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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 01 Charging.jpeg | Dash guzzles approximately fifty quintillion electrons per second the night before the hash.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 02 Grey Skies.jpeg | The morning looked a bit dull...
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 03 Gryffindor.jpeg | ...but the Sorting Mat said I was Gryffindor, and should have an ADVENTURE!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 04 Flood.jpeg | Does this count as a water geohash? Just kidding.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 05 Sky Drama.jpeg | Very ominous clouds after a lot of sunshine.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 06 Potholes.jpeg | I literally had to drive under walking pace to get over these safely!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 07 Bad Forecast.jpeg | Uh oh...
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 08 Hail.jpeg | Yep, hail. Luckily, I hadn't got out of the car that this point so I avoided it.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 09 Car Park Sign.jpeg | Welcome to Bentley Woods, home of dog walkers, geohashers, and people doing secret things with guns and wildlife.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 10 Car To Hash.jpeg | 1.13km to the hash point. Let's go!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 11 Eeyores House.jpeg | Is this Eeyore's house?
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 12 Mud.jpeg | Jurassic Swamp!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 13 Oops.jpeg | What are they doing? Culling deer, perhaps?
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 14 Cool Trees.jpeg | I love the shape of these trees.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 15 Decent Path At Last.jpeg | At last, a decent path!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 16 Civilisation.jpeg | Definitely in civilisation again.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 17 Much Nicer.jpeg | Like an urban park now.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 18 Education Hut.jpeg | Education hut.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 19 Oh Noes.jpeg | Oh dear, this isn't good.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 20 Stupid Sign.jpeg | The stupid "I could care less" sign. I hate these things.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 21 Fairly Close Anyway.jpeg | Well, 260m isn't bad!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 22 But Not Even In The Field.jpeg | I wish I'd made it to the open area.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 23 Sues Bench.jpeg | Sue Shears...
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 24 And Her Dog.jpeg | ...and her dog. I wish I'd known them.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 25 Picnic Time.jpeg | Picnic time!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 26 Not A Stupid Grin.jpeg | CNR, so not a stupid grin.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 27 Flecken.jpeg | Jurassic swamp mud on my trousers.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 28 Chuck.jpeg | Mr Darwin (Chuck) enjoys his comeback.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 29 Marker In Place.jpeg | Marker in front of gate.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 30 Marker.jpeg | Marker close-up. No inspiration for elaborate stuff today, so I used twigs.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 31 Easy Route Back.jpeg | Nice easy route back to the car.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 32 Little Water Trough.jpeg | A little water trough. I wonder whether Sue's dog Tess used to drink from this?
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 33 Pathside Sign.jpeg | Pathside sign showing species. I'd like to return in the Summer, when there are lots of butterflies.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 34 Winterbourne.jpeg | Stream across the track.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 35 Deer Crossing.jpeg | Deer crossing. This was an amazing sight!
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 36 Beautiful.jpeg | A most beautiful location.
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Image:2020-02-29 51 -1 Macronencer 37 Hello Dash.jpeg | Hello again, Dash! Ready to roll? The letters, by the way, stand for "Rather Fine Uncompromising Battery Transport".
 
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Revision as of 12:34, 1 March 2020

Sat 29 Feb 2020 in 51,-1:
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Location

Swindon, United Kingdom In a field in Bentley Wood, between Salisbury and Stockbridge

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Participants

Macronencer

Plans

Macronencer plans to get as close as possible for a 4pm meetup, and also a Leap geohash achievement. There is a footpath running across the field, but it doesn't go very close to the hash point, so an on-site decision about land type and access will be needed.

Further research has revealed that Bentley Wood is owned by a charitable trust and has an access policy, which is available via a link from this page. Since the hash point is in a field, I'm assuming that the prohibition on leaving the paths will not apply, as that is designed to protect the wildlife (it's actually a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)). Of course, reaching the hash point will require care and/or permission from the landowner, and this could possibly end up as a CNR. Regardless, it will be an interesting walk. The weather is currently forecast to be dry or light drizzle, but with strongish winds, so I'm not going to stick my neck out and say "pleasant walk". I'm bringing warm clothes, waterproofs and good boots.

Car park at 51.06087,-1.63344

One more thing... for anyone using the MotionX GPS app, I'm going to try sharing my position live, on channel 43843. I'll be leaving some time around 1330 I expect, so watch for updates on that channel if you want to see where I am in real time - and if you want to share your position as well, just use the same channel number in the app, then we can all see each other's position. This is a MotionX feature I've not tried before, so I might screw up :-S

Expedition

Macronencer got within 260m of the hash point, but was thwarted by a very prominent sign forbidding access :( Report to follow later.

Tracklog

Photos

  • Dash guzzles approximately fifty quintillion electrons per second the night before the hash.

  • The morning looked a bit dull...

  • ...but the Sorting Mat said I was Gryffindor, and should have an ADVENTURE!

  • Does this count as a water geohash? Just kidding.

  • Very ominous clouds after a lot of sunshine.

  • I literally had to drive under walking pace to get over these safely!

  • Uh oh...

  • Yep, hail. Luckily, I hadn't got out of the car that this point so I avoided it.

  • Welcome to Bentley Woods, home of dog walkers, geohashers, and people doing secret things with guns and wildlife.

  • 1.13km to the hash point. Let's go!

  • Is this Eeyore's house?

  • Jurassic Swamp!

  • What are they doing? Culling deer, perhaps?

  • I love the shape of these trees.

  • At last, a decent path!

  • Definitely in civilisation again.

  • Like an urban park now.

  • Education hut.

  • Oh dear, this isn't good.

  • The stupid "I could care less" sign. I hate these things.

  • Well, 260m isn't bad!

  • I wish I'd made it to the open area.

  • Sue Shears...

  • ...and her dog. I wish I'd known them.

  • Picnic time!

  • CNR, so not a stupid grin.

  • Jurassic swamp mud on my trousers.

  • Mr Darwin (Chuck) enjoys his comeback.

  • Marker in front of gate.

  • Marker close-up. No inspiration for elaborate stuff today, so I used twigs.

  • Nice easy route back to the car.

  • A little water trough. I wonder whether Sue's dog Tess used to drink from this?

  • Pathside sign showing species. I'd like to return in the Summer, when there are lots of butterflies.

  • Stream across the track.

  • Deer crossing. This was an amazing sight!

  • A most beautiful location.

  • Hello again, Dash! Ready to roll? The letters, by the way, stand for "Rather Fine Uncompromising Battery Transport".

Achievements

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