User:Lachie

About Me

I live in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. I got into geohashing through my friends Felix, Stevage and Talex. I've only done a few so far but plan to do more, mostly on my bike.

2012 Expeditions

2012-06-30_-38_145 - On the bank of the Lang Lang River, next to farm land.
2012-11-06 -37 145 - In the rain near Kallista

2013 Expeditions

2013-01-07_-37_145 - In the middle of the Springvale Botanical Cemetery, in Melbourne's outer southeastern suburbs.
2013-01-08_-38_145 - In a paddock south of Warragul. A country town in Victoria.
2013-01-09_-37_144 - In a paddock West of Kilmore.
2013-01-10_-37_145 - In a quarry in Upper Ferntree Gully.
2013-01-11_-38_144 - In a paddock near Avalon airport.
2013-01-14_-37_144 - On The Hume Highway in Cragieburn.
2013-01-16 -38 145 - Failed: No trespassing at Bluescope steel plant in Hastings.
2013-01-31_-37_145 - In a paddock near Kinglake.
2013-02-05 -37 144 - Failed: Arrived at 00:30 the next day. In a padock near melton
2013-02-06_-37_145 - Tintern College, Ringwood East.
2013-02-08_-37_144 - Amongst trees near Gordon, Victoria.
2013-02-09_-37_144 - Very close to my house.
2013-02-17_-37_145 - On a road in Elsternwick.
2013-02-20_-37_145 - Near sugarloaf reservoir.
2013-02-20_-37_144 - Failed: In a paddock near Ballan.
2013-02-23 -37 145 - Near Lysterfield park in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
2013-03-02 -37 144 - In a paddock near Broadford.
2013-03-06 -37 144 - On a rocky hill half way between Melton and Gisborne. 2013-02-20_-38_143 - Failed: In a paddock in Collac graticule.

Fauna Collection

I've decided to keep a list of all the fauna i encounter on my geohashes. Not sure exactly how i define an encounter but seeing a cow in a paddock doesn't count, almost crashing my bike into a cow does.

Cow - On dirt road near Kinglake, I almost crashed my bike into. 2013-01-31_-37_145
Deer - On road on the way back from Kinglake, we decided not to shoot it.2013-01-31_-37_145
Kangaroo - On dirt road on Kinglake trip, we made friends hung out for a while. 2013-01-31_-37_145
Dog - Near house Barking a lot on Gordon trip 2013-02-08_-37_144
Goat - On cliff next to road near Sugarloaf Reservoir 2013-02-20_-37_145
Rabbits - On almost every trip, in particular the dead ones hanging from the fence on Kilmore 2013-01-09_-37_144
Fox(or giant killer possum) with a rabbit in its mouth in Keilor Park on the way bake from Melton 2013-02-05 -37 144
Horse - I patted a horse about 10m from the hash in Broadford 2013-03-02 -37 144
Snakes - I had to swerve to avoid running over two snakes on the Calder Freeway on the way to 2013-03-06 -37 144
Bull ant - I was rudely awoken from my nap by a bull ant on the way home from 2013-03-06 -37 144

Achievments

Lachlan Gordon and Aimee earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (-38, 145) geohash on 2012-06-30.

Felix Dance & Lachlan Gordon earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 89.7kms to the (-37, 145) geohash on 2012-11-06.

Lachlan Gordon earned the Drag-along achievement

by dragging Ed to the (-38, 144) geohash on 2013-01-11.

Lachlan Gordon earned the Consecutive geohash achievement

by reaching 5 consecutive hash points starting on 2013-01-11.

Lachlan Gordon earned the Speed racer achievement

by passing through the (-37, 144) geohash on 2013-01-14 at 80 km/hr.

Lachlan Gordon earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost reaching the (-38, 145) geohash on 2013-01-16.

Lachlan earned the Drowned Rat Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (-37, 145) geohash on 2013-01-31 despite being thoroughly wet.

Lachlan earned the Thumbs Up Geohash Honorable Mention

by hitchhiking during some part of his journey to the (-37, 145) geohash on 2013-01-31, and withstanding the Vogon poetry of the driver.

Lachie earned the Velociraptor Geohash Achievement

by reaching the (-37, 144) geohash for 2013-02-08 with highly visible raptor claw marks.

Lachie earned the Ridiculous Achievement

by doing a 280k bike ride with no planning (-37, 144) geohash on 2013-02-08.

Lachie earned the Puppet Master Couch Potato Honourable Mention Consolation Prize

by being along way from home on a geohash trip when it fell at his house so calling various people to do it for him at the (-37, 144) geohash on 2013-02-09.

Lachlan earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize

by chickening out on the (-37, 144) geohash on 2013-02-20 because Tiredness and/or dehydrations and/or poisoning.

Lachie earned the Midnight Geohash achievement

by reaching the (-37, 144) geohash on 2013-03-06 in the middle of the night.

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