Difference between revisions of "2022-03-11 35 -111"

From Geohashing
([retro picture]Meteor Crater instead of hash)
m (Location)
 
(3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
<!-- If you did not specify these parameters in the template, please substitute appropriate values for IMAGE, LAT, LON, and DATE (YYYY-MM-DD format)
+
[[Image:{{{image|2022-03-11_35_-111_Felix Dance_1650350351065.jpg}}}|thumb|left]]
−
 
+
{{meetup graticule  
−
[[Image:{{{image|IMAGE}}}|thumb|left]]
 
−
 
 
−
Remove this section if you don't want an image at the top (left) of your report.  You should remove the "Image:" or "File:"
 
−
tag from your image file name, and replace the all upper-case word IMAGE in the above line.
 
−
 
 
−
And DON'T FORGET to add your expedition and the best photo you took to the gallery on the Main Page! We'd love to read your report, but that means we first have to discover it! :)
 
−
-->{{meetup graticule  
 
 
| lat=35
 
| lat=35
 
| lon=-111
 
| lon=-111
 
| date=2022-03-11
 
| date=2022-03-11
−
}}<!-- edit as necessary -->
+
}}
 
__NOTOC__
 
__NOTOC__
 +
 
== Location ==
 
== Location ==
−
<!-- where you've surveyed the hash to be -->
+
Off a snowy road east of Flagstaff, AZ.
  
 
== Participants ==
 
== Participants ==
−
<!-- who attended: If you link to your wiki user name in this section, your expedition will be picked up by the various statistics generated for geohashing. You may use three tildes ~ as a shortcut to automatically insert the user signature of the account you are editing with.
+
*[[User:Felix Dance|Felix Dance]]
−
-->
 
  
−
== Plans ==
+
== Expedition ==
−
<!-- what were the original plans -->
+
A USA fail here. My girlfriend and I had been driving around the SW states of the US in a camper van and this looked like it could have been the first hash accessible with our van.
  
−
== Expedition ==
+
I was already driving out that way to check out Meteor Crater - an impact crater in Arizona. My girlfriend was not so interested in that so she stayed in Flagstaff to do some errands.
−
<!-- how it all turned out. your narrative goes here. -->
+
 
 +
It was at this point that I realised that the hash was doable. Sadly, we'd already agreed on our reunion time and I didn't have a SIM card to change the plan (which would have been a bit of a jerk move anyway). I calculated that I could cut short my crater tour by 30 mins to investigate the hash anyway though.
 +
 
 +
So I drove towards it along the freezing highway. It'd been snowing vigorously overnight so there was a lot of that around. Beautiful scenery though.
 +
 
 +
I reached the turn-off to the hash, which incredibly luckily happened to have a 4-way freeway on/off-ramp right near it despite the general area being largely bereft of the things. I eased my dinky little camper van towards the dirt road heading to the hash. It was now only 2.5 kms to the hash. The hash itself seemed to be only about 400m from the dirt road. The terrain was free of buildings, houses, trees... anything really except snow and dirt.
 +
 
 +
BUT... the road looked pretty dodgy. It was very rough, and now also covered in about 5cm of snow. Our two-wheel-drive van would have a hard time on that surface and could easily get bogged. Add to that that the landscape was a bit undulating. I could imagine getting bogged, not being able to reverse or turn around, not having a SIM card to call my girlfriend or anyone else and just... being stuck there. In the absolute middle of nowhere.
 +
 
 +
After a half-hearted attempt at it, quietly freaking out, I reached a sign that said that the road was unmaintained and to enter at your own risk of getting completely stranded. That did it for me. I took a couple of photos and turned around back onto the highway.
 +
 
 +
I quickly and efficiently toured the Meteor Crater, drove back to meet my girlfriend in Flagstaff and was 4 minutes late.
  
−
== Tracklog ==
+
I must also note that this was the day before one of my most spectacular geohash successes, at the Grand Canyon: [[2022-03-12 36 -112]]
−
<!-- if your GPS device keeps a log, you may use Template:Tracklog, post a link here, or both -->
 
  
 
== Photos ==  
 
== Photos ==  
−
<!-- Insert pictures between the gallery tags using the following format:
 
−
Image:2020-##-## ## ## Alpha.jpg | Witty Comment
 
−
-->
 
 
<gallery perrow="5">
 
<gallery perrow="5">
  
Line 45: Line 45:
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
−
{{#vardefine:ribbonwidth|800px}}
+
{{There might be alligators!
−
<!-- Add any achievement ribbons you earned below, or remove this section -->
+
 
 +
    | latitude = 35
 +
    | longitude = -111
 +
    | date = 2022-03-11
 +
    | name = [[User:Felix Dance|Felix Dance]]
 +
    | hazard = snowy road
 +
    | image = 2022-03-11_35_-111_Felix Dance_1650350329266.jpg
  
−
<!-- =============== USEFUL CATEGORIES FOLLOW ================
+
}}
−
Delete the next line ONLY if you have chosen the appropriate categories below. If you are unsure, don't worry. People will read your report and help you with the classification. -->
 
−
[[Category:New report]]
 
  
−
<!-- ==REQUEST FOR TWITTER BOT== Please leave either the New report or the Expedition planning category in as long as you work on it. This helps the twitter bot a lot with announcing the right outcome at the right moment. -->
+
{{Prize poultry
  
−
<!-- Potential categories. Please include all the ones appropriate to your expedition -->
+
    | latitude = 35
−
<!-- If this is a planning page:
+
    | longitude = -111
−
[[Category:Expedition planning]]
+
    | date = 2022-03-11
−
-->
+
    | name = [[User:Felix Dance|Felix Dance]]
 +
    | hazard = sign indicating road not suitable for driving
 +
    | image = 2022-03-11_35_-111_Felix Dance_1650350329266.jpg
  
−
<!-- If all those plans are never acted upon, change [[Category:Expedition planning]] to [[Category:Not reached - Did not attempt]]. -->
+
}}
  
−
<!-- An actual expedition:
 
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]
−
-- and one or more of --
 
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
−
[[Category:Expeditions with videos]]
 
−
[[Category:Expedition without GPS]]
 
−
-->
 
−
 
−
<!-- if you reached your coords:
 
−
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 
−
 
−
 
−
--><!-- or if you failed :(
 
 
[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
−
-- and a reason --
 
−
When there is a natural obstacle between you and the target:
 
 
[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
 
[[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
−
 
+
{{location|US|AZ|CO}}
−
When there is a man-made obstacle between you and the target:
 
−
[[Category:Not reached - No public access]]
 
−
 
 
−
When you failed get your GPS, car, bike or such to work:
 
−
[[Category:Not reached - Technology]]
 
−
   
 
−
When you went to an alternate location instead of the actual geohash:
 
−
[[Category:Not reached - Attended alternate location]]
 
−
 
 
−
(Don't forget to delete this final close comment marker) -->
 

Latest revision as of 22:42, 20 April 2022

2022-03-11 35 -111 Felix Dance 1650350351065.jpg
Fri 11 Mar 2022 in 35,-111:
35.1032277, -111.1875736
geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox


Location

Off a snowy road east of Flagstaff, AZ.

Participants

Expedition

A USA fail here. My girlfriend and I had been driving around the SW states of the US in a camper van and this looked like it could have been the first hash accessible with our van.

I was already driving out that way to check out Meteor Crater - an impact crater in Arizona. My girlfriend was not so interested in that so she stayed in Flagstaff to do some errands.

It was at this point that I realised that the hash was doable. Sadly, we'd already agreed on our reunion time and I didn't have a SIM card to change the plan (which would have been a bit of a jerk move anyway). I calculated that I could cut short my crater tour by 30 mins to investigate the hash anyway though.

So I drove towards it along the freezing highway. It'd been snowing vigorously overnight so there was a lot of that around. Beautiful scenery though.

I reached the turn-off to the hash, which incredibly luckily happened to have a 4-way freeway on/off-ramp right near it despite the general area being largely bereft of the things. I eased my dinky little camper van towards the dirt road heading to the hash. It was now only 2.5 kms to the hash. The hash itself seemed to be only about 400m from the dirt road. The terrain was free of buildings, houses, trees... anything really except snow and dirt.

BUT... the road looked pretty dodgy. It was very rough, and now also covered in about 5cm of snow. Our two-wheel-drive van would have a hard time on that surface and could easily get bogged. Add to that that the landscape was a bit undulating. I could imagine getting bogged, not being able to reverse or turn around, not having a SIM card to call my girlfriend or anyone else and just... being stuck there. In the absolute middle of nowhere.

After a half-hearted attempt at it, quietly freaking out, I reached a sign that said that the road was unmaintained and to enter at your own risk of getting completely stranded. That did it for me. I took a couple of photos and turned around back onto the highway.

I quickly and efficiently toured the Meteor Crater, drove back to meet my girlfriend in Flagstaff and was 4 minutes late.

I must also note that this was the day before one of my most spectacular geohash successes, at the Grand Canyon: 2022-03-12 36 -112

Photos

  • Turn off to the hash

  • Ominous sign

  • The hash-van

  • Meteor Crater instead of hash

Achievements

Alligator.png
 Felix Dance earned the There might be alligators! consolation prize
by being prevented from reaching the (35, -111) geohash on 2022-03-11 by an impassable and unforeseen snowy road (and probably lurking alligators).
2022-03-11 35 -111 Felix Dance 1650350329266.jpg
Ducklings.png
 Felix Dance earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize
by chickening out on the (35, -111) geohash on 2022-03-11.
2022-03-11 35 -111 Felix Dance 1650350329266.jpg
Retrieved from "https://geohashing.site/index.php?title=2022-03-11_35_-111&oldid=837156"
Powered by MediaWiki