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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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I took the train at Lyon-Jean-Macé and arrived in La Verpillière shortly before 14:30.
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The geohash was located in the woods just behind the gendarmerie brigade. I considered ringing at the door and asking for the permission to cross the premises but my better judgment decided against it.
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Instead, I took a pathway around the woods to access the coordinates from the opposite direction. A narrow creek flowed between the path and the woods. Conveniently, a couple of stair steps and a few rocks provided me with a mean to cross while keeping my feet dry.
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I reached the coordinates at 15:00, recorded proof then went back towards the train station taking the same route I had walked on my way in, which led me back in front of the gendarmerie brigade.
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As I was walking by, two gendarmes came out and asked me to answer a few questions. They were curious to know why I was circling around the place and had previously photographed the building. After showing my ID and explaining what geohashing is, I was allowed to go with a simple advice against doing suspicious stuff like this in the current context.
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A nearby newsagent's shop was selling postcards, to my utter surprise (I don't want to diss the town, but who comes to La Verpillière and decides to buy a postcard?!<ref>Except for crazy people like me</ref>). Someone may receive a [[Hashcard]] in the near future.
  
 
== Photos ==  
 
== Photos ==  
 
<gallery>
 
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 01.jpg | Leaving Lyon
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 02.jpg | Arriving in La Verpillière
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 03.jpg | It's behind this building
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 04.jpg | Let's take a detour
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 05.jpg | A convenient crossing
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 06.jpg | It's somewhere there
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 07.png | Coordinates reached
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 08.jpg | The geohash
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 09.jpg | Stupid grin
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 10.jpg | The town hall
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Image:2020-10-20 45 5 11.jpg | Sending a hashcard
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
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{{land geohash
 
{{land geohash
 
   | latitude = 45
 
   | latitude = 45
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   | date = 2020-10-20
 
   | date = 2020-10-20
 
   | name = [[User:Baarde|Baarde]]
 
   | name = [[User:Baarde|Baarde]]
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}}
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{{police geohash
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  | latitude = 45
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  | longitude = 5
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  | date = 2020-10-20
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  | name = [[User:Baarde|Baarde]]
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  | encounter = being stopped after photographing a gendarmerie brigade
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  | anim = true
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}}
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{{hashcard
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  | date = 2020-10-20
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  | latitude = 45
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  | longitude = 5
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  | recipient = [[User:Fippe|Fippe]]
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  | name = [[User:Baarde|Baarde]]
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  | image = 2020-10-20 45 5 12.jpg
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
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[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 
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Location

In the woods in La Verpillière.

Participants

Expedition

I took the train at Lyon-Jean-Macé and arrived in La Verpillière shortly before 14:30.

The geohash was located in the woods just behind the gendarmerie brigade. I considered ringing at the door and asking for the permission to cross the premises but my better judgment decided against it.

Instead, I took a pathway around the woods to access the coordinates from the opposite direction. A narrow creek flowed between the path and the woods. Conveniently, a couple of stair steps and a few rocks provided me with a mean to cross while keeping my feet dry.

I reached the coordinates at 15:00, recorded proof then went back towards the train station taking the same route I had walked on my way in, which led me back in front of the gendarmerie brigade.

As I was walking by, two gendarmes came out and asked me to answer a few questions. They were curious to know why I was circling around the place and had previously photographed the building. After showing my ID and explaining what geohashing is, I was allowed to go with a simple advice against doing suspicious stuff like this in the current context.

A nearby newsagent's shop was selling postcards, to my utter surprise (I don't want to diss the town, but who comes to La Verpillière and decides to buy a postcard?![1]). Someone may receive a Hashcard in the near future.

Photos

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
Baarde earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (45, 5) geohash on 2020-10-20.
Policeanim.gif
Baarde earned the Police Geohash Achievement
by being stopped after photographing a gendarmerie brigade while attempting the (45, 5) geohash on 2020-10-20.
Hashcard2.png
Baarde earned the Hashcard achievement
by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to Fippe on the (45, 5) expedition on 2020-10-20.
2020-10-20 45 5 12.jpg
  1. Except for crazy people like me