Difference between revisions of "2020-09-17 45 4"

Latest revision as of 15:39, 4 May 2021

Location

Participants

Baarde

Expedition

Having some business to attend in Lyon, France, I decided to move the graticule back in the Active graticules category. But without my bicycle I have to resort to taking the train and walking. Fortunately, today's coordinates were quite close (about 5km) to a train station.

After taking the 15:31 train to Givors, I walked along a street that runs for a few kilometers between the railway on one side and the Gier river and the A47 motorway on the other. Then I crossed a bridge above the railway and ventured into the forest. The path climbed a little bit up the foothills of the Pilat massif, crossed a dried-up stream and went down towards Saint-Romain-en-Gier.

The access to the meadow containing the coordinates was blocked by an enclosed field, which I circumvented by walking through the woods.

On the geohash's location was a hay bale. Well, it might originally have been a little bit to the east, but I wasn't going to have my Stupid grin photo taken in front of a hay bale if I could have it taken on top of it. I managed to get a nice picture by sticking my phone on a nearby wooden fence post and using the 10-second self-timer (there also was a lot of running and jumping involved).

After putting everything back where it belonged, I noticed a path bellow the meadow, which continued towards Saint-Romain-en-Gier and would be flatter (though longer) than heading back on the route I had taken to come. I decided to follow it. That was a mistake. After a couple hundred meters I encountered a fence with no way around (I tried. Another mistake). Rather than retracing my steps, I took the path in the other direction (third mistake) which lead me through brambles to a dead-end. However, with the help of the All-Knowing Google and after a little bit of climbing, I finally managed to find my way back. It was during all that wandering that I was savagely attacked by Velociraptors.

Photos

Arriving by train in Givors
Walking out of Givors toward Saint-Romain-en-Gier
A little bit of climbing
The coordinates are in this meadow.
Coordinates reached
A geohash in a haystack
Stupid grin
I couldn't not do this.
Oops! Wrong path.
Aftermath of a Raptor attack

Achievements

Baarde earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (45, 4) geohash on 2020-09-17.

Baarde earned the Velociraptor Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (45, 4) geohash for 2020-09-17 with highly visible raptor claw marks.

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 == Location ==
-In a meadow near Saint-Romain-en-Gier.
+In a meadow near [[wikipedia:Saint-Romain-en-Gier|Saint-Romain-en-Gier]].
 == Participants ==
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 == Expedition ==
+Having some business to attend in [[Lyon, France]], I decided to move the graticule back in the [[:Category:Active graticules|Active graticules]] category. But without my bicycle I have to resort to taking the train and walking. Fortunately, today's coordinates were quite close (about 5km) to a train station.
+After taking the 15:31 train to Givors, I walked along a street that runs for a few kilometers between the railway on one side and the Gier river and the A47 motorway on the other. Then I crossed a bridge above the railway and ventured into the forest. The path climbed a little bit up the foothills of the Pilat massif, crossed a dried-up stream and went down towards Saint-Romain-en-Gier.
+The access to the meadow containing the coordinates was blocked by an enclosed field, which I circumvented by walking through the woods.
+On the geohash's location was a hay bale. Well, it might originally have been a little bit to the east, but I wasn't going to have my Stupid grin photo taken ''in front'' of a hay bale if I could have it taken ''on top'' of it. I managed to get a nice picture by sticking my phone on a nearby wooden fence post and using the 10-second self-timer (there also was a lot of running and jumping involved).
+After putting everything back where it belonged, I noticed a path bellow the meadow, which continued towards Saint-Romain-en-Gier and would be flatter (though longer) than heading back on the route I had taken to come. I decided to follow it. That was a mistake. After a couple hundred meters I encountered a fence with no way around (I tried. Another mistake). Rather than retracing my steps, I took the path in the other direction (third mistake) which lead me through brambles to a dead-end. However, with the help of the All-Knowing Google and after a little bit of climbing, I finally managed to find my way back. It was during all that wandering that I was savagely attacked by [[Raptor geohash|Velociraptors]].
 == Photos ==
-<gallery perrow="5">
+<gallery>
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 01.jpg | Arriving by train in Givors
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 02.jpg | Walking out of Givors toward Saint-Romain-en-Gier
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 03.jpg | A little bit of climbing
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 04.jpg | The coordinates are in this meadow.
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 05.png | Coordinates reached
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 06.jpg | A geohash in a haystack
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 07.jpg | Stupid grin
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 08.jpg | I couldn't not do this.
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 09.jpg | Oops! Wrong path.
+Image:2020-09-17 45 4 10.jpg | Aftermath of a Raptor attack
 </gallery>
 == Achievements ==
-{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
+{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|100%}}
 {{land geohash
+  | latitude = 45
+  | longitude = 4
+  | date = 2020-09-17
+  | name = [[User:Baarde|Baarde]]
+}}
+{{Velociraptor geohash
    | latitude = 45
    | longitude = 4
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 __NOTOC__
 [[Category:Expeditions]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 [[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 {{location|FR|69}}


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