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At the time, I was living on Capitol Hill, so when I realized how close the point was to my home address, I knew I couldn't go without trying to get it. After work that day, I took the Metro to the nearby Smithsonian station and took a short walk to the hashpoint. At the time, I had assumed the only way I would be able to reach the point was to enter the buildings and try to make it into the courtyard inside. I thought this would be unlikely, but worth a shot.  
 
At the time, I was living on Capitol Hill, so when I realized how close the point was to my home address, I knew I couldn't go without trying to get it. After work that day, I took the Metro to the nearby Smithsonian station and took a short walk to the hashpoint. At the time, I had assumed the only way I would be able to reach the point was to enter the buildings and try to make it into the courtyard inside. I thought this would be unlikely, but worth a shot.  
  
However, when I got there, I noticed a lucky parking garage! I walked inside, and sure enough, the parking garage went beneath the entire building. Satellite reception was very spotty in the garage, so I couldn't  
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However, when I got there, I noticed a lucky parking garage! I walked inside, and sure enough, the parking garage went beneath the entire building. Satellite reception was very spotty in the garage, so I couldn't pinpoint the exact place. Nevertheless, I walked all over the possible places it could have been, so I'm sure at some point I walked over the exact place. I was able to get a screenshot as well, which is below.
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From there, I left and went off to meet my friends at a bar and had a great Friday night in DC!
  
 
== Photos ==  
 
== Photos ==  
 
<gallery perrow="7">  
 
<gallery perrow="7">  
 
Image: 2017-04-24 areaRain.png|When I parked, I took a screenshot of the current radar for the area. It's raining!
 
Image: 2017-04-24 areaRain.png|When I parked, I took a screenshot of the current radar for the area. It's raining!
Image: 2017-04-24 rainClose.png | The red dot is where I parked, the yellow is the hash. I rode up Pine to Livingston.
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Image: 2017-04-24 gps.jpg | Made it!
 
Image: 2017-04-24 gps2.jpg | Accuracy.
 
Image: 2017-04-24 hashView1.jpg | View from the hash looking toward Rt 210.
 
Image: 2017-04-24 hashView2.jpg | Another view from the hash, the woods pretty much looked like this all around.
 
Image: 2017-04-24 stupidGrin.jpg | Soaked, but happy to make it.
 
 
</gallery>  
 
</gallery>  
  
 
== Ribbons ==  
 
== Ribbons ==  
{{land geohash
 
| latitude = 38
 
| longitude = -77
 
| date = 2017-04-24
 
}}
 
{{Drowned rat geohash
 
| latitude = 38
 
| longitude = -77
 
| date = 2017-04-24
 
| name = Pedalpusher
 
| reason = rain
 
}}
 
{{Last man standing
 
| latitude = 38
 
| longitude = -77
 
| date = 2017-04-24
 
| name = Pedalpusher
 
}}
 
 
  
{{expedition summaries|2017-04-24}}
 
  
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
{{location|US|MD|PR}}
 

Revision as of 01:21, 4 February 2020

Fri 6 Sep 2019 in 38,-77:
38.8833510, -77.0291078
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Location

In a parking garage near the FCC and Department of Agriculture in Southwest DC.

Participants

Expedition

NOTE: This hash was completed two or three days before the wiki went completely down. I didn't have a chance to log the hashpoint before it went down. Now that the Wiki is running again, I'm writing my hash report a few months late.

At the time, I was living on Capitol Hill, so when I realized how close the point was to my home address, I knew I couldn't go without trying to get it. After work that day, I took the Metro to the nearby Smithsonian station and took a short walk to the hashpoint. At the time, I had assumed the only way I would be able to reach the point was to enter the buildings and try to make it into the courtyard inside. I thought this would be unlikely, but worth a shot.

However, when I got there, I noticed a lucky parking garage! I walked inside, and sure enough, the parking garage went beneath the entire building. Satellite reception was very spotty in the garage, so I couldn't pinpoint the exact place. Nevertheless, I walked all over the possible places it could have been, so I'm sure at some point I walked over the exact place. I was able to get a screenshot as well, which is below.

From there, I left and went off to meet my friends at a bar and had a great Friday night in DC!

Photos

Ribbons