Difference between revisions of "2012-11-24 42 -89"

Latest revision as of 06:59, 13 August 2019

Location

Maybe 100m south of the road in a field NW of Belleville, WI.

Participants

SwensonJ and his parents, wife, and kids

Plans

I hope to visit this hash after a quick trip to the New Glarus Brewery.

Not sure how long that visit will take, so I'm not sure if we'll make it for 4pm or not....

Expedition

It was a bit cold today, but not windy or snowy, so good conditions for an XKCD meetup. I (SwensonJ) hit the road with my parents, wife, and kids. This was the first exposure to geohashing for Mom and Dad; I haven't asked if this is the start of a new hobby for them.

The hashpoint is not terribly far from the New Glarus Brewery, so we started by driving there for a tour. It was OK, but the plant doesn't operate on Saturdays, so the spectacle was kind of limited. We also hit the Duluth Trading Company outlet store in Belleville, WI, for a bit of bargain hunting.

From the store's parking lot, it was about a 10-minute drive to the hashpoint. On the way, we passed four sandhill cranes. We also saw quite a few Canada geese, and one field full of wild turkeys. We parked by an old schoolhouse, about 5 minutes after 4:00 p.m. It would have been a 100-yard walk downhill, but we had to park up the road a bit to get past the end of a barbed-wire fence. Still, it was quite a simple trip -- the rows of corn stubble even made it easier to keep going more or less due east to the hash point. We took the Stupid Grin photos, in every one of which my son stuck out his tongue without being noticed.

We hit the road by about 4:30, and headed north to the Duluth Trading Company store and the Grumpy Troll brewery in Mount Horeb, WI, so we finished the outing the same way we started it.

Photos

We stopped at the New Glarus Brewery (New Glarus, Wisconsin) on the way to the hashpoint.
Four sandhill cranes stood by the road; two are seen here
We parked across the road from this old stone schoolhouse
SwensonJ is captured here taking...
... the GPS proof photo!
Here's the family that was dragged along
4pm is sunset at latitude N42
We passed this surprising tree on the way home

Achievements

SwensonJ earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (42, -89) geohash on 2012-11-24.

SwensonJ earned the Drag-along achievement

by dragging mom, dad, wife, and kids to the (42, -89) geohash on 2012-11-24.

SwensonJ earned the Regional geohashing achievement

by reaching a hash point in all 2 graticules belonging to Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S.A..

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-And DON'T FORGET to add your expedition and the best photo you took to the gallery on the Main Page! We'd love to read your report, but that means we first have to discover it! :)
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 == Location ==
-<!-- where you've surveyed the hash to be -->
+Maybe 100m south of the road in a field NW of Belleville, WI.
 == Participants ==
-[[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]]
+[[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]] and his parents, wife, and kids
 == Plans ==
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 == Expedition ==
-<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
-== Tracklog ==
+It was a bit cold today, but not windy or snowy, so good conditions for an XKCD meetup.  I ([[User:swensonj|SwensonJ]]) hit the road with my parents, wife, and kids.  This was the first exposure to geohashing for Mom and Dad; I haven't asked if this is the start of a new hobby for them.
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may post a link here -->
+The hashpoint is not terribly far from the New Glarus Brewery, so we started by driving there for a tour.  It was OK, but the plant doesn't operate on Saturdays, so the spectacle was kind of limited.  We also hit the Duluth Trading Company outlet store in Belleville, WI, for a bit of bargain hunting.
+From the store's parking lot, it was about a 10-minute drive to the hashpoint.  On the way, we passed four sandhill cranes.  We also saw quite a few Canada geese, and one field full of wild turkeys. We parked by an old schoolhouse, about 5 minutes after 4:00 p.m.  It would have been a 100-yard walk downhill, but we had to park up the road a bit to get past the end of a barbed-wire fence.  Still, it was quite a simple trip -- the rows of corn stubble even made it easier to keep going more or less due east to the hash point.  We took the Stupid Grin photos, in every one of which my son stuck out his tongue without being noticed.
+We hit the road by about 4:30, and headed north to the Duluth Trading Company store and the Grumpy Troll brewery in Mount Horeb, WI, so we finished the outing the same way we started it.
 == Photos ==
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+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 Brewery.jpg | We stopped at the New Glarus Brewery (New Glarus, Wisconsin) on the way to the hashpoint.
+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 Cranes.jpg | Four sandhill cranes stood by the road; two are seen here
+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 School.jpg | We parked across the road from this old stone schoolhouse
+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 Camera.jpg | SwensonJ is captured here taking...
+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 Proof.jpg | ... the GPS proof photo!
+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 Family.jpg | Here's the family that was dragged along
+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 Moon.jpg | 4pm is sunset at latitude N42
+Image:2012-11-24_42_-89 Bart.jpg | We passed this surprising tree on the way home
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 == Achievements ==
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+{{land geohash
-<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================
+    | latitude = 42
-Delete the next line ONLY if you have chosen the appropriate categories below. If you are unsure, don't worry. People will read your report and help you with the classification. -->
+    | longitude = -89
-[[Category:New report]]
+    | date = 2012-11-24
+    | name = SwensonJ
+    | image = 2012-11-24_42_-89 Proof.jpg
-<!-- Potential categories. Please include all the ones appropriate to your expedition -->
+}}
-<!-- If this is a planning page:
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
+{{drag-along
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+    | latitude = 42
-[[Category:Expeditions]]
+    | longitude = -89
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+    | date = 2012-11-24
-[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+    | partner = mom, dad, wife, and kids
-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
+    | name = SwensonJ
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+    | image = 2012-11-24_42_-89 Family.jpg
--->
-<!-- if you reached your coords:
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+}}
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+{{Regional geohashing
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-[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
-When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
+    | name = SwensonJ
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
+    | region = Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
+     | count = 2
-When you went to an alternate location, or decided early on to abort the expedition:
+}}
-[[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]
-(Don't forget to delete this final close comment marker) -->
+[[Category:Expeditions]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
+{{location|US|WI|DA}}


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