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== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
| − | + | I saw the hash for today was closer than usual and within my range for a bike ride. It was a perfect day for a bike ride too. Always on the lookout to make things more interesting, I saw I could make this into a Tron, but I knew it wouldn't be easy due to a steep ridge I would have to ride over on the way back. | |
| − | + | After work, I got ready and wrote out my directions. My initial plan was to make my way back to Cole Rd and finish on a route I normally take, riding through Boston(NY). I rode to the hash without any trouble taking a route that was relatively flat. Getting to the intersection with the hash, I got my pictures without getting off my bike to preserve the Tron. I then started the return trip and made it back to Rt. 240 without trouble, but once I hit Behm Rd, the road tilted WAY up. I bet the grade was over 10% in places but I impressed myself by not having to get off and rest/walk...even if I was only going 4 MPH. | |
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| + | Finally getting up the ridge and making it to Cole Rd, I knew I was too tired to go the whole planned route, so I cut the route in half and made my way down the other side of the ridge to North Boston instead. It was fortunate I did that because I found a restaurant that I didn't know existed that I'll have to try at some point. | ||
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| + | I made it home and found my wife made Pho (from scratch) for dinner. | ||
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| + | The hash being at the intersection of Mill and Grover Roads, I'm issuing a Tale of Two challenge for Mill. | ||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
<gallery perrow="5"> | <gallery perrow="5"> | ||
| − | Image: | + | Image: 2015-06-26 hashView.jpg | View of the hash. I thought it was more in the middle of the road, but it was closer to the shoulder next to the big arrow sign. |
| − | Image: | + | Image: 2015-06-26 gps.jpg | Made it in a straight line, with room left over to make the turn on Grover Rd. |
| − | Image: | + | Image: 2015-06-26 gps2.jpg | Accuracy. |
| − | Image: | + | Image: 2015-06-26 stupidGrin.jpg | Standard stupid grin. |
| − | Image: | + | Image: 2015-06-26 streetSign.jpg | I made the turn onto Grover before taking a picture of the street sign so it was too late to go back. I took this off google streetview. |
| − | Image: | + | Image: 2015-06-26 tronRoute.jpg | With no connector cord for my GPS, I have to create the Tron-route manually. |
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Ribbons == | == Ribbons == | ||
| − | {{land geohash | latitude = 42 | longitude = -78 | date = 2015-06-26}} | + | {{land geohash |
| + | | latitude = 42 | ||
| + | | longitude = -78 | ||
| + | | date = 2015-06-26 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{bicycle geohash | ||
| + | | latitude = 42 | ||
| + | | longitude = -78 | ||
| + | | date = 2015-06-26 | ||
| + | | name = Pedalpusher | ||
| + | | distance = 22.9 Miles | ||
| + | | bothways = true | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Tron | ||
| + | | latitude = 42 | ||
| + | | longitude = -78 | ||
| + | | date = 2015-06-26 | ||
| + | | tracklog = http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/File:2015-06-26_tronRoute.jpg | ||
| + | | possessive = his | ||
| + | | name = Pedalpusher | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge | ||
| + | | latitude = 42 | ||
| + | | longitude = -78 | ||
| + | | date = 2015-06-26 | ||
| + | | name = Pedalpusher | ||
| + | | place = Mill | ||
| + | | image = 2015-06-26 streetSign.jpg | ||
| + | }} | ||
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[[Category:Expeditions]] | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
[[Category:Coordinates reached]] | [[Category:Coordinates reached]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 28 June 2015
| Fri 26 Jun 2015 in 42,-78: 42.7247405, -78.6536795 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Middle of Mill Rd, East of Jewettville
Participants
Expedition
I saw the hash for today was closer than usual and within my range for a bike ride. It was a perfect day for a bike ride too. Always on the lookout to make things more interesting, I saw I could make this into a Tron, but I knew it wouldn't be easy due to a steep ridge I would have to ride over on the way back.
After work, I got ready and wrote out my directions. My initial plan was to make my way back to Cole Rd and finish on a route I normally take, riding through Boston(NY). I rode to the hash without any trouble taking a route that was relatively flat. Getting to the intersection with the hash, I got my pictures without getting off my bike to preserve the Tron. I then started the return trip and made it back to Rt. 240 without trouble, but once I hit Behm Rd, the road tilted WAY up. I bet the grade was over 10% in places but I impressed myself by not having to get off and rest/walk...even if I was only going 4 MPH.
Finally getting up the ridge and making it to Cole Rd, I knew I was too tired to go the whole planned route, so I cut the route in half and made my way down the other side of the ridge to North Boston instead. It was fortunate I did that because I found a restaurant that I didn't know existed that I'll have to try at some point.
I made it home and found my wife made Pho (from scratch) for dinner.
The hash being at the intersection of Mill and Grover Roads, I'm issuing a Tale of Two challenge for Mill.
Photos
View of the hash. I thought it was more in the middle of the road, but it was closer to the shoulder next to the big arrow sign.
Made it in a straight line, with room left over to make the turn on Grover Rd.
Accuracy.
Standard stupid grin.
I made the turn onto Grover before taking a picture of the street sign so it was too late to go back. I took this off google streetview.
With no connector cord for my GPS, I have to create the Tron-route manually.
Ribbons
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This user earned the Land geohash achievement
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Pedalpusher earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
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Pedalpusher earned the Tron achievement
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