Difference between revisions of "2010-10-25 -37 175"

Latest revision as of 04:21, 9 August 2019

Location

In a paddock, not far off SH39, Te Rore

Participants

Greenslime

Plans

Drive there on my way back from family gathering in Hamilton

Expedition

I almost set off this morning on a mission out of my home graticule without looking at the hash, what was I thinking? Turns out there was a hash only 30 km from my destination, in a paddock not far off a main highway.

After the family brunch, I drove there, parked up, and wandered up to the farmers house and asked permission with the usual 'this is random but' rant. After a hefty conversation about everything possible, permission was obtained and I used my GPS phone to find the location. It was in a recently hoed paddock that was to be planted in maize that afternoon - good timing. Hash attained, and i wandered back to my car.

An interesting feature nearby was the Te Rore War Memorial - remembering eight local soldiers whos lives were taken in WWII. Eight trees were planted to commemorate them, which had grown into fine large specimens. In a neighbouring paddock was a Kauri tree planted in 1937 to mark the Coronation of King George VI. The view of the nearby extinct volcano - Mt Pirongia (960 m)- was superb.

Tracklog

Photos

Towards the hash
Proof
View from the hash
View of Mt Pirongia from the hash
WWII memorial
73 year old Kauri tree

Achievements

Greenslime earned the Ambassador achievement

by obtaining permission from farmer to access the (-37, 175) geohash on 2010-10-25.

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 {{meetup graticule
 | lat=-37
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+| lon=175
 | date=2010-10-25
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 == Expedition ==
-I almost set off this morning on a mission out of my home graticule without looking at the hash, what was I thinking? Turns out there was a hash only 30 km from my destination, in a paddock not far off a main highway. So I parked up, and wandered up to the farmers house and asked permission with the usual 'this is random but' rant. Permission granted, I used my GPS phone to find the location. It was in a recently hoed paddock that was to be planted in maize that afternoon - good timing. Hash attained, and i wandered back to my car.
+I almost set off this morning on a mission out of my home graticule without looking at the hash, what was I thinking? Turns out there was a hash only 30 km from my destination, in a paddock not far off a main highway.
-An interesting feature was the Te Rore War Memorial - remembering eight local soldiers whos lives were taken in WWII. Eight trees were planted to commemorate them, which had grown into fine large specimens. In a neighbouring paddock was a Kauri tree planted in 1937 to mark the Coronation of King George VI.
+After the family brunch, I drove there, parked up, and wandered up to the farmers house and asked permission with the usual 'this is random but' rant. After a hefty conversation about everything possible, permission was obtained and I used my GPS phone to find the location. It was in a recently hoed paddock that was to be planted in maize that afternoon - good timing. Hash attained, and i wandered back to my car.
+An interesting feature nearby was the Te Rore War Memorial - remembering eight local soldiers whos lives were taken in WWII. Eight trees were planted to commemorate them, which had grown into fine large specimens. In a neighbouring paddock was a Kauri tree planted in 1937 to mark the Coronation of King George VI. The view of the nearby extinct volcano - Mt Pirongia (960 m)-  was superb.
 == Tracklog ==
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 == Photos ==
 <gallery perrow="5">
+File:2010-10-25 -37 175 Towards the hash.jpg|Towards the hash
+File:2010-10-25 -37 175 Proof.jpg|Proof
+File:2010-10-25 -37 175 View.jpg|View from the hash
+File:2010-10-25 -37 175 Mt Pirongia.jpg|View of Mt Pirongia from the hash
+File:2010-10-25 -37 175 War Memorial.jpg| WWII memorial
+File:2010-10-25 -37 175 73yo Kauri.jpg| 73 year old Kauri tree
 </gallery>
 == Achievements ==
 {{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
-<!-- Add any achievement ribbons you earned below, or remove this section -->
+{{Ambassador geohash| latitude = -37| longitude = 175| date = 2010-10-25| granter = farmer| name = [[User:Greenslime|Greenslime]]}}
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+{{location|NZ|WKO}}
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Mon 25 Oct 2010 in -37,175: -37.9375992, 175.1934044 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox