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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
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:In the Talladega National Forest, Alabama graticule, (South west of Montgomery Alabama).   
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:In the [[Talladega_National_Forest,_Alabama|Talladega National Forest, Alabama]] graticule, west of Montgomery and southwest of Selma.   
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:This hashpoint was off to the side of the street of home in a rural area of Alabama.
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:This hashpoint was off to the side of a county road between two homes in a rural area.
  
 
== Participants ==
 
== Participants ==
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===[[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]]===
 
===[[User:NWoodruff|NWoodruff]]===
  
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===[[User:Million zillion|Million zillion]]===
  
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== Expeditions ==
  
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===Million zillion===
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This expedition represents quite a few firsts for me - in particular, I have now:
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# Achieved a globalhash
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# Travelled over 100 miles to achieve a geohash
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# Achieved two geohashes in one day (in non-adjacent graticules, no less)
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# Combined geohashing with another hobby, origami (and with a resulting hashcot)
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NWoodruff and I planned the trip the day before - he was renting a car for the drive, and I would meet him at his home in Norcross in the morning. We had a time limit on the trip, since he needed to return the car by 6pm. NWoodruff would drive and I would assist with navigation and traffic checks when necessary.
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We left at about 8:30am, a little behind schedule, but not too much so. We escaped the worst of the Atlanta morning rush hour by avoiding inbound I-85 and taking the I-285 perimeter clockwise (south and then west) to I-85 outbound, headed SW. From there, it was a long, straight drive on I-85 West to Montgomery, AL.
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After 9:30am, I checked the day's regular geohashes in the graticules along our route. The most interesting prospect was the one in our destination graticule, [[Talladega_National_Forest,_Alabama|Talladega National Forest]], since it was also a virgin graticule. However, the hashpoint was a good 43 miles out of our way and the satellite view showed that it was in a field on active farmland - we would likely be trespassing. Instead, we prepared for what looked like an easier option in the Auburn graticule. It was only about 12-15 miles out of our way and in a field that didn't look like a farm. We decided to try for that on the way back from the globalhash, if it looked like time permitted.
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In Montgomery, we transferred to I-65 South and took a gas-and-restroom break. Then quickly on to US-80, which took us into Selma, a city of historical importance to the U.S. Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. In fact, this part of our route was a reverse of the route used by the [http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/selma-montgomery-march Selma to Montgomery marches] in 1965, including the Edmund Pettus bridge, the site of Bloody Sunday.
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Within Selma, we turned onto AL-22 for the last leg of the trip. While on the road, I pulled a packet of origami paper out my bag and started folding a traditional crane. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it - it just seemed like a good occasion for it. When it was done, I decided that it would be a good hashcot for the trip.
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After an hour, we turned onto a couple of small county roads and found the hashpoint. NWoodruff soon maneuvered the car so that we were within the radius for the hashpoint, and then pulled a little further away so we could approach on foot. We did the usual hashdance to find the exact spot, and took the usual pictures which you may enjoy below. We also found a humorously worded (we hoped!) "No trespassing" sign in front of one of the nearby houses, which fortunately did <u>not</u> block our access to the hashpoint at all. Then we drove a short distance down the road, made a U-turn, and passed through the hashpoint again for a (slowish) Speed Racer achievement.
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On the way back, we stopped in Selma for a quick lunch. That took us far enough north within the city that our route back to Montgomery was a bit different than how we had arrived - we crossed the Alabama River at a different point (on US-80 instead of US-80 Business). We stopped again in Montgomery for gas, and proceeded to plan our approach to the [[2016-09-22_32_-85|Auburn hashpoint]]. The story will continue there...
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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===NWoodruff===
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<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW01.JPG | Heading South on I-285 East of Atlanta proper.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW02.JPG | Traffic may be bad.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW03.JPG | Montgomery here we come!
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW04.JPG | Making the turn to head to Montgomery.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW05.JPG | One more turn to get onto I-85 South.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW06.JPG | In Montgomery ready to take the turn to I-65 South.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW07.JPG | Here is the corner to I-65 South.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW08.JPG | I hit the gas to get the "Too Fast" lights to flash.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW09.JPG | Stopping for Gas and a nice refreshing Coke!
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW10.JPG | Some of the cheapest gas around!
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW11.JPG | On the outskirts of Selma Alabama.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW12.JPG | Welcome to Selma Alabama!
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW13.JPG | Selma city limits.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW14.JPG | On the bridge over the Alabama river.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW15.JPG | The Alabama River.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW16.JPG | In Selma Alabama.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW17.JPG | Global hashing and never had to leave the car.
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Image:20160922GlobalNW01.JPG  | Two awesome looking dudes sitting in a car at the Global Hash.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW19.JPG | First ever Speed Racer Global Hash!
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW20.JPG | 3.27 feet to go to the Global Hash. Close enough!!
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW21.JPG | Time of day.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW22.JPG | Looking Due North standing on the Global Hash spot.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW23.JPG | Looking Due South standing on the Global Hash spot.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW24.JPG | Looking directly East Standing on the Global Hash spot.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW25.JPG | Looking West into the woods standing on the Global Hash spot.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW26.JPG | Me with a Stupid Grin&trade; standing on the Global Hash spot.
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW27.JPG | The house next to the Global hash spot was very welcoming!
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Image:20160922_GlobalNW28.JPG | The "Welcome" sign.
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</gallery>
  
 
===Million zillion===
 
===Million zillion===
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Image:2016-09-22_global_million-zillion-at-hash.jpg|Million zillion at the global hashpoint, with an improvised hashcot
 
Image:2016-09-22_global_million-zillion-at-hash.jpg|Million zillion at the global hashpoint, with an improvised hashcot
 
Image:2016-09-22_global_crane-closeup.jpg|An origami crane hashcot, made en route to the globalhash
 
Image:2016-09-22_global_crane-closeup.jpg|An origami crane hashcot, made en route to the globalhash
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Image:2016-09-22_global_edelweiss-closeup.jpg|An origami flower (an edelweiss), made mostly en route to the globalhash
 
 
Image:2016-09-22_global_jets.jpg|Jets mounted in front of the Alabama Air National Guard base at the Montgomery Regional Airport
 
Image:2016-09-22_global_jets.jpg|Jets mounted in front of the Alabama Air National Guard base at the Montgomery Regional Airport
 
</gallery>
 
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Globalhash achieved by NWoodruff and Million zillion! More details to come soon... [[User:Million zillion|Million zillion]] ([[User talk:Million zillion|talk]]) 17:55, 22 September 2016 (UTC)
 
Globalhash achieved by NWoodruff and Million zillion! More details to come soon... [[User:Million zillion|Million zillion]] ([[User talk:Million zillion|talk]]) 17:55, 22 September 2016 (UTC)
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{{Speed racer
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| latitude = 32
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| longitude = -87
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| date = 2016-09-22
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| name =[[User:NWoodruff | NWoodruff]], [[User:Million zillion | Million zillion]] | image =20160922_GlobalNW19.JPG | speed = 25 mph
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[[Category:Globalhash]]
 
[[Category:Globalhash]]
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[[Category:Meetup on 2016-09-22]][[Category:Meetup in 32 -87]]
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
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[[Category:Meetup on 2016-09-22]]
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[[Category:Meetup in 32 -87]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
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{{location|US|AL|DL}}

Latest revision as of 06:58, 23 September 2021

Globalhash on Thu 22 Sep 2016:
32.350194,-87.15582

 google osm crox


Location

In the Talladega National Forest, Alabama graticule, west of Montgomery and southwest of Selma.
This hashpoint was off to the side of a county road between two homes in a rural area.

Participants

NWoodruff

Million zillion

Expeditions

Million zillion

This expedition represents quite a few firsts for me - in particular, I have now:

  1. Achieved a globalhash
  2. Travelled over 100 miles to achieve a geohash
  3. Achieved two geohashes in one day (in non-adjacent graticules, no less)
  4. Combined geohashing with another hobby, origami (and with a resulting hashcot)

NWoodruff and I planned the trip the day before - he was renting a car for the drive, and I would meet him at his home in Norcross in the morning. We had a time limit on the trip, since he needed to return the car by 6pm. NWoodruff would drive and I would assist with navigation and traffic checks when necessary.

We left at about 8:30am, a little behind schedule, but not too much so. We escaped the worst of the Atlanta morning rush hour by avoiding inbound I-85 and taking the I-285 perimeter clockwise (south and then west) to I-85 outbound, headed SW. From there, it was a long, straight drive on I-85 West to Montgomery, AL.

After 9:30am, I checked the day's regular geohashes in the graticules along our route. The most interesting prospect was the one in our destination graticule, Talladega National Forest, since it was also a virgin graticule. However, the hashpoint was a good 43 miles out of our way and the satellite view showed that it was in a field on active farmland - we would likely be trespassing. Instead, we prepared for what looked like an easier option in the Auburn graticule. It was only about 12-15 miles out of our way and in a field that didn't look like a farm. We decided to try for that on the way back from the globalhash, if it looked like time permitted.

In Montgomery, we transferred to I-65 South and took a gas-and-restroom break. Then quickly on to US-80, which took us into Selma, a city of historical importance to the U.S. Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. In fact, this part of our route was a reverse of the route used by the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, including the Edmund Pettus bridge, the site of Bloody Sunday.

Within Selma, we turned onto AL-22 for the last leg of the trip. While on the road, I pulled a packet of origami paper out my bag and started folding a traditional crane. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it - it just seemed like a good occasion for it. When it was done, I decided that it would be a good hashcot for the trip.

After an hour, we turned onto a couple of small county roads and found the hashpoint. NWoodruff soon maneuvered the car so that we were within the radius for the hashpoint, and then pulled a little further away so we could approach on foot. We did the usual hashdance to find the exact spot, and took the usual pictures which you may enjoy below. We also found a humorously worded (we hoped!) "No trespassing" sign in front of one of the nearby houses, which fortunately did not block our access to the hashpoint at all. Then we drove a short distance down the road, made a U-turn, and passed through the hashpoint again for a (slowish) Speed Racer achievement.

On the way back, we stopped in Selma for a quick lunch. That took us far enough north within the city that our route back to Montgomery was a bit different than how we had arrived - we crossed the Alabama River at a different point (on US-80 instead of US-80 Business). We stopped again in Montgomery for gas, and proceeded to plan our approach to the Auburn hashpoint. The story will continue there...

Gallery

NWoodruff

  • Heading South on I-285 East of Atlanta proper.

  • Traffic may be bad.

  • Montgomery here we come!

  • Making the turn to head to Montgomery.

  • One more turn to get onto I-85 South.

  • In Montgomery ready to take the turn to I-65 South.

  • Here is the corner to I-65 South.

  • I hit the gas to get the "Too Fast" lights to flash.

  • Stopping for Gas and a nice refreshing Coke!

  • Some of the cheapest gas around!

  • On the outskirts of Selma Alabama.

  • Welcome to Selma Alabama!

  • Selma city limits.

  • On the bridge over the Alabama river.

  • The Alabama River.

  • In Selma Alabama.

  • Global hashing and never had to leave the car.

  • Two awesome looking dudes sitting in a car at the Global Hash.

  • First ever Speed Racer Global Hash!

  • 3.27 feet to go to the Global Hash. Close enough!!

  • Time of day.

  • Looking Due North standing on the Global Hash spot.

  • Looking Due South standing on the Global Hash spot.

  • Looking directly East Standing on the Global Hash spot.

  • Looking West into the woods standing on the Global Hash spot.

  • Me with a Stupid Grin™ standing on the Global Hash spot.

  • The house next to the Global hash spot was very welcoming!

  • The "Welcome" sign.

Million zillion

  • NWoodruff at the global hashpoint, making some sort of gang sign O_o

  • Million zillion at the global hashpoint, with an improvised hashcot

  • An origami crane hashcot, made en route to the globalhash

  • Jets mounted in front of the Alabama Air National Guard base at the Montgomery Regional Airport

Achievements

Globalhash achieved by NWoodruff and Million zillion! More details to come soon... Million zillion (talk) 17:55, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Speedracer.png
NWoodruff, Million zillion earned the Speed racer achievement
by passing through the (32, -87) geohash on 2016-09-22 at 25 mph.
20160922 GlobalNW19.JPG


Globalhash.png
 NWoodruff, Million zillion earned the Globalhash achievement
by reaching the globalhash for 2016-09-22.
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