Difference between revisions of "Goldendale, Washington"

Latest revision as of 02:37, 20 March 2024

Huge windmills rise from the rim of the Columbia Gorge.

The Goldendale graticule is dominated by the wheatlands of North Central Oregon and South Central Washington. It is divided, like the two states, by the dramatic Columbia River Gorge, through which Interstate 84, Washington State Highway 14, and two major railroads lines all run. Large farms intercut by deep, rugged canyons make accessible hashpoints few and far between.

Expedition History

2022-07-08 45 -120

Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 reach another hashpoint by the waste facility.

2019-08-11 45 -120

Michael5000, who can't seem to stay out of the graticule this year, visits a hashpoint by one of his favorite trails. It's the first ever expedition to one of his favorite counties!

2019-08-02 45 -120

Michael5000 returns to stop by a driveway west of Condon, Oregon.

2019-06-05 45 -120

Michael5000 finally succeeds, eight years later. This is the first successful expedition to the Oregon side in this graticule.

2013-08-09 45 -120

Michael5000 tries, tries again, and fails, fails again.

2011-07-15 45 -120

Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 fail to reach the hashpoint due to barbed-wire fencing and a highly exposed position.

2010-08-29 45 -120

Thomcat hikes up into the hills to conquer this virgin graticule, and on the Washington side of the river to boot!

2010-05-07 45 -120

Wade and Robyn get close, but not quite close enough, to a hashpoint in an agricultural field in the first recorded attempt at this graticule.

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 == Expedition History ==
+===[[2022-07-08 45 -120]]===
+[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]] reach another hashpoint by the waste facility.
+===[[2019-08-11 45 -120]]===
+[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]], who can't seem to stay out of the graticule this year, visits a hashpoint by one of his favorite trails.  It's the first ever expedition to one of his favorite counties!
+===[[2019-08-02 45 -120]]===
+[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] returns to stop by a driveway west of Condon, Oregon.
+===[[2019-06-05 45 -120]]===
+[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] finally succeeds, eight years later.  This is the first successful expedition to the Oregon side in this graticule.
+===[[2013-08-09 45 -120]]===
+[[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] tries, tries again, and fails, fails again.
 ===[[2011-07-15 45 -120]]===
 [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]] fail to reach the hashpoint due to barbed-wire fencing and a highly exposed position.
+===[[2010-08-29 45 -120]]===
+[[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] hikes up into the hills to conquer this virgin graticule, and on the Washington side of the river to boot!
 ===[[2010-05-07 45 -120]]===
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 [[User:Wade|Wade]] and [[User:Robyn|Robyn]] get close, but not quite close enough, to a hashpoint in an agricultural field in the first recorded attempt at this graticule.
-===Virgin Graticule Status===
+[[Category:Active graticules]]
-This (partly) [[Oregon]] graticule is still presumed to be "virgin."  If you have (or have previously had) a successful expedition, award yourself the [[Virgin Graticule]] achievement, and please record the graticule's deflowered state here and on the [[Oregon]] page.
-[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
 [[Category:Washington]]
 [[Category:Oregon]]
+[[Category:Unlocked graticules]]

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