hit a raccoon, and then we did hit opossum (but we did try to miss it). On the way back we almost hit a raccoon (we think it was the same one).
We were using our phones for navigation but kept loosing service. The GPS seemed to work, but there was no map data (as you can see in the images).
After taking some funless gravel roads we eventually made it to field where the geohash was. We parked on the side of the road near an opening in the fence, put on the blinkers, and started walking. It was dark and foggy and the only light we had was from our phones, which was tricky because we also used our phones for navigation. So I kept pointing my phone down to see where I was walking (through snow and rows of dead and broken corn stalks). Then had to stop and look at my phone to see where I was, then point my phone down again to continue walking.
I don't think we stopped right on the geohash, but I'm sure we crossed it a few times. The combination of loosing service and not being able to see where we were going made it hard (and fun!), so we took some pictures and left.
Also, this was all on Saturday night (not Friday). We didn't realize we went to Friday's geohash until recording our expedition on Monday morning.
We are still working out the kinks in our geohashing skills.
Tracklog
Photos
