2013-12-11 43 -116

Wed 11 Dec 2013 in 43,-116: 43.7965807, -116.6481326 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

A bit off Little Freezeout Rd, North of Middleton.

Participants

• Eldin

Expedition

Being only about 330 ft from the road, this hash was fairly easy to reach. I drove out to it after work, parked my car on the side of the road, and walked out to the hash. The only event of note was stepping in a burrow that had been concealed by the snow. I was fortunate that this did not result in a serious injury, but only bruised my shin. Watching for other hidden holes slowed down my progress somewhat. However, I reached the hash without further incident. There were other recent footprints in the snow within 30 ft of the hashpoint, but I didn't find any which went closer than that. At the hash, I stomped the snow down to roughly form the letters XKCD, took some pictures, and headed back to my car.

Photos

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  Proof of reaching the coordinates.

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  Accidental snap that turned out to be the best self-portrait of the trip.

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  The hashpoint is roughly on the crude X seen here.

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  Proof of freezing temperature near the hashpoint.

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  The burrow I stepped in. It's easy to see now, but with weeds and snow on top, it was hard to notice.

Achievements

Eldin earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-12-11.

Eldin earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (43, -116) geohash on 2013-12-11 while the temperature was 9°F (-12.8°C).