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| − | + | I needed to drive to my bank in Bellevue to cash in some coins (No fee that way). The most interesting piece of that transaction was a 20 euro cent coin. Whoops! At the bank, the skies (cloudy all day) were threatening rain. | |
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| + | From there I proceeded down the eastern side of Lake Sammamish to the park in question. Sitting at the southern end of the lake, this park sits very close to a freeway entrance and my route home. Was it on the way? Not strictly... but it wasn't too bad. On the way, the rain started coming down heavily. A wet wilderness geohash was in store for me. | ||
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| + | I parked at the soccer parking lot south of the hash point. Why are they called the Costco soccer fields? Not because they come in a bundle-pack of 12, but because the building across the street was... Costco. No need to go in today, thanks. | ||
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| + | The path was barred with a "no vehicles" gate but otherwise completely accessible. The trail looked good, at least to start. I brought an umbrella, because if I am going to get "drowned rat" living in Seattle, I am going to have to '''earn''' it. Around a corner, the trail was washed out. That's a polite way to say there was a puddle some 20 feet across. Not a new body of water, I followed in footprints in the mud along one side. Other washouts were tracked with footprints, dogprints and bicycles. | ||
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| + | Now fairly close to the point, I looked up to see not one but two deer. I sidled left a bit for a better shot and they left - though I saw one of them again on the way out. | ||
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| + | Just south of the hashpoint on the satellite photo was a clump of trees or bushes. Those bushes also hosted a sign describing the Issaquah Creek restoration project. A worthy effort, though the sign was not terribly clean. I took advantage of the grime (and/or mold) to leave a message to future geohashers and their deer. | ||
| + | Just around the corner, I reached the point itself. While uploading my message I went from 2.2 meters away out to about 9 meters, alas. Rain, wet foliage, and my umbrella were likely candidates. Just a few feet from the hashpoint was the creek itself, making a nice elbow bend. Water was running strong - runoff more than rain in this case. | ||
*Hooray! -- [[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] ([[User talk:Thomcat|talk]]) [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=47.55551509&lon=-122.05490717&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @47.5555,-122.0549] 16:01, 8 April 2014 (PDT) | *Hooray! -- [[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] ([[User talk:Thomcat|talk]]) [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=47.55551509&lon=-122.05490717&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF @47.5555,-122.0549] 16:01, 8 April 2014 (PDT) | ||
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| − | + | As I returned I snapped a few more pictures of the sign and spotted the deer again (or perhaps it was yet another deer - dunno). I snapped his picture next to mine - not sure if he followed my exhortation to provide a stupid grin. I failed to fall on my keister in the mud and ended up back at the car. | |
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| + | Though damp, this was a beautiful geohashing experience! | ||
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| + | Image:2014-04-08_47_-122_DryGeohasher.jpg | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 14 August 2019
| Tue 8 Apr 2014 in Seattle: 47.5555999, -122.0549325 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Between a trail and a stream in Lake Sammamish State Park.
Participants
Plans
Stop by after work, then brave opening day Seattle Mariner Traffic to get home.
Expedition
I needed to drive to my bank in Bellevue to cash in some coins (No fee that way). The most interesting piece of that transaction was a 20 euro cent coin. Whoops! At the bank, the skies (cloudy all day) were threatening rain.
From there I proceeded down the eastern side of Lake Sammamish to the park in question. Sitting at the southern end of the lake, this park sits very close to a freeway entrance and my route home. Was it on the way? Not strictly... but it wasn't too bad. On the way, the rain started coming down heavily. A wet wilderness geohash was in store for me.
I parked at the soccer parking lot south of the hash point. Why are they called the Costco soccer fields? Not because they come in a bundle-pack of 12, but because the building across the street was... Costco. No need to go in today, thanks.
The path was barred with a "no vehicles" gate but otherwise completely accessible. The trail looked good, at least to start. I brought an umbrella, because if I am going to get "drowned rat" living in Seattle, I am going to have to earn it. Around a corner, the trail was washed out. That's a polite way to say there was a puddle some 20 feet across. Not a new body of water, I followed in footprints in the mud along one side. Other washouts were tracked with footprints, dogprints and bicycles.
Now fairly close to the point, I looked up to see not one but two deer. I sidled left a bit for a better shot and they left - though I saw one of them again on the way out.
Just south of the hashpoint on the satellite photo was a clump of trees or bushes. Those bushes also hosted a sign describing the Issaquah Creek restoration project. A worthy effort, though the sign was not terribly clean. I took advantage of the grime (and/or mold) to leave a message to future geohashers and their deer.
Just around the corner, I reached the point itself. While uploading my message I went from 2.2 meters away out to about 9 meters, alas. Rain, wet foliage, and my umbrella were likely candidates. Just a few feet from the hashpoint was the creek itself, making a nice elbow bend. Water was running strong - runoff more than rain in this case.
- Hooray! -- Thomcat (talk) @47.5555,-122.0549 16:01, 8 April 2014 (PDT)
As I returned I snapped a few more pictures of the sign and spotted the deer again (or perhaps it was yet another deer - dunno). I snapped his picture next to mine - not sure if he followed my exhortation to provide a stupid grin. I failed to fall on my keister in the mud and ended up back at the car.
Though damp, this was a beautiful geohashing experience!
Photos
Testing Kit Kat upload capabilities @47.7972,-122.2062
