2013-10-06 44 -123

Sun 6 Oct 2013 in 44,-123: 44.3090708, -123.2243903 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

A corn farm in rural Benton County, Oregon.

Participants

Frogman (talk)

Plans

Perhaps a bit geohash-starved in this rather difficult graticule, I was pleasantly surprised to find a hashpoint not in the middle of a field, but instead rather close to the edge of a field! I asked my friends to drive me, but they thought it would be pretty silly to drive over half an hour to take a picture of a field and turn around again.

Expedition

I can geohash if I want to; I can leave my friends behind. I decided to take my bike! It was only a 44-mile round-trip from Corvallis.

The Willamette Valley in early fall is absolutely gorgeous. I headed down US Numbered Highway 99W and was greeted with a pretty strong headwind, which made the southbound journey difficult and my return journey a breeze. The sun was still high in the sky and the farmland framed by mountains was very picturesque. I took a picture!

After 11 miles on 99W I turned onto Old River Road. There weren't many cars around, which was amazing. I saw pumpkins!

The hashpoint itself was just off of a road on the alluvial Ingram Island in a corn field. As luck would have it, right as I arrived a man was just beginning to harvest the field. He probably has a pretty weird story to tell his coworkers: "I saw this kid ride up on a bike, take a picture of me, and leave." I watched the corn fly through the air and into his trailer for a few minutes and rode home.

At home Alison was waiting for me with a chai latte! It was decaf, because it was around 7 at night when I got back, sore and feeling accomplished at visiting yet another arbitrary location.