Difference between revisions of "2015-04-04 37 -122"

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Location

On or by an expressway exit ramp in Oakland, California.

Participants

Plans

Take the bus. The exit ramp in question is in fact part of a bus route, so this is an easy feat. I worked out that I could get going around 2:50 and make it to the geohash in time for the 4:00 meetup. I thought it necessary to attempt this geohash due to its accessibility and as an excuse not to try my hardest to acquire transport to the 2015-04-04 Globalhash in Montana.

Expedition

Riding the bus on the outbound leg, I got worried it had slipped far enough behind schedule that I wouldn't make it to the geohash on time. So I hopped over to the BART train system, which is generally faster. I exited at the Coliseum station, which put me virtually in sight of the hashpoint, and hurried over. I reached the exit ramp at 3:57.

A man driving a car down from the expressway asked me what I was doing. I said, "Taking pictures," which seemed to satisfy him.

A dirt footpath existed along the ramp, but it appeared obstructed by a large bush. Then I stepped out into the road and found that it continued afterward to the junction between the freeway bridge and the ground. I guess it is typical, when traveling between that sheltered location and the sidewalk, to take a few steps on the asphalt to get around the bush.

Despite Google Earth's suggestion, the geohash was not, by my GPS readings, on the ramp itself, which made my GPS dance a bit safer than I'd expected. I got good eyeball readings, but due to solar glare and a lack of convenient shade I couldn't tell whether I'd gotten any readable documentation until after the expedition.

I waited around for a few minutes. Not finding any geohashers, I left. My predominant thought on the way back was that I probably shouldn't walk three-quarters of a mile back to International Boulevard alone in one of the deadliest regions of Oakland, but when I did so I suffered nothing worse than being barked at by two out of four dogs.

Somewhere between there and home I lost my water bottle. One the one hand, this is an inconvenience because it leaves me without a water bottle. On the other hand, this water bottle was the one I bought on the 2014-08-24 37 -122 expedition, and it was looking pretty yellow and carcinogenic by this point. Maybe I should invest in a metal one.

Tracklog

Photos

In time for the meetup, but not quite to the hashpoint.
Is this the end of the road?
Nope. And with impeccable timing, too.
Would you believe the Geotrash achievement never crossed my mind while I was here?

Achievements

Codae earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (37, -122) geohash on 2015-04-04.

Codae earned the Public transport geohash achievement

by reaching the (37, -122) geohash on 2015-04-04 using public transit.

Codae earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement

by attending 3 Saturday meetups.

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 == Location ==
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+On or by an expressway exit ramp in Oakland, California.
 == Participants ==
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+[[User:Codae|Codae]]
 == Plans ==
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+Take the bus.  The exit ramp in question is in fact part of a bus route, so this is an easy feat.  I worked out that I could get going around 2:50 and make it to the geohash in time for the 4:00 meetup.  I thought it necessary to attempt this geohash due to its accessibility and as an excuse not to try my hardest to acquire transport to the [[2015-04-04 Globalhash]] in Montana.
 == Expedition ==
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+Riding the bus on the outbound leg, I got worried it had slipped far enough behind schedule that I wouldn't make it to the geohash on time.  So I hopped over to the BART train system, which is generally faster.  I exited at the Coliseum station, which put me virtually in sight of the hashpoint, and hurried over.  I reached the exit ramp at 3:57.
+A man driving a car down from the expressway asked me what I was doing.  I said, "Taking pictures," which seemed to satisfy him.
+A dirt footpath existed along the ramp, but it appeared obstructed by a large bush.  Then I stepped out into the road and found that it continued afterward to the junction between the freeway bridge and the ground.  I guess it is typical, when traveling between that sheltered location and the sidewalk, to take a few steps on the asphalt to get around the bush.
+Despite Google Earth's suggestion, the geohash was not, by my GPS readings, on the ramp itself, which made my GPS dance a bit safer than I'd expected.  I got good eyeball readings, but due to solar glare and a lack of convenient shade I couldn't tell whether I'd gotten any readable documentation until after the expedition.
+I waited around for a few minutes.  Not finding any geohashers, I left.  My predominant thought on the way back was that I probably shouldn't walk three-quarters of a mile back to International Boulevard alone in one of the deadliest regions of Oakland, but when I did so I suffered nothing worse than being barked at by two out of four dogs.
+Somewhere between there and home I lost my water bottle.  One the one hand, this is an inconvenience because it leaves me without a water bottle.  On the other hand, this water bottle was the one I bought on the [[2014-08-24 37 -122]] expedition, and it was looking pretty yellow and carcinogenic by this point.  Maybe I should invest in a metal one.
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+Image:2015-04-04 37 -122 Arrival.jpg | In time for the meetup, but not quite to the hashpoint.
+Image:2015-04-04 37 -122 Bush.jpg | Is this the end of the road?
+Image:2015-04-04 37 -122 Proof.jpg | Nope.  And with impeccable timing, too.
+Image:2015-04-04 37 -122 Hashpoint.jpg | Would you believe the [[Geotrash]] achievement never crossed my mind while I was here?
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