Difference between revisions of "2013-10-25 42 -90"

Latest revision as of 20:11, 16 April 2022

Location

Off of Highway 52, southeast of Dubuque, Iowa.

Participants

Michael5000 -- Expedition #148

Plans

I flew into Chicago at 5 a.m. Friday, and don't need to be anywhere until Sunday afternoon. I got my rental car and headed west; once the hashpoints were out I stopped at a coffeeshop in Winnebago and looked for a likely expedition.

Expedition

The hashpoint was on a gravel road in rolling hills a mile or two from the little village of St. Donatus. If you were at liberty to drive a hundred miles to get to it, it presented no other particular challenges on site. The area where Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin meet is hilly and charming, and Dubuque looked pretty quaint on a bright fall day. It was a nice little drive.

Photos

Was I really there? Yes, I was really there.
Goofy grin; rental Expedition Vehicle in background.
"You were wandering out on the hills of Iowa and you were not thinking of me."
Greetings from Iowa!
This way to the hashpoint.

Achievements

Michael5000's 7th state attempted and 6th state with a successful expedition.

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 == Participants ==
-[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
+[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] -- Expedition #148
 == Plans ==
-<!-- what were the original plans -->
+I flew into Chicago at 5 a.m. Friday, and don't need to be anywhere until Sunday afternoon.  I got my rental car and headed west; once the hashpoints were out I stopped at a coffeeshop in Winnebago and looked for a likely expedition.
 == Expedition ==
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-== Tracklog ==
+The hashpoint was on a gravel road in rolling hills a mile or two from the little village of St. Donatus.  If you were at liberty to drive a hundred miles to get to it, it presented no other particular challenges on site.  The area where Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin meet is hilly and charming, and Dubuque looked pretty quaint on a bright fall day.  It was a nice little drive.
-<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may post a link here -->
 == Photos ==
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 <gallery perrow="5">
+File:2013-10-25 42 -90 (1).JPG|Was I really there?  Yes, I was really there.
+File:2013-10-25 42 -90 (2).JPG|Goofy grin; rental Expedition Vehicle in background.
+File:2013-10-25 42 -90 (3).JPG|"You were wandering out on the hills of Iowa and you were not thinking of me."
+File:2013-10-25 42 -90 (6).JPG|Greetings from Iowa!
+File:2013-10-25 42 -90 (8).JPG|This way to the hashpoint.
 </gallery>
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+*Michael5000's 7th state attempted and 6th state with a successful expedition.
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-<!-- An actual expedition:
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 [[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
-[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
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-[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
-When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
-[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
-When you went to an alternate location instead of the actual geohash:
-[[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]
-(Don't forget to delete this final close comment marker) -->


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