Difference between revisions of "2013-03-25 39 -77"

Latest revision as of 01:34, 14 August 2019

Location

About a hundred feet off Evergreen Mills Rd in Leesburg, VA

Participants

OfficeLinebacker

Plans

Depending on traffic, I may try to get there this evening before sunset. Would leave Rockville at 5.

On my way there right now 45 minutes -- OfficeLinebacker (talk) @39.0746,-77.1641 17:14, 25 March 2013 (EDT)

Expedition

Today was a snow day for much of the area. I had to work until 5 and I figured maybe there would be light traffic. I checked the cameras along the route at 5 and decided to go for it. I lit up a cigar and set out. From the map it looked like Evergreen Mill was a divided highway and the geohash point was in the middle of the southbound lanes. Once I got there I realized that the road is a narrow two lane blacktop with minimal shoulders. So I pulled over and put two wheels in a watery ditch--thanks to 4 wheel drive. I got out and started wandering. The clear patch was due to clearing a path for the power lines which run parallel to the road. I wandered around in the woods watching my phone until the numbers turned green. Success!

Tracklog

Photos

Made it! @39.0109,-77.5744
Thank goodness for 4 wheel drive. @39.0110,-77.5740
The view. @39.0110,-77.5740

Achievements

Land geohash

OfficeLinebacker earned the Consecutive geohash achievement

by reaching hash points on 3 consecutive days starting on 2013-03-23.

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+Today was a snow day for much of the area.  I had to work until 5 and I figured maybe there would be light traffic.  I checked the cameras along the route at 5 and decided to go for it.  I lit up a cigar and set out.  From the map it looked like Evergreen Mill was a divided highway and the geohash point was in the middle of the southbound lanes.  Once I got there I realized that the road is a narrow two lane blacktop with minimal shoulders.  So I pulled over and put two wheels in a watery ditch--thanks to 4 wheel drive.  I got out and started wandering.  The clear patch was due to clearing a path for the power lines which run parallel to the road.  I wandered around in the woods watching my phone until the numbers turned green.  Success!
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