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== Bio ==
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{{ASG|age=54|gender=m|lat=45|lon=-122}}
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[[Image:20019-12-27 42 -124 04.jpg|right|400px|[[Note safety orange geohashing hat, placed on Christmas list after encounter with hunters on Expedition 2.  My family is awesome.]]]]
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[[Image:20019-12-27 42 -124 04.jpg|right|400px|Note safety orange geohashing hat, placed on Christmas list after encounter with hunters on Expedition 2.  My family is awesome.]]
  
 
===Me===
 
===Me===
  
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I am a 42 year old social worker living in the [[Portland, Oregon]] graticule.  I began geohashing in October 2009, but I have been an arbitrary traveler for at least twenty years.  I have an atlas of every road I've ever traveled, an extensive [http://michael5000.blogspot.com/search/label/Counties collection of U.S. Counties], and am gradually running down each and every road of Southeast Portland.
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I live in the [[Portland, Oregon]] graticule.  As of January 18, 2024, I have launched 341 Expeditions, reaching the hashpoint 287 times.  I've set out in 94 graticules, and reached the hashpoint in 84 of them.  I've gone geohashing in:
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*34 of Oregon's 36 counties (33 with successes).
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*26 of the 50 U.S. states (24 with successes).
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*Canada, twice, but failed both times.
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*156 expeditions within my home graticule (with 135 successes).
  
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I blog a little about my exploits in arbitrary travel, but also a lot about my exploits in arbitrary book-reading, arbitrary movie-watching, and arbitrary topics such as boring postcards and flag criticism, at '''[http://michael5000.blogspot.com ''The Life & Times of Michael5000''].'''
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I like keeping track of the adventures in:  
  
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You will probably want to visit:
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*[[michael5000/maps|my Map Room]] (updated January 2024). 
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*[[michael5000/stats|Michael5000's Great Hall of Pointless Geohashing Statistics]]
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*[[michael5000/stats|my Great Hall of Pointless Geohashing Statistics]] (updated January 2024). 
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*[[michael5000/maps|Michael5000's Geohashing Map Room]]
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*[[michael5000/records|my List of Extremes -- Directional, Weather-Related, Social, Time- or Distance-Related, etc.]] (Updated in like 2014)
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*[[michael5000/trophy|my Trophy Room]] (in total disarray)
  
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===Mrs.5000===
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I aspire to the [[Graticule Hopper]] Achievement, but still have 6 graticules to go just to attempt 100; and 16 to go to succeed in 100.
  
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'''[[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]''', my helpmeet and lead co-adventurer, is an architect, bricoleur, and book artist of no little reknown.  She is thought to prefer expeditions in which there is some secondary payoff, such as exercise, attractive scenery, or burritos, but she is as game for a random road trip as the next person.  She has joined me on Expeditions #1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27.02, 28-31, 38, 41, 45, 47, & 58-69.
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I never met another geohasher at a hashpoint until my 158th Expedition. I've never met another geohasher that I didn't already know from non-geohashing life, although there have been close calls, and on several occasions I have found or left evidence for other hashers.
  
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===Other Humans===
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See also:
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[[Image:CBear.JPG|right|250px]]
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*[[Michael5000's Top Ten (Fake) Rejected Achievement Proposals]]
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'''Niece #1''' joined us for Expedition #4 and was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #15a.
 
  
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'''Rebel''' joined us for Expedition #15.
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==2024==
  
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'''Sarah''' joined me for doomed Expedition #17.
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'''[[2024-01-18 45 -122]] -- On the sidewalk of NE Dekum Street, by Woodlawn Park. '''
  
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'''BigBrother5000''' joined us for doomed Expedition #30.
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==2023==
  
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'''A Really Nice Guy and his son''' saved our sorry stranded asses in doomed Expedition #60.
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'''Christmas Trip 2023'''
  
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And it would be churlish not to mention '''[[User:Robyn|Robyn]]''', the human who introduced me to the pursuit and who is my geohashing hero and geohashing spiritual counselor.
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'''[[2023-12-31 45 -120]] -- Near the dump, again, in Gilliam County Success!<br/>
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'''[[2023-12-28 42 -114]] -- Just off the entrance to Lud Drexler Park, south of Twin Falls, Idaho. ''' Success!<br/>
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'''[[2023-12-28 39 -111]] -- In a valley northeast of Gunnison, Utah. ''' Success!<br/>
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'''[[2023-12-27 39 -111]] -- A few miles west of Ferron, Utah. '''  Thwarted!<br/>
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'''[[2023-12-27 39 -109]] -- A short climb off a BLM road, south of I-70 in Utah. ''' Success!<br/>
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'''[[2023-12-20 44 -117]] -- Off of Oregon Highway 203, northeast of Baker City. ''' Success!<br/>
  
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===Hashscot===
 
  
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'''Cinnamon Bear''', my [[hashscot]], is a 35 year old North American brown bear.  He has many years of experience as a travel mascot.  He has traveled in 44 U.S. states as well as England and Wales, and has been to Hadrian's Wall, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other well-known sites.  He has been to the top of the highest mountain in New Jersey (with me) and to the tops of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Washington's Mt. Saint Helens (without me).
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'''[[2023-12-10 44 -123]] -- In an assisted living complex in South Albany.   Thwarted!<br/>
  
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Cinnamon Bear has been along for Expeditions #2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18-22, 25, 26, 28-39, 41, 48, 51, 54, 55, & 57-70.
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'''Business and Adventure Trip 2023'''
  
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==Recent Expeditions==
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'''333. [[2023-10-14 42 -119]] -- In sagebrush north of Plush.''' Success!<br/>
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'''332. [[2023-10-14 41 -117]] -- In sagebrush in northwestern Nevada.''' Success!<br/>
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'''331. [[2023-10-14 40 -116]] -- Watching the eclipse in sagebrush near Battle Mountain.''' Success!<br/>
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'''330. [[2023-10-13 40 -111]] -- In a gated rural neighborhood southeast of Salt Lake City.'''  Thwarted!<br/>
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'''329. [[2023-10-13 39 -111]] -- In the entrance to a power plant.'''  Thwarted!<br/>
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'''328. [[2023-10-12 38 -113]] -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada, at nightfall.''' Success!<br/>
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'''327. [[2023-10-12 37 -113]] -- In a dune buggy park outside of St George, Utah.''' Success!<br/>
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'''326. [[2023-10-09 36 -116]] -- In sagebrush near Death Valley.''' Success!<br/>
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'''325. [[2023-10-09 37 -117]] -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada.''' Success!<br/>
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'''324. [[2023-10-08 39 -119]] -- In the Reno suburbs, with horses.''' Success!<br/>
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'''323. [[2023-10-08 40 -120]] -- A bike ride down the canyon in Susanville.''' Success!<br/>
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'''322. [[2023-10-07 43 -121]] -- A walk in the woods southwest of Bend.''' Success!<br/>
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'''321. [[2023-09-30 44 -122]] -- In an assisted living campus in Sublimity.''' Success!
  
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===70.[[2011-07-27 45 -122]] Near Highway 99E between Milwaukie and Gladstone.===
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'''320. [[2023-09-25 38 -77]] -- In Prince William Park, south of Washington D.C.''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Success!
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'''319. [[2023-09-20 36 -80]] -- On a little road southeast of Hillsville, in Carroll County, Virginia.''' Success!  
  
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===69.[[2011-07-24 45 -123]] Between Cannon Beach and Seaside.===
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'''318. [[2023-09-18 38 -77]] -- Off Leigh Mill Road, in a wealthy suburb in Fairfax County. ''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Thwarted
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'''317. [[2023-09-17 39 -77]] -- A drive-thru lane at a bank in Martinsburg, West Virginia.''' Success!
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*Candida Nashe joins us!
 
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*50th Oregon Expedition!
 
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*Only my second McMinnville graticule Expedition.
 
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*July 2011 becomes my month with the most geohashes (13) and by FAR the most failures (7, with the previous record being 2).
 
  
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===68.[[2011-07-23 45 -122]] Off of Springville Road in Northwest Portland.===
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'''316. [[2023-09-03 45 -122]] -- Off 209th Avenue west of Aloha. ''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Thwarted
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'''315. [[2023-08-27 45 -122]] -- Near a "parking area" in Washington Park. ''' Thwarted!
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*Candida Nashe joins us!
 
  
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===67.[[2011-07-21 46 -121]] Near White Pass in the Washington Cascades.===
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'''314. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- On State Street in the countryside east of Salem.''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Success!
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'''313. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- In the woods east of Lincoln City. ''' Thwarted!
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*First Expedition to Yakima County
 
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*First Expedition (by me) to the Mt. Rainier graticule.
 
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*Second successful expedition (by anyone) in the graticule.
 
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*(Self-Awarded) Honorable Mention for [[Endurance Geohashing]]
 
  
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{{Minesweeper geohash
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'''312. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- In the woods north of Klootchy Creek County Park.''' Success!
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===66.[[2011-07-19 46 -117]] In a canyon west of Asotin, Washington.===
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'''311. [[2023-08-19 45 -122]] -- In the woods northwest of Columbia City.''' Thwarted!
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*First attempt (by anyone) at the Pullman graticule.
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===65.[[2011-07-19 45 -118]] On a ridge above the Grande Ronde River near La Grande.===
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'''310. [[2023-07-30 44 -123]] -- In a park off the Siletz Highway.''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Thwarted.
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'''309. [[2023-07-25 45 -122]] -- In a yard on NE Going Street.''' Success!
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*First attempt (by anyone) at the Pendleton graticule.
 
  
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===64.[[2011-07-18 45 -117]] On the Union Pacific Railroad south of Union, Oregon.===
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'''308. [[2023-07-20 45 -122]] -- By an odd hole-thing off of SE 75th northwest of Clackamas Town Center.''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Success!
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'''307. [[2023-07-18 45 -122]] -- On the side of Oregon 224 a few miles north of Estacada.''' Success!
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*First attempt (by anyone) at the Enterprise graticule.
 
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*Three virgin graticules in three days!
 
  
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'''306. [[2023-07-16 45 -122]] -- In North Kerby Avenue, near Fremont.''' Success!
  
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'''305. [[2023-07-09 45 -121]] -- Evidence of those who had come before in Skamania County.''' Success!
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    | date = 2011-07-18
 
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    | description = visiting the hash situating on the railway.
 
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| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 
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'''304. [[2023-06-29 45 -122]] -- Another run in the Hockinson neighborhood.''' Success!
  
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===63.[[2011-07-17 43 -117]] In desert hills east of Juntura, Oregon===
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'''303. [[2023-06-27 40 -74]] -- New Jersey!''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Success!
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'''302. [[2023-06-17 45 -122]] -- Near Kalama for the Reverse Regional, with Mrs.5000.''' Success!
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*First attempt (by anyone) at the Vale graticule.
 
  
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{{Virgin graticule
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'''301. [[2023-06-16 46 -122]] -- To a roadside outside Toutle, in a new car.''' Success!
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| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 
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'''300. [[2023-05-14 45 -122]] -- The Crown Zellerbach Power Ditch! in Camas.''' Success!
  
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{{Multihash2
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'''299. [[2023-05-12 45 -122]] -- Behind a gate off of Washington 503.''' Thwarted!
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| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 
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===62.[[2011-07-17 43 -118]] A few miles east of US-395 in the Malheur National Forest.===
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'''298. [[2023-05-09 45 -122]] -- On a suburban street near the Washington end of the Glen Jackson Bridge.''' Success!
  
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*Expedition Success!
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'''297. [[2023-05-06 46 -122]] -- By the rail grade behind a dairy in Chehalis.''' Success!
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*First attempt (by anyone) at the Buchanen graticule.
 
  
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{{Virgin graticule
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===61.[[2011-07-16 44 -118]] In agricultural land between John Day and Prairie City.===
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'''Spring Break 2023'''
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*Expedition Thwarted
 
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*First attempt (by anyone) at the Prairie City graticule.
 
  
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===60.[[2011-07-16 44 -119]] Deep in the Ochoco Mountains.===
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'''296. [[2023-05-01 45 -119]] -- In brush near a truckstop on I-84 in Morrow County, by moving van.''' Success!<br/>
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*Expedition Thwarted
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'''295. [[2023-04-30 44 -117]] -- On the Idaho bank of the Snake River.''' Thwarted!<br/>
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*First attempt (by anyone) at the Kimberly graticule.
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'''294. [[2023-04-29 42 -117]] -- South of Jordan Valley.''' Success!<br/>
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*Most laborious and difficult car-based geohash to date.
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'''293. [[2023-04-29 42 -118]] -- In the sagebrush of Malheur County.''' Success!<br/>
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'''292. [[2023-04-28 43 -119]] -- In the sagebrush of Harney County.''' Success!<br/>
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'''291. [[2023-04-28 44 -121]] -- At the base of Black Butte.''' Success!<br/>
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'''290. [[2023-04-28 44 -122]] -- Climbing a hill outside of Sweet Home.''' Success!<br/>
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{{Train wreck
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'''289. [[2023-04-23 45 -122]] -- The Columbia River Trail with Frogman and Higgs.''' Success!
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===59.[[2011-07-15 44 -120]] Rural Wheeler County.===
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'''288. [[2023-03-26 43 -123]] -- Stopping near Roseburg to break up a trip.''' Success!
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*Expedition Success!
 
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*First Successful Eastern Oregon Expedition
 
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*Second Successful hash of graticule
 
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*First Successful Wheeler County Expedition
 
  
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===58.[[2011-07-15 45 -120]] Off I-84 near Arlington.===
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'''287. [[2023-03-12 47 -122]] -- Northwest of Olympia with [[user:Heatherbee|Heatherbee]]!''' Success!
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*Expedition Thwarted
 
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*First attempt at Goldendale graticule
 
  
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===57. [[2011-07-04 45 -122]] In Sellwood.===
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'''286. [[2023-02-19 45 -122]] -- Visiting Tualatin Nature Park and leaving with dry feet.''' Success!
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*Expedition Success!  Kind of!
 
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*Independence Day Hash!
 
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*Unusually uninteresting expedition!
 
  
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===56. [[2011-06-17 45 -122]] On Marine Drive, just east of Portland International Airport.===
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'''285. [[2023-02-11 45 -122]] -- Following a path to a construction pad in the 'Couv.''' Success!
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*Expedition Success!
 
  
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'''284. [[2023-02-05 45 -122]] -- Bussing and running to a street in deep Southeast.''' Success!
  
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===55. [[2011-05-29 45 -122]] In a powerline right-of-way off of Skyline Drive.===
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'''283. [[2023-01-28 45 -123]] -- Revisiting [[2019-02-03 45 -123]].''' But thwarted.
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*Expedition Success!
 
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*Somewhat reckless Bushwhacking!
 
  
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'''282. [[2023-01-13 36 -121]] -- At the Pebble Beach resort.  ''' Success!
 
   
 
   
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===54. [[2011-05-22 45 -122]] The I-205 median four miles into Washington.===
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'''281. [[2023-01-10 37 -122]] -- Daly City, on San Francisco's BART system. ''' Success!
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*Expedition Success!
 
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*10th Clark County Expedition!
 
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*Mild recklessness!
 
  
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===53. [[2011-05-07 45 -122]] A suburban street in Southwest Portland.===
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==The 2022 Adventures==
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*Expedition Success!
 
  
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===52. [[2011-04-27 45 -122]] A sidewalk in The 'Couv.===
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'''280. [[2022-11-28 42 -96]] -- North Sioux City, South Dakota.  ''' Success!
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*Expedition Success!
 
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*The Curse of Wednesday is broken; I'm now 1-4 for Wednesday Expeditions!
 
  
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===51. [[2011-04-21 45 -122]] The middle of a street in Happy Valley.===
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'''279. [[2022-11-23 39 -108]] -- A neighborhood in Grand Junction, Colorado. ''' Success!
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*Expedition Success!
 
  
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===50. [[2011-03-18 45 -122]] Industrial site south of Foster Road.===
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'''278. [[2022-11-11 45 -122]] -- Return to Tryon Creek Park, by bicycle. ''' Success!
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*Expedition fail: private property, bashfullness.
 
  
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===49. [[2011-03-09 45 -122]] Residential neighborhood north of the Columbia.===
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'''277. [[2022-10-23 45 -122]] -- Running, more or less, in the Hockinson neighborhood northeast of Vancouver. ''' Success!
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*First failure after 18-Expedition winning streak.
 
  
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'''276. [[2022-10-16 33 -112]] -- Ankle deep in the Salt River, Phoenix, Arizona.  ''' Success!
  
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===48. [[2011-02-26 45 -122]] On the Columbia River Bike Path.===
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'''275. [[2022-10-15 36 -114]] -- A gated community in Henderson, Nevada.  ''' Thwarted! by gates.
  
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'''274. [[2022-10-14 45 -122]] -- A residential street in the Brooklyn neighborhood.  ''' Success!
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'''273. [[2022-10-06 45 -122]] -- Hayden Island.  ''' Success!
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'''272. [[2022-09-26 45 -122]] -- The Neighbors Park housing project, in Gresham.  ''' Success!
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===47. [[2011-02-04 45 -122]] Just off Hwy 26 near Tanisbourne.===
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'''271. [[2022-08-28 44 -122]] -- Northeast of Scio, Oregon. ''' Success!
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*Geohashing Synergy: Shoe Shopping!
 
  
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===46. [[2011-01-10 45 -122]] Somebody's yard in Irvington.===
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'''270. [[2022-08-20 44 -122]] -- In the forest northeast of Lyons.  ''' Twarted! by forest recovery.
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*First Expedition of 2011!
 
  
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==Late 2010 (Expeditions #39-45)==
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'''269. [[2022-08-17 45 -122]] -- Off of Lower Boones Ferry Road.  ''' Success!
  
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'''45. [[2010-12-24 43 -124]] In a tidal flat just off of East Bay Drive.'''
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'''268. [[2022-08-08 45 -122]] -- In Gladstone, in a party four strong. ''' Success!
  
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*First successful expedition (for anyone) in the Coos Bay graticule!
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'''267. [[2022-07-26 45 -122]] -- On 31st Avenue in Eastmoreland.  ''' Success!
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*Sixth (6th) Virgin graticule!
 
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*First successful expedition (for anyone) in Coos County!
 
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*Christmas Eve geohash!
 
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*Muddy!
 
  
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{{Virgin graticule
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'''266. [[2022-07-24 46 -123]] -- In Altrusa Park, in a residential development west of Longview. ''' Success!
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'''44. [[2010-12-12 45 -122]] In an empty lot by the railroad corridor in Milwaukie.'''
 
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*Geohashing Synergy: This one was attached to a run in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
 
  
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'''43. [[2010-12-06 45 -122]] In Happy Valley, off of Sunnyside Road.'''
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'''July Hashtrip 2022'''
  
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'''265. [[2022-07-08 45 -121]] -- In a motel parking lot in The Dalles. ''' Success!
  
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'''42. [[2010-11-11 45 -122]] Near LaCamas Lake, north of Camas.'''
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'''264. [[2022-07-08 44 -121]] -- Near a solar field on Elbe Road, northwest of Metolius. ''' Success!
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*Veteran's Day Hash
 
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*Geohashing Synergy: Bike ride around the lake.
 
  
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'''263. [[2022-07-08 44 -120]] -- On a little hill off of Burnt Ridge Road, northwest of Mitchell. ''' Success!
  
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'''41. [[2010-10-31 45 -122]] Under a tree at SE 40th and Woodstock. '''
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'''262. [[2022-07-08 45 -120]] -- just south of the big waste facility in Gilliam County. ''' Success!
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*Visited at the end of a weekend road trip.
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'''261. [[2022-07-06 46 -119]] -- On the playing fields of Chiawana High School, in Pasco, Washington.''' Success!
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'''260. [[2022-07-06 47 -121]] -- Off I-90 near the Kachess Dam, near Snoqualmie Pass.''' Success!
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'''259. [[2022-07-06 47 -122]] -- In a powerline park in Auburn, Washington.''' Success!
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{{Hashiversary
 
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'''258. [[2022-07-01 45 -122]] -- At an elementary school in Clackamas.''' Success!
  
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'''40. [[2010-10-07 45 -122]] Somebody's house, in Irvington.'''
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'''257. [[2022-07-01 45 -121]] -- Along Highway 35, by the East Fork Hood River.''' Success!
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*Another completely unremarkable Expedition!
 
  
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'''256. [[2022-06-19 45 -122]] -- Burbclaves.''' Thwarted
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{{Two to the N achievement
  
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'''39. [[2010-09-24 45 -122]] Somebody's driveway, in Sellwood.'''
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*A completely unremarkable Expedition!
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    | latitude = 45
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    | name = Michael5000
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==The Belle Epoch: July & August 2010 (Expeditions #23-38)==
 
 
   
 
   
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'''38. [[2010-08-31 45 -124]] On a hilltop near the ocean in the Siuslaw National Forest. '''
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'''255. [[2022-06-19 46 -122]] -- Camus Road and the World's Largest Egg.''' Success!
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*First documented Expedition in the almost entirely landless [[North Lincoln City, Oregon]] graticule (by anyone).
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{{Virgin graticule  
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'''254. [[2022-06-11 46 -123]] -- The conquest of Wahkiakum County.''' Success!
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'''253. [[2022-06-11 46 -122]] -- In the woods south of Toutle.''' Success!
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'''252. [[2022-06-10 45 -122]] -- Getting very wet in North Portland.''' Success!
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'''251. [[2022-05-25 39 -86]] -- With Hope in the Saddle Club development near Franklin, Indiana.''' Success!
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'''250. [[2022-05-25 38 -86]] -- Off the West Vincennes Trail in Washington County, Indiana.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''249. [[2022-05-23 39 -82]] -- Morgan County, Ohio.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''248. [[2022-05-20 42 -85]] -- South of Paw Paw, Michigan.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''247. [[2022-05-16 45 -122]] -- The Edgefield Hotel, with Mrs.5000.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''246. [[2022-05-15 45 -122]] -- Visiting Tigard with Madeleine.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''245. [[2022-05-14 46 -122]] -- Day trip to Castle Rock.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''244. [[2022-05-09 44 -123]] -- Day trip to Eugene.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''243. [[2022-05-03 45 -122]] -- In Gresham, with the Frogman.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''242. [[2022-04-06 45 -121]] -- On the shoulder of US 26, on the shoulder of Mt. Hood.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''241. [[2022-03-29 45 -122]] -- To an intersection south of Sherwood.  Then to a pub!''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''240. [[2022-03-24 45 -122]] -- Somebody's side yard close to NIKE, in Beaverton.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''239. [[2022-02-27 44 -123]] -- The side of the road outside of Dallas.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''238. [[2022-02-27 43 -123]] -- In the woods south of Veneta.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''237. [[2022-02-26 45 -122]] -- A driveway in Beaverton.''' Thwarted by timing.
 +
 
 +
'''236. [[2022-02-25 44 -123]] -- In a marsh near Fern Ridge Reservoir.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''235. [[2022-02-20 45 -122]] -- On a vacant lot in Beaverton.''' Boring success!
 +
 
 +
'''234. [[2022-02-19 46 -123]] -- On the beach near Astoria, laboriously.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''233. [[2022-02-19 46 -122]] -- In Longview.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
* Expeditions #231 and #232 are out of sequence.  Long story.  See 2012.
 +
 
 +
'''230. [[2022-02-08 45 -122]] -- In the middle of 162nd Street, Vancouver.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''229. [[2022-01-20 43 -123]] -- On the shoulder of Oregon Highway 42, at speed.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''228. [[2021-11-28 45 -122]] -- On the shoulder of U.S. Highway 30, fully stopped.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
==2019 Expeditions (Expeditions #201-227)==
 +
 
 +
===The Lost Southeastern Trio===
 +
 
 +
'''227. [[2019-09-12 33 -83]] -- Southeast Clarke Park: Athens, Georgia, Inside Out.'''
 +
 
 +
'''226. [[2019-09-11 31 -81]] -- Rye Patch Road, Long County, Georgia, because Southern placenames are awesome.'''
 +
 
 +
'''225. [[2019-09-08 36 -84]] -- Claxton Elementary School, Clinton, Tennessee.'''
 +
 
 +
===The Rest of 2019===
 +
 
 +
'''224. [[2019-08-11 45 -120]] -- Just off of the Deschutes Canyon Trail at the confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''223. [[2019-08-04 45 -121]] -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, in an attempt to claim the The Dalles graticule portion of Multnomah County.''' Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
'''222. [[2019-08-03 45 -119]] -- In the woods west of Ukiah.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''221. [[2019-08-03 45 -118]] -- In the woods south of LaGrande.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
{{Multihash2
 +
 
 +
    | date = 2019-08-03
 +
    | count = 2
 +
    | name = [[user:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''220. [[2019-08-02 45 -120]] -- A long drive to Gilliam County.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''219. [[2019-08-02 45 -122]] -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods southeast of Portland.''' Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
'''218. [[2019-06-28 43 -122]] -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, to claim the Oakridge graticule.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
'''217. [[2019-06-13 46 -122]] -- To Trojan Park, for Columbia County and glory.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
{{Formal attire
 +
 
 +
    | latitude = 46
 +
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | date = 2019-06-13
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
    | image = 2019-06-13 46 -122 me.jpg
  
−
| latitude = 45
 
−
| longitude = -124
 
−
| date = 2010-08-31
 
−
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 
−
| image = 2010-08-31 45 -124 Triumph.jpg
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
*First Lincoln County Expedition!
+
'''216. [[2019-06-05 45 -120]] -- Out to the dump in Gilliam County.'''  Success!
−
*FINALLY A TUESDAY GEOHASH!
+
 
−
*Fifth Virgin graticule deflowered!
+
'''215. [[2019-06-05 45 -121]] -- Visiting the Dalles on the way to and from Expedition #216.'''  Success!
−
*25th Oregon Geohash!
+
 
−
   
+
{{Multihash2
−
--
+
 
 +
    | date = 2019-06-05
 +
    | count = 2
 +
    | name = [[user:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''214. [[2019-05-28 45 -122]] -- Driving to a spot near work during lunch.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''213. [[2019-05-25 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Tryon Creek State Park.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''212. [[2019-05-13 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Woodburn.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''211. [[2019-05-11 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Vancouver.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''210. [[2019-04-25 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in North Portland.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''209. [[2019-03-24 44 -123]] -- In West Salem, on the way home from Eastern Oregon.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''208. [[2019-03-23 42 -120]] -- In the snow near Lakeview, Oregon.'''  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''207. [[2019-03-23 43 -120]] -- Near the Christmas Valley Highway in Eastern Oregon.''' Success!
 +
 
 +
{{Multihash2
 +
 
 +
    | date = 2019-03-23
 +
    | count = 2
 +
    | name = [[user:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
 
 +
}}
  
−
'''37. [[2010-08-29 45 -123]] In the woods northwest of Vernonia.'''
+
'''206. [[2019-03-22 44 -120]] -- Thwarted by snow and careless planning in Crook County.'''
−
*My first Expedition to the [[McMinnville, Oregon]] graticule!
 
−
*First Columbia County Expedition!
 
  
−
'''36. [[2010-08-29 46 -123]] In the Capital State Forest, twelve miles WSW of Olympia, Washington.'''
+
'''205. [[2019-03-16 45 -122]] -- I went up a hill east of Newberg, west of Wilsonville.''' Success!
−
*First Thurston County Expedition!
 
−
*First Washington-side expedition to the [[Astoria, Oregon]] graticule (for anyone).
 
  
−
'''35. [[2010-08-29 46 -124]] A vacant lot in Ocean Shores, Washington.'''
+
'''204. [[2019-03-10 45 -122]] -- Going for a run in Clark County.''' Success!
  
−
*First Grays Harbor County Expedition.
+
'''203. [[2019-02-24 45 -122]] -- Going for another winter run across the city.'''  Success!
−
*First documented Expedition in [[Ocean Shores, Washington]] graticule (by anyone).
 
−
{{Virgin graticule
 
  
−
| latitude = 46
+
{{Walk geohash
−
| longitude = -124
+
| latitude = 45
−
| date = 2010-08-29
+
| longitude = -122
−
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]  
+
| date = 2019-02-24
 +
| name = [[User:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
| distance = 9.19 miles running, .8 walking
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
'''Second Consecutive Triple Hash: all three 2010-08-29 Expeditions Succeeded!'''
+
'''202. [[2019-02-09 45 -122]] -- Going for a winter run across the city.''' Success!
−
{{Multihash2 | count = 3 | date = 2010-08-29 | name = Michael5000}}
 
  
−
*August 2010 will likely never be equaled, geohashingwise.
+
{{Walk geohash
 +
| latitude = 45
 +
| longitude = -122
 +
| date = 2019-02-09
 +
| name = [[User:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
| distance = 9.03 miles
 +
}}
  
 +
'''201. [[2019-02-03 45 -123]] -- Going for a run in rural Yamhill County.'''  Success!
  
−
'''34. [[2010-08-28 47 -123]] In light forest near the Matlock-Brady Road, fifteen miles west of Shelton, Washington.'''
+
{{Regional geohashing
−
*First Mason County Expedition.
+
| name = Michael5000
−
*First expedition to the [[Olympic National Park, Washington]] graticule (for me); second successful Expedition (for anyone).
+
| region = Yamhill County, Oregon
 +
| count = 2
 +
| image = M5KYamhill County.jpg
 +
}}
  
−
'''33. [[2010-08-28 47 -122]] Off a residential street in Parkland, south of Tacoma.'''
+
==2018 Expeditions (Expeditions #197-200)==
−
*First Pierce County Expedition!
 
−
*First '''running''' Expedition!
 
−
*The [[Seattle, Washington]] graticule becomes the first besides Portland that I've made three Expeditions in.
 
  
−
'''32. [[2010-08-28 46 -123]] In Clatsop State Forest, roughly 10 miles west of Clatskanie, Oregon.'''
+
'''200. [[2018-12-15 44 -122]] -- A post-run drive in Marion County farmland.''' Success!
  
−
{{mnimb geohash
+
{{Two to the N achievement
−
| latitude = 46
+
 
−
| longitude = -123
+
    | count = 7.64385618978
−
| date = 2010-08-28
+
    | date = 2018-12-15
 +
    | latitude = 44
 +
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''199. [[2018-11-24 39 -108]] -- Taking out the Trash in Fruita, Colorado.'''  Success!
 +
{{Geotrash
 +
 
 +
| latitude = 39
 +
| longitude = -108
 +
| date = 2018-11-24
 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
| image = 2018-11-24 39 -108 Trash.jpeg
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
*First Clatsop County Expedition
+
'''198. [[2018-10-27 46 -118]] -- A little detour in the Eastern Washington wheatlands.'''  Success!
−
*First expedition to the [[Astoria, Oregon]] graticule (for me); third successful Expedition (for anyone)
 
  
−
'''All three 2010-08-28 Expeditions Succeeded!'''
+
'''197. [[2018-08-26 45 -119]] -- Showing up too late for a garage sale in Umatilla.''' Success!
−
{{Multihash2 | count = 3 | date = 2010-08-28 | name = Michael5000}}
 
  
−
*First Geohashing adventure involving use of a ferry.
+
==2016 and 2017 Expeditions==
−
*August 2010 is now easily my month with the most Expeditions and the most successful Expeditions.
 
  
−
'''31. [[2010-08-16 42 -122]] In the forested hills south of Ashland, Oregon.'''
+
As far as I can remember, there weren't any.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
Before I gave up geohashing for good for the second time, my record-keeping tailed off for about a year and a half.  In November 2018, I rediscovered expeditions 185-197, which had not been listed on this page.  Expeditions 187 and 188 had never even been written up at the time, but were recoverable from old emails.
  
−
*First documented successful Expedition in [[Medford, Oregon]] graticule (by anyone).
+
If there was any geohashing during the 1008 days between November 22, 2015 and August 26, 2018, I haven't remembered it yet.
−
{{Virgin graticule
 
  
−
| latitude = 42
+
==2015 Expeditions (Expeditions #187-196)==
−
| longitude = -122  
+
 
−
| date = 2010-08-16
+
196. [[2015-11-22 45 -122]] -- Stopping by a park in Southwest Portland. Success!
−
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]  
+
 
 +
195. [[2015-10-18 45 -122]] -- A visit to the St. John's Bridge. Success!
 +
 
 +
194. [[2015-09-25 45 -122]] -- Visiting a little park near Newberg. Success!
 +
{{Multihash2
 +
 
 +
    | date = 2015-09-25
 +
    | count = 2
 +
    | name = [[user:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
193. [[2015-09-25 46 -122]] -- Visiting a church in Castle Rock. Success!
 +
{{holy hash
 +
 
 +
    | latitude = 46
 +
    | longitude = -122  
 +
    | date = 2015-09-25
 +
    | name = [[user:michael5000|Michael5000]]
 +
    | description = The Rock Church
 +
    | image = 2015-09-25 46 -122 church.JPG 
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
192. [[2015-09-03 45 -122]] -- Running to a hashpoint a few miles from home.  Success!
 +
 
 +
191. [[2015-07-21 45 -122]] -- A schoolyard by Rocky Butte. Twarted.
 +
 
 +
190. [[2015-06-21 45 -122]] -- Running by a hashpoint in East County.  Success!
 +
 
 +
189. [[2015-05-23 45 -122]] -- In the Beaverton Bed, Bath, and Beyond.  Success!
 +
 
 +
188. [[2015-04-03 49 -122]] -- Breakdown in rural British Columbia. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
187. [[2015-04-02 49 -123]] -- With Jennifer near the UBC campus.  Thwarted.
 +
*First Attempt in B.C. and in Canada.
 +
 
 +
==2014 Expeditions (Expeditions #154-186)==
 +
 
 +
186. [[2014-12-01 38 -109]] -- Up a canyon in eastern Utah.  Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Utah!
 +
{{Graticule unlocked
 +
| latitude = 38
 +
| longitude = -109
 +
| date = 2014-12-01
 +
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 +
| image = 2014-12-01 38 -109 bear.jpg
 
}}
 
}}
−
:Seven Oregon graticules attempted; six successful.
 
−
*The Medford graticule is only the third that I've launched more than one Expedition on.
 
−
*Jackson County becomes my fourth most geohashed county.
 
−
*August 2010 is now tied for most Expeditions (5) and is the month with with the most ''successful'' Expeditons (4)!
 
−
:
 
−
::
 
  
−
'''30. [[2010-08-14 42 -122]] In the forest west of I-5, south of Ashland.'''
+
185. [[2014-11-23 45 -122]] -- Getting some exercise down in Tualitan. Success!
  
−
Expedition Failed.
+
184. [[2014-11-12 45 -122]] -- A tire shop on 82nd.  Success!
  
−
*First documented Expedition in [[Medford, Oregon]] graticule (by anyone).
+
183. [[2014-11-05 45 -122]] -- An apartment complex in Hillsboro. Success!
−
:Seven Oregon graticules attempted; five successful.
 
−
*First three-in-a-row days of attempted geohashing.
 
  
 +
182. [[2014-09-14 45 -122]] -- Stopping by a high school on the east side of Vancouver.  Success!
  
−
'''29. [[2010-08-13 42 -121]] In National Forest land east of Chiloquin, Oregon.'''
+
181. [[2014-09-06 45 -122]] -- Grocery shopping in Vancouver, Washington. Success!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
180. [[2014-08-24 45 -123]] -- At a pretty tree out by North Plains.  Success!
  
−
*First ever geohash of [[Klamath Falls, Oregon]] graticule (by anyone).
+
179. [[2014-07-25 35 -102]] -- By the side of the road in Deaf Smith County, Texas. Success!
−
{{Virgin graticule
 
  
−
| latitude = 42
+
178. [[2014-07-25 34 -101]] -- By a cornfield outside of Plainview, Texas. Success!
−
| longitude = -121
+
{{Multihash2 | count = 2 | date = 2014-07-25 | name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]}}
−
| date = 2010-08-13
 
−
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 
−
}}
 
−
::Six Oregon graticules attempted; five successful.
 
−
*First Klamath County Expedition.
 
−
::Eight Oregon counties attempted; seven successful.
 
−
*Birthday Geohash!
 
−
{{Birthday geohash
 
−
| latitude = 42
 
−
| longitude = -121
 
−
| date = 2010-08-13
 
−
| pronoun = his
 
−
| number = 42nd
 
−
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
 
−
}}
 
−
*First Successful pair of Expeditions on consecutive days.
 
  
−
'''28. [[2010-08-12 42 -123]] In the hills south of the Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon.'''
+
177. [[2014-07-23 32 -97]] -- Hanging out with a horse north of Fort Worth, Texas. Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Texas!
 +
{{Multihash2 | count = 2 | date = 2014-07-23 | name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]}}
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
176. [[2014-07-23 33 -96]] -- A casino parking lot in Durant, Oklahoma.  Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Oklahoma!
  
−
*Second ever geohash of [[Grants Pass, Oregon]] graticule (by anyone).
+
175. [[2014-07-20 39 -98]] -- A long, long drive to Downs, Kansas. Success!
−
::Five Oregon graticules attempted; four successful.
+
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Kansas!
−
*First Jackson County Expedition.
+
{{Graticule unlocked
−
::Seven Oregon counties attempted; six successful.
 
−
*Thursday still can't lose: 4-0 on Thursday expeditions.
 
  
−
'''27. [[2010-08-05 45 -122]] I84W to I5N Ramp, Central Portland.'''
+
    | latitude = 39
 +
    | longitude = -98
 +
    | date = 2014-07-20
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
    | image =
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
}}
  
−
*First Geohash at two levels of altitude -- possibly for anyone.
+
174. [[2014-06-29 45 -122]] -- With Jennifer in Washougal, Washington. Success!
−
*Proposed [[Over and Under Geohash Achievement]] based on this Expedition.
 
−
*First Expedition that would have happened even if I hadn't known about the hashpoint.
 
−
*Bicycle Geohash: 6.45 miles.
 
−
*Geohashing Synergy: Burritos for dinner!
 
  
−
{{Ribbon
+
173. [[2014-06-22 45 -122]] -- In the fenced compound of a commercial arborist in Newberg.  Thwarted. 
−
|color  = red
+
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Yamhill County!
−
|icon  = Bridge.png
 
−
|user  = User:Michael5000|Michael5000
 
−
|achievement = [[Cross that bridge achievement]]
 
−
|action = reaching the [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=45&long=-122&date=2010-08-05 (45, -122) geohash] on [[2010-08-05 45 -122|2010-08-05]], which was situated on a bridge
 
−
|category = Cross that bridge achievement
 
−
}}
 
  
−
{{Easy_geohash
+
172. [[2014-06-22 45 -123]] -- In dunes south of Cape Lookout, near Pacific City. Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Tillamook County!
  
−
| latitude = 45  
+
171. [[2014-06-20 45 -122]] -- In the parking lot of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Success!
−
| longitude = -122  
 
−
| date = 2010-08-05
 
−
| name = Michael5000
 
−
}}
 
  
−
{{gratuitous ribbon
+
{{Walk geohash
−
| icon = Over_and_Under.png‎
 
 
| latitude = 45
 
| latitude = 45
 
| longitude = -122
 
| longitude = -122
−
| date = 2010-08-05
+
| date = 2014-06-20
−
| achievement = The [[Over and Under Geohash Achievement|Over and Under Achievement]]
 
−
| description = reaching the same hashpoint at two different elevations
 
 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
 
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]]
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
170. [[2014-06-16 45 -122]] -- On a steep hillside off of Highway 14 near Skamania, Washington. Success!
 +
* Michael5000's first Expedition to Skamania County!
 +
 +
169. [[2014-06-15 45 -122]] -- On a hillside just to the north of St. Helens, Oregon.  Success!
 +
* Third Expedition with the Frogman!
 +
* Third Expedition to Columbia County!
 +
* Intersection of Columbia County and the Portland graticule.
 +
 +
168. [[2014-06-03 45 -122]] -- In a large vacant lot in Gresham.  Success!
 +
 +
167. [[2014-05-31 44 -123]] -- The front yard of a vacant house in Dallas.  Success!
 +
* First Expedition to Polk County
 +
 +
166. [[2014-05-24 45 -122]] -- In woods just off of Canyon Creek Road, in Wilsonville.  Success!
 +
 +
165. [[2014-05-20 45 -122]] -- On the side of a road towards the back of the Zoo.  Success!
 +
 +
164. [[2014-05-08 45 -122]] -- In a backyard between Boston and Omaha Avenues in North Portland.  Success!
 
   
 
   
−
   
+
163. [[2014-04-23 45 -122]] -- On SE Ramona Street, off of Foster Boulevard. Success!
 +
 
 +
162. [[2014-04-19 45 -122]] -- The Smith and Bybee Lakes natural area in North Portland.  Thwarted. 
 +
 
 +
{{My kingdom for a boat
 +
 
 +
    | latitude = 45
 +
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | date = 2014-04-19
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
    | waterhazard = a swollen lake
 +
 
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
161. [[2014-04-06 45 -122]] -- A field in the Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area, between Lake Vancouver and the Columbia River.  Success!
 +
 
 +
{{drag-along
  
−
'''26. [[2010-07-30 45 -122]] Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego.'''
+
    | latitude = 45
 +
    | longitude = -122
 +
    | date = 2014-04-06
 +
    | partner = Eavan
 +
    | name = Michael5000
 +
    | image =  2014-04-06 45 -122 Us.JPG
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
}}
  
−
*New record for longest successful all-bicycle expedition (31.0 miles).
+
160. [[2014-03-26 45 -122]] -- In a driveway of a private home on SE 87th Avenue, near Canyon Road, in SW Portland. Success!
  
 +
159. [[2014-03-20 45 -122]] -- At the intersection of Highway 213 and Henrici Road, southeast of Oregon City.  Success!
  
−
'''25. [[2010-07-25 45 -122]] Lone Fir Cemetary, Southeast Portland.'''
+
158. [[2014-02-23 45 -122]] -- In the parking lot of a US Bank on SE 103 and Washington.  Success!
 +
*First time encountering other geohashers!
 +
*Longest all-running expedition (8.3 miles)!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
157. [[2014-02-22 45 -122]] -- In Lake Oswego on Summerville Avenue, with Mrs.5000.  Success!
 +
*Four (4) separate expeditions reached this hashpoint!
  
−
*First walking geohash.
+
'''156. [[2014-02-03 44 -123]] -- In a field west of Adair Village, Oregon.  Success!
−
*Closest geohash to home.
+
*Pulled a prank on [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] and company by beating them to a hashpoint on their home turf.
−
*Default record for longest walking geohash: 1.5 mile round trip.
+
*First Expedition to Benton County.
 +
*First Return to the Eugene Graticule since Expedition #1.
  
−
+
{{Regional geohashing
−
{{Walk geohash
+
| name = Michael5000
−
| latitude = 45
+
| region = Benton County, Oregon
−
| longitude = -122
+
| count = 1
−
| date = 2010-07-25
+
| image = M5K Benton.jpg
−
| name = [[User:Michael5000|Michael5000]] and [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]
 
−
| distance = a mile and a half, round trip.
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''24. [[2010-07-18 45 -122]] Deep in the East Vancouver burbclaves.'''
+
155. [[2014-01-20 45 -122]] -- In front of the "Wy'East Medical" building in the Clackamas warehouse district.  Success!
 +
 
 +
154. [[2014-01-05 45 -122]] -- On a wooded, farmed hill in the suburbs of northern Clackamas County. Success!
 +
*100th Expedition in the State of Oregon!
 +
 
 +
==2013 Expeditions (Expeditions #124-153)==
 +
 
 +
'''[[Michael5000/2013|The 2013 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
 +
 
 +
153. [[2013-12-29 43 -123]] The woods west of Cottage Grove, with Mrs.5000 and Niece #4. Success!
 +
 
 +
152. [[2013-11-29 19 -155]] North Central Hawaii, off the Daniel Inouye Highway, with Mrs.5000 and family. Thwarted.
  
−
Expedition Failed.
+
151. [[2013-10-27 41 -89]] On Lee Road, north of US 30 and west of state road 251 in north central Illinois. Success!
  
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*Longest all-bicycle geohash attempt (33 miles).
+
150. [[2013-10-27 42 -91]] On the shore of the Mississippi -- quite literally -- in Guttenberg, Iowa. Awesome Success!
−
*First two-state non-motorized expedition.
 
  
 +
149. [[2013-10-26 43 -92]] In a ditch southwest of Cresco, Iowa. Success!
  
−
'''23. [[2010-07-17 45 -122]] Off Marine Drive near the Portland International Airport.'''
+
148. [[2013-10-25 42 -90]] Off of Highway 52, southeast of Dubuque, Iowa. Success!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
147. [[2013-10-19 45 -122]] On NW 289th Street in Clark County, Washington.  With llamas. Success!
  
−
*First non-motorized Geohash!
+
146. [[2013-09-21 45 -122]] Near the Rolling Hills Community Church, west of West Linn off of I-205.  Success!
−
*Default record for longest all-bicycle geohash (21.1 miles).
+
 +
145. [[2013-09-15 45 -123]] In the woods off Highway 26, near an ODOT station, with [[User:Frogman|Frogman]].   Success!
  
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{{Bicycle geohash
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144. [[2013-09-11 45 -122]] On Almond Drive in a still-being-built neighborhood near Clackamas High School.  Success!
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| latitude = 45
+
 
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| longitude = -122
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143. [[2013-09-07 45 -122]] Failure! in the Oregon woods, with [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] and Alison.
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| date = 2010-07-17
+
 
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| name = Michael5000 & Mrs.5000
+
142. [[2013-09-04 43 -70]]  Success! in Portland, Maine.
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| distance = 21.1 miles
+
 
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}}
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141. [[2013-09-02 45 -67]]  Thwarted by signage in the Maine woods.
 +
 
 +
140. [[2013-09-02 45 -68]]  Success! in the woods Southwest of Millinocket, Maine.
 +
 
 +
139. [[2013-09-02 45 -69]]  Did not attempt! in the Maine woods.
  
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==January - June, 2010 (Expeditions #11-22)==
+
138. [[2013-08-23 45 -122]] An easy drive to Vancouver with [[User:Frogman|Frogman]] and Alison, although not "with" in the temporal sense.  Success!
 +
 +
137. [[2013-08-11 45 -122]] An easy drive to Vancouver with [[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].  Success!
 
   
 
   
−
'''22. [[2010-06-11 52 -129]] In Queen Charlotte Sound, off the British Columbia Coast'''
+
136. [[2013-08-09 45 -120]] Under powerlines on the north bank of the Columbia Gorge.  Thwarted!
 +
 
 +
135. [[2013-08-09 44 -119]] On the Rukio Creek Ranch in Grant County.  Thwarted!
 +
 
 +
134. [[2013-08-06 48 -115]] In the forest northwest of Troy, Montana. Success.
 +
 
 +
133. [[2013-08-05 47 -111]] A farm road north of Fairfield, Montana. Success
 +
 
 +
132. [[2013-08-05 45 -110]] Just East of Bozeman, Montana. Success!
 +
 
 +
131. [[2013-08-05 44 -110]] Near the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.  Twarted.
  
−
Expedition Failed.
+
130. [[2013-08-04 43 -116]] An office building on a Boise strip.  Success!
  
−
*First documented Expedition (for anyone) in the Rennison Island graticule.
+
129. [[2013-08-03 43 -116]] Suburban Boise. Success!
−
*First (and likely only) Expedition mounted from within a cruise ship.
 
−
*First Expedition at sea!
 
  
 +
128. [[2013-08-03 45 -121]] On the Washington slope of the Columbia Gorge.  Success!
  
−
'''21. [[2010-06-06 47 -122]] In an apartment complex parking lot near SeaTac Airport.'''
+
127. [[2013-07-28 44 -122]] Main Street, Brownsville. Success!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
126. [[2013-06-19 45 -122]] St. Stephens Church, SE Portland. Thwarted!
  
−
*First successful opportunistic Geohash in transit.
+
125. [[2013-06-15 45 -122]] Tualatin Hills Park. Success!
−
*Seattle becomes the second graticule to host a second Michael5000 geohash.
 
−
*First successful Seattle geohash.
 
−
*King County becomes the third county to host a second Michael5000 geohash.
 
  
−
'''20. [[2010-05-30 45 -122]] Forested foothills northeast of Vancouver.'''
+
124. [[2013-05-13 45 -123]] On Zion Creek Road. Success!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
==2012 (Expeditions #101-123)==
  
−
*First "Triathlon" Expedition: Truck/Bike/Foot.
+
'''[[Michael5000/2012|The 2012 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
−
*Best Expedition Ever, to date.
 
−
*First successful map/imagery/GPS integration.
 
  
−
'''19. [[2010-05-23 45 -122]] Along the Clackamas River near Estacada.'''
+
'''The Lost Expeditions'''
  
−
Expedition Thwarted -- No physical access in one direction, no legal access in the other.
+
Before I completely gave up geohashing (August '12 to June '13), there were a few months when I was still out hunting, but not keeping track of them.  Here they are, freshly rediscovered and screwing up my numbering system and stats.
  
−
*First Thwarted Expedition on a Sunday?
+
123. [[2012-08-01 45 -122]] -- The parking lot of the Slavic Emmanuel Church, SE 82nd, Portland. Success.<br/>
 +
 
 +
122. [[2012-07-06 45 -122]] -- On 46th Street in Vancouver. Success.<br/>
 +
 
 +
121. [[2012-07-01 45 -122]] -- Off a private road near LaCenter, Washington. Success.<br/>
 +
 
 +
120. [[2012-06-23 45 -122]] -- The parking lot of a Goodwill in Tigard. Success.<br/>
 +
 
 +
119a. [[2012-06-22 44 -123]] -- Between Hayes & Garfield on 13th in Eugene, by proxy (The Fabulous Ms. Geni) Success.<br/>
 +
 
 +
119. [[2012-05-25 45 -122]] -- A quiet neighborhood near Allen and Murray in Beaverton. Success.<br/>
 +
 
 +
118. [[2012-05-16 45 -122]] -- In a field near Aloha.  Thwarted.<br/>
 +
 
 +
Out-of-order Exp #232. [[2012-05-14 46 -123]] -- A walk on the beach in Clatsop County.  An expedition that was even more lost than the others, rediscovered in February 2022.  Success.
 +
 
 +
Out-of-order Exp #231. [[2012-05-14 46 -122]] -- Passing through Longview.  Success.
 +
 
 +
117. [[2012-04-12 45 -122]] -- Centennial Park, Damascus.  Success.<br/>
 +
 
 +
'''Early 2012'''
 +
 
 +
116. [[2012-04-07 47 -121]] In the woods southeast of Enumclaw, Washington.  Expedition Success!
 +
 
 +
115. [[2012-04-06 48 -122]] An apartment complex in the northern suburbs of Bellingham. Success!
 +
 
 +
114. [[2012-04-06 45 -122]] On a horse trail northeast of Battle Ground, Washington. Success!
 +
 
 +
113. [[2012-04-04 45 -122]] In the parking lot of an industrial concern near the airport. Success!
 +
 
 +
112. [[2012-04-01 47 -122]] In a Seattle city park with Niece #4!  Success!
 +
 
 +
111. [[2012-03-31 45 -122]] In a gritty industrial area in North Portland. Success!
 +
 
 +
110. [[2012-03-12 45 -122]] A non-starter in the interior of a SE Portland block. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
109. [[2012-03-05 45 -122]] On an industrial parking lot in Aloha.  Success!
 +
 
 +
108. [[2012-02-28 45 -122]] Among a block of townhouses off of Sandy Boulevard. Success!
 +
 
 +
107. [[2012-02-23 45 -122]] In a residential neighborhood in Milwaukie.  Success!
 +
 
 +
106. [[2012-02-20 45 -122]]  On the campus of the Parry Center for Children.  Success!
 +
 
 +
105. [[2012-01-21 45 -122]] Gabriel Park in SW Portland. Success.
 +
 
 +
104. [[2012-01-19 45 -122]]  A cul-de-sac in Happy Valley. Success.
 +
 
 +
103. [[2012-01-15 46 -122]]  In the woods southeast of Winlock, Washington. Success!
 +
 
 +
102. [[2012-01-07 45 -122]]  In the middle of Butler Road, Southwest of Portland. Success!
 +
 
 +
101. [[2012-01-02 45 -122]] Off the side of Cornelius Pass Road.  Success!
 +
 
 +
==2011 (Expeditions #46-100)==
 +
 
 +
'''[[Michael5000/2011|The 2011 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
 +
 
 +
'''Late 2011'''
 +
 
 +
100. [[2011-12-07 45 -122]] Off of Farmington Road near Aloha. Success!
 +
 
 +
99. [[2011-11-26 39 -108]] Northwest of Grand Junction, Colorado!
 +
 
 +
98. [[2011-11-16 45 -122]] On a street corner in residential Vancouver. Success!
 +
 
 +
97. [[2011-11-13 45 -122]] Near a fence between driveways on SE 74th Avenue, near Powell Boulevard. Success!
 +
 
 +
96. [[2011-11-02 45 -122]] By an apartment complex near Clackamas Town Center.
 +
 
 +
95. [[2011-10-15 45 -123]] Vernonia! Success!
 +
 
 +
94. [[2011-10-09 45 -122]] Just off a residential street between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!
 +
 
 +
93. [[2011-10-01 45 -122]] A field near a near housing development in Vancouver. Success!
 +
 
 +
92. [[2011-09-28 45 -122]] An apartment complex off of NE Andresen Road, in Vancouver. Success!
 
   
 
   
 +
91. [[2011-09-26 45 -122]] On an undeveloped volcanic butte in Gresham. Success!
 
   
 
   
−
'''18. [[2010-05-22 45 -122]] A Street on the suburban West Side. '''
+
90. [[2011-09-22 45 -121]] Just off the railroad on the eastern edge of Cascade Locks.  Success!
 +
 
 +
'''The [[Endurance Geohashing]] series'''
 +
 +
89. [[2011-09-20 45 -121]] In rangeland off of U.S Highway 197 south of Maupin. Success!
 +
 +
88. [[2011-09-20 44 -121]] Near the Alfalfa settlement east of Bend. Thwarted.
 +
 +
87. [[2011-09-19 43 -121]] National Forest Land in northwest Lake County. Success!
 +
 +
86. [[2011-09-19 44 -121]] In Crooked River Ranch, an ultra-low density development northwest of Terrebonne. Success!
 +
 +
85. [[2011-09-19 44 -120]] Deep in the Ochoco National Forest. Success!
 +
 
 +
84. [[2011-09-19 44 -119]] On a hill overlooking the John Day Valley west of Mount Vernon. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
83. [[2011-09-19 44 -118]] In National Forest land southwest of Unity, Oregon.  Success!
 +
 +
82. [[2011-09-19 44 -117]] In the hills east of the industrial ruins at Lime.  Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
81. [[2011-09-18 43 -116]] Off of the Silver City road in southeastern Idaho.  Success!
 +
 +
80. [[2011-09-17 42 -114]] Near the Snake River south of Hagerman, Idaho.  Success!
 +
 +
79. [[2011-09-17 43 -115]] In rugged hills south of Idaho City, Idaho. Success!
 +
 
 +
78. [[2011-09-16 43 -119]] In ranchland on the south shore of Harney Lake. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
77. [[2011-09-15 43 -118]] In the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, about 25 road miles SSE of Burns. Success!
 +
 
 +
76. [[2011-09-14 45 -122]] In a suburban commercial district in Vancouver.
 +
 
 +
'''Summer 2011'''
 +
 
 +
75. [[2011-09-01 45 -122]] Just south of the Cascade Station area, near Portland International Airport.  Success!
 +
 
 +
74. [[2011-08-14 43 -123]] The wrong day's graticule.  Rather radical failure.
 +
 
 +
73.[[2011-08-06 44 -122]] In the Cascade Foothills south of Molalla. Success!
 +
 
 +
72.[[2011-08-03 45 -122]] In a vacant lot near the Troutdale Airport. Success!
 +
 
 +
71.[[2011-07-31 45 -121]] Off of Highway 26, twenty-five miles north of Warm Springs. Success!
 +
 
 +
70.[[2011-07-27 45 -122]] Near Highway 99E between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!
 +
 
 +
69.[[2011-07-24 45 -123]] Between Cannon Beach and Seaside. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
68.[[2011-07-23 45 -122]] Off of Springville Road in Northwest Portland. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
67.[[2011-07-21 46 -121]] Near White Pass in the Washington Cascades. Success.
 +
 +
66.[[2011-07-19 46 -117]] In a canyon west of Asotin, Washington. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
65.[[2011-07-19 45 -118]] On a ridge above the Grande Ronde River near La Grande. Thwarted.
 +
 
 +
64.[[2011-07-18 45 -117]] On the Union Pacific Railroad south of Union, Oregon. Success!
 +
 
 +
63.[[2011-07-17 43 -117]] In desert hills east of Juntura, Oregon. Success!
 +
 
 +
62.[[2011-07-17 43 -118]]  A few miles east of US-395 in the Malheur National Forest. Success!
  
−
Expedition Succeeded!
+
61.[[2011-07-16 44 -118]] In agricultural land between John Day and Prairie City. Thwarted.
  
−
*First Successful Expedition using GPS.
+
60.[[2011-07-16 44 -119]] Deep in the Ochoco Mountains. Thwarted.
  
−
'''17. [[2010-05-05 45 -122]] Kingsley D. Bundy City Park in Southeast Portland, with Sarah. '''
+
59.[[2011-07-15 44 -120]] Rural Wheeler County. Success!
  
−
Expedition Thwarted -- Time, Access, and Hostile Native Issues.
+
58.[[2011-07-15 45 -120]] Off I-84 near Arlington. Thwarted.
  
−
*First Expedition for Sarah.
+
57. [[2011-07-04 45 -122]] In Sellwood. Success!
−
*Declared "Anti-Ambassador Achievement."
 
−
*The Curse of Wednesday continues, with three Wednesday Expeditions all having failed.
 
  
−
'''16. [[2010-04-21 45 -122]] At the edge of a quarry site north of Estacada. '''
+
'''January-June 2011'''
  
−
Expedition Thwarted -- Technical Issues.
+
56. [[2011-06-17 45 -122]] On Marine Drive, just east of Portland International Airport. Success!
  
−
*First Expedition with GPS technology.
+
55. [[2011-05-29 45 -122]] In a powerline right-of-way off of Skyline Drive. Success!
−
*First Expedition to fail due to GPS technology.
 
−
*Failed to stage first successful Wednesday Expedition.
 
−
*April 2010 is now 3rd most active hashing month to date.
 
  
−
{{Blinded by Science
+
54. [[2011-05-22 45 -122]] The I-205 median four miles into Washington.  Success!
  
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| latitude = 45  
+
53. [[2011-05-07 45 -122]] A suburban street in Southwest Portland.  Success!
−
| longitude = -122  
+
 
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| date = 2010-04-21  
+
52. [[2011-04-27 45 -122]] A sidewalk in The 'Couv. Success!
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| reason = due to problems with the coordinate format on a GPS unit
+
 
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| name = Michael5000
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51. [[2011-04-21 45 -122]] The middle of a street in Happy Valley. Success!
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| image = 2010-04-21 45 -122 map.JPG
+
 
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}}
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50. [[2011-03-18 45 -122]] Industrial site south of Foster Road. Twarted.
 +
 
 +
49. [[2011-03-09 45 -122]] Residential neighborhood north of the Columbia. Twarted.
 +
 
 +
48. [[2011-02-26 45 -122]] On the Columbia River Bike Path.  Success!
 +
 
 +
47. [[2011-02-04 45 -122]] Just off Hwy 26 near Tanisbourne.
 +
 
 +
46. [[2011-01-10 45 -122]] Somebody's yard in Irvington.
 +
 
 +
==2010 (Expeditions #11-45)==
 +
 
 +
'''[[Michael5000/2010|The 2010 Expeditions in Detail]]'''
 +
 
 +
'''Late 2010 (Expeditions #39-45)'''
 +
 
 +
45. [[2010-12-24 43 -124]] In a tidal flat just off of East Bay Drive.
 +
 
 +
44. [[2010-12-12 45 -122]] In an empty lot by the railroad corridor in Milwaukie.
 +
 
 +
43. [[2010-12-06 45 -122]] In Happy Valley, off of Sunnyside Road.
 +
 
 +
42. [[2010-11-11 45 -122]] Near LaCamas Lake, north of Camas.
 +
 
 +
41. [[2010-10-31 45 -122]] Under a tree at SE 40th and Woodstock.
 +
 
 +
40. [[2010-10-07 45 -122]] Somebody's house, in Irvington.
 +
 
 +
39. [[2010-09-24 45 -122]] Somebody's driveway, in Sellwood.
 +
 
 +
'''The First Golden Age: July & August 2010 (Expeditions #23-38)'''
 +
 +
38. [[2010-08-31 45 -124]] On a hilltop near the ocean in the Siuslaw National Forest.
 +
 
 +
37. [[2010-08-29 45 -123]] In the woods north of Vernonia.
 +
 
 +
36. [[2010-08-29 46 -123]] In the Capital State Forest, twelve miles WSW of Olympia, Washington.
 +
 
 +
35. [[2010-08-29 46 -124]] A vacant lot in Ocean Shores, Washington.
 +
 
 +
34. [[2010-08-28 47 -123]] In light forest near the Matlock-Brady Road, fifteen miles west of Shelton, Washington.
 +
 
 +
33. [[2010-08-28 47 -122]] Off a residential street in Parkland, south of Tacoma.
 +
 
 +
32. [[2010-08-28 46 -123]] In Clatsop State Forest, roughly 10 miles west of Clatskanie, Oregon.
  
 +
31. [[2010-08-16 42 -122]] In the forested hills south of Ashland, Oregon.
  
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'''15a. [[2010-04-14 44 -123]] Northeast of Monmouth (by proxy)'''
+
30. [[2010-08-14 42 -122]] In the forest west of I-5, south of Ashland.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded
+
29. [[2010-08-13 42 -121]] In National Forest land east of Chiloquin, Oregon.
  
−
*First successful attempt (out of four) to conduct a Expedition by proxy.
+
28. [[2010-08-12 42 -123]] In the hills south of the Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon.
−
*Second Expedition for Niece #1
 
−
*First successful Expedition for Niece #1
 
  
−
{{Puppet Master Geohash
+
27. [[2010-08-05 45 -122]] I84W to I5N Ramp, Central Portland.
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| latitude = 44
 
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| longitude = -123
 
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| date = 2010-04-14
 
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| name = Michael5000
 
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| image = 2010-04-14 44 -123 Niece-1.jpg
 
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}}
 
  
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'''15. [[2010-04-11 45 -122]] South of Oregon City, with Mrs.5000 and Rebel.'''
+
26. [[2010-07-30 45 -122]] Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
25. [[2010-07-25 45 -122]] Lone Fir Cemetary, Southeast Portland.
  
−
*First Expedition to require wading.
+
24. [[2010-07-18 45 -122]] Deep in the East Vancouver burbclaves.
−
*First Expedition for Rebel.
 
−
*First Expedition joined by a randomly encountered friend.
 
  
−
'''14. [[2010-04-01 45 -122]] Powell Butte Nature Park.'''
+
23. [[2010-07-17 45 -122]] Off Marine Drive near the Portland International Airport.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
'''January - June, 2010 (Expeditions #11-22)'''
 +
 +
22. [[2010-06-11 52 -129]] In Queen Charlotte Sound, off the British Columbia Coast'''
  
−
*First Expedition to require scaling a volcano.
+
21. [[2010-06-06 47 -122]] In an apartment complex parking lot near SeaTac Airport.
−
*First Expedition in nearly two months.
 
  
 +
20. [[2010-05-30 45 -122]] Forested foothills northeast of Vancouver.
  
−
'''13. [[2010-02-04 45 -122]] Across the street from the back of a Safeway in Milwaukie, with Mrs.5000.'''
+
19. [[2010-05-23 45 -122]] Along the Clackamas River near Estacada.
 +
 +
18. [[2010-05-22 45 -122]] A Street on the suburban West Side.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
17. [[2010-05-05 45 -122]] Kingsley D. Bundy City Park in Southeast Portland, with Sarah.
  
−
*First Clackamas County Expedition.
+
16. [[2010-04-21 45 -122]] At the edge of a quarry site north of Estacada.
−
*First Expedition on a Thursday!
 
  
−
'''12. [[2010-01-11 45 -122]] On a residential street in Northeast Portland, with Mrs.5000.'''
+
15a. [[2010-04-14 44 -123]] Northeast of Monmouth (by proxy)
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
15. [[2010-04-11 45 -122]] South of Oregon City, with Mrs.5000 and Rebel.
  
−
*Closest Expedition to home.
+
14. [[2010-04-01 45 -122]] Powell Butte Nature Park.
−
*Geohashing Synergy: Took Mrs.5000 out to dinner.
 
−
*Replaces Expedition 6 as Easiest Expedition Ever.
 
  
−
'''11. [[2010-01-09 45 -122]] On a dead-end road near Tualatin.'''
+
13. [[2010-02-04 45 -122]] Across the street from the back of a Safeway in Milwaukie, with Mrs.5000.
  
−
Expedition Succeeded.
+
12. [[2010-01-11 45 -122]] On a residential street in Northeast Portland, with Mrs.5000.
  
−
*First 2010 Expedition.
+
11. [[2010-01-09 45 -122]] On a dead-end road near Tualatin.
−
*First Washington County Expedition.
 
−
*Attempt at [[Tron achievement|Tron Achievement]] disqualified on technicality.
 
−
*Geohashing Synergy: Inspired visit to parents.
 
  
 
==2009 (Expeditions #1-10)==
 
==2009 (Expeditions #1-10)==
Line 642: Line 956:
 
1. [[2009-10-31 44 -123]] To South Salem with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].
 
1. [[2009-10-31 44 -123]] To South Salem with [[user: Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]].
  
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== Other Hijinx ==
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==Staff and Enablers==
  
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'''2010-08-10''' -- Created [[Michael5000's Top Ten (Fake) Rejected Achievement Proposals]] for your entertainment and edification.
+
===Mrs.5000 and Other Core Staff===
  
−
'''2010-08-05''' -- Proposed [[Over and under achievement]] for purposes of self-aggrandizement.
+
'''[[User:Mrs.5000|Mrs.5000]]''', my helpmeet and lead co-adventurer, is an architect, bricoleur, and book artist of no little reknown.  She is thought to prefer expeditions in which there is some secondary payoff, such as exercise, attractive scenery, or burritos, but she is as game for a random road trip as the next person.  [[Most active Geohashers|As of February 2023]], she is the 47th greatest geohasher in the world.
  
−
'''2010-06-11''' -- Was in Ketchikan, Alaska, one day before the globalhash would occur on an accessible waterway just outside of town, but was unable to remain in town for an extra day.
+
'''The Nieces''' are of course all mad for geohashing.  My favorite niece is, by rule, the one who most recently went geohashing with me.
 +
*'''Niece #1''' joined us for doomed Expedition #4, was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #15a, and was along for Expedition #105.
 +
*'''Niece #2''' joined us for Expeditions #94 and #105.
 +
*'''Niece #3''' jumped in for Expedition #115.
 +
*'''[[User:Niece4|Niece #4]]''' was coerced along for Expeditions #112, #114, and #115, and was gung-ho for #153, and went for one of her own: [[2014-04-20 48 -122]].
  
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'''2010-04-19''' -- Alerted Huntsville, Alabama friends of the location of a highly accessible hashpoint. '''Result:''' Friends proved insufficiently motivated to travel to hashpoint.  Also, alerted Niece #3 of a hashpoint near her home. '''Result:''' Disappointed by eighth-grade niece's lack of initiative in not securing rowboat for what would after all would have been a relatively short row into Puget Sound.
+
'''[[User:Frogman|Frogman]],''' along with [[User:Benture|Benture]], Alison, Kate, Leah, and Daisy, are close allies in our geohashing and other endeavors.
 +
*'''Kate''' was a intrepid puppet for Expedition #75.
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*'''[[User:Frogman|Frogman]]''' and '''Alison''' abducted me for Expedition #143.  They totally abducted me!  Although, to be fair, I didn't put up much of a fight.
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*'''[[User:Frogman|Frogman]]''' joined me for Expeditions #145 & #169 and, more recently, instigated Expedition #243.
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*I encountered '''[[User:Benture|Benture]]''' and Leah at Expedition #158.
  
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'''2010-04-19''' -- Fell on face while walking around staring into screen of first GPS Unit.  Screen of GPS Unit suffered minor crack.  Pride scuffed.
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The fabulous and frighteningly talented '''[[User:Robyn|Robyn]]''' is the human who introduced me to the pursuit; she is my geohashing hero and geohashing spiritual counselor.
  
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'''2010-04-18''' -- Purchased first GPS Unit.
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===Additional Humans===
  
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'''2010-04-11''' -- Suggested simplification of the [[Water Geohash]] achievement.
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*'''Rebel''' joined us for Expedition #15.
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*'''Sarah''' joined me for doomed Expedition #17.
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*'''BigBrother5000''' joined us for doomed Expedition #30.
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*'''SisterJen''' led the charge in Expedition #115 and was a co-conspirator for [[2014-04-20 48 -122]].
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*'''A Really Nice Guy and his son''' saved our sorry stranded asses in doomed Expedition #60.
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*'''Jennifer''' joined us for doomed Expeditions #69 and #70, and was along for successful Expeditions #127 and, along with '''Brian''', #257.
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*'''Ma5000 and Pa5000''' came along for Expedition #105.
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*'''The Fabulous Ms. Geni''' was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #119a.
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*'''Molly''' ran with me for Expedition #122.
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*'''Eavan''' came with for Expedition #161.
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*and '''Madeleine''' joined me for Expedition #246.
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*'''Hope''' was co-adventurer for Expedition #251.
  
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'''2010-02-01''' -- Made another attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement using cousin.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to repeated recalcitrance of cousin.''
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===Hashscots===
  
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'''2009-12-11''' -- Seeing a highly accessible hash not far from a cousin's home, made another attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to recalcitrance of cousin.''
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[[Image:CBear.JPG|right|250px]]
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'''2009-11-10''' -- Finished entering graticules for [[Oregon]] page.
 
  
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'''2009-11-05''' -- Noting that an accessible hash is two miles from my eldest niece's college campus, sent detailed if gnomic instructions in an attempt to score the [[Puppet Master Geohash]] achievement.  '''Result:''' ''Failed due to recalcitrance of niece.''.
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'''Cinnamon Bear''', my [[hashscot]], is a North American brown bear and a highly accomplished travel mascot.  He has traveled in all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, England, and Wales, and has been to Hadrian's Wall, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other well-known sites.  He has been to the top of the highest mountains, or "mountains", in New Jersey, Missouri, and Iowa (with me) and to the tops of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Washington's Mt. Saint Helens (without me).  Cinnamon Bear has been along for at least half of my Expeditions.
  
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'''2009-11-03''' -- Laboriously created [[Oregon]] page, and links to it on individual graticule pages, out of a sudden compulsion to know which graticules are still available for the [[Virgin Graticule]] Achievement.
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'''Aurora "Rory" Bearialis''', my associate hashscot and cold-weather consultant, is a polar bear of uncertain age and origin.  Her performance on Expeditions #103, #104, and #154 shows that she is more than capable of filling in for snow-related adventures or when the lead hashscot is busy hibernating.

Revision as of 02:51, 20 March 2024

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Note safety orange geohashing hat, placed on Christmas list after encounter with hunters on Expedition 2. My family is awesome.

Me

I live in the Portland, Oregon graticule. As of January 18, 2024, I have launched 341 Expeditions, reaching the hashpoint 287 times. I've set out in 94 graticules, and reached the hashpoint in 84 of them. I've gone geohashing in:

  • 34 of Oregon's 36 counties (33 with successes).
  • 26 of the 50 U.S. states (24 with successes).
  • Canada, twice, but failed both times.
  • 156 expeditions within my home graticule (with 135 successes).

I like keeping track of the adventures in:

I aspire to the Graticule Hopper Achievement, but still have 6 graticules to go just to attempt 100; and 16 to go to succeed in 100.

I never met another geohasher at a hashpoint until my 158th Expedition. I've never met another geohasher that I didn't already know from non-geohashing life, although there have been close calls, and on several occasions I have found or left evidence for other hashers.

See also:

2024

2024-01-18 45 -122 -- On the sidewalk of NE Dekum Street, by Woodlawn Park.

2023

Christmas Trip 2023

2023-12-31 45 -120 -- Near the dump, again, in Gilliam County Success!
 2023-12-28 42 -114 -- Just off the entrance to Lud Drexler Park, south of Twin Falls, Idaho. Success!
2023-12-28 39 -111 -- In a valley northeast of Gunnison, Utah. Success!
2023-12-27 39 -111 -- A few miles west of Ferron, Utah. Thwarted!
2023-12-27 39 -109 -- A short climb off a BLM road, south of I-70 in Utah. Success!
2023-12-20 44 -117 -- Off of Oregon Highway 203, northeast of Baker City. Success!


2023-12-10 44 -123 -- In an assisted living complex in South Albany. Thwarted!

Business and Adventure Trip 2023

333. 2023-10-14 42 -119 -- In sagebrush north of Plush. Success!
332. 2023-10-14 41 -117 -- In sagebrush in northwestern Nevada. Success!
331. 2023-10-14 40 -116 -- Watching the eclipse in sagebrush near Battle Mountain. Success!
330. 2023-10-13 40 -111 -- In a gated rural neighborhood southeast of Salt Lake City. Thwarted!
329. 2023-10-13 39 -111 -- In the entrance to a power plant. Thwarted!
328. 2023-10-12 38 -113 -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada, at nightfall. Success!
327. 2023-10-12 37 -113 -- In a dune buggy park outside of St George, Utah. Success!
326. 2023-10-09 36 -116 -- In sagebrush near Death Valley. Success!
325. 2023-10-09 37 -117 -- In sagebrush in southwestern Nevada. Success!
324. 2023-10-08 39 -119 -- In the Reno suburbs, with horses. Success!
323. 2023-10-08 40 -120 -- A bike ride down the canyon in Susanville. Success!
322. 2023-10-07 43 -121 -- A walk in the woods southwest of Bend. Success!


321. 2023-09-30 44 -122 -- In an assisted living campus in Sublimity. Success!

320. 2023-09-25 38 -77 -- In Prince William Park, south of Washington D.C. Success!

319. 2023-09-20 36 -80 -- On a little road southeast of Hillsville, in Carroll County, Virginia. Success!

318. 2023-09-18 38 -77 -- Off Leigh Mill Road, in a wealthy suburb in Fairfax County. Success!

317. 2023-09-17 39 -77 -- A drive-thru lane at a bank in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Success!

316. 2023-09-03 45 -122 -- Off 209th Avenue west of Aloha. Success!

315. 2023-08-27 45 -122 -- Near a "parking area" in Washington Park. Thwarted!

314. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- On State Street in the countryside east of Salem. Success!

313. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- In the woods east of Lincoln City. Thwarted!

312. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- In the woods north of Klootchy Creek County Park. Success!

311. 2023-08-19 45 -122 -- In the woods northwest of Columbia City. Thwarted!

Multihash.png
 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2023-08-19. It's a Double Hash.

310. 2023-07-30 44 -123 -- In a park off the Siletz Highway. Success!

309. 2023-07-25 45 -122 -- In a yard on NE Going Street. Success!

308. 2023-07-20 45 -122 -- By an odd hole-thing off of SE 75th northwest of Clackamas Town Center. Success!

307. 2023-07-18 45 -122 -- On the side of Oregon 224 a few miles north of Estacada. Success!

306. 2023-07-16 45 -122 -- In North Kerby Avenue, near Fremont. Success!

305. 2023-07-09 45 -121 -- Evidence of those who had come before in Skamania County. Success!

304. 2023-06-29 45 -122 -- Another run in the Hockinson neighborhood. Success!

303. 2023-06-27 40 -74 -- New Jersey! Success!

302. 2023-06-17 45 -122 -- Near Kalama for the Reverse Regional, with Mrs.5000. Success!

301. 2023-06-16 46 -122 -- To a roadside outside Toutle, in a new car. Success!

300. 2023-05-14 45 -122 -- The Crown Zellerbach Power Ditch! in Camas. Success!

299. 2023-05-12 45 -122 -- Behind a gate off of Washington 503. Thwarted!

298. 2023-05-09 45 -122 -- On a suburban street near the Washington end of the Glen Jackson Bridge. Success!

297. 2023-05-06 46 -122 -- By the rail grade behind a dairy in Chehalis. Success!


Spring Break 2023

296. 2023-05-01 45 -119 -- In brush near a truckstop on I-84 in Morrow County, by moving van. Success!
295. 2023-04-30 44 -117 -- On the Idaho bank of the Snake River. Thwarted!
294. 2023-04-29 42 -117 -- South of Jordan Valley. Success!
293. 2023-04-29 42 -118 -- In the sagebrush of Malheur County. Success!
292. 2023-04-28 43 -119 -- In the sagebrush of Harney County. Success!
291. 2023-04-28 44 -121 -- At the base of Black Butte. Success!
290. 2023-04-28 44 -122 -- Climbing a hill outside of Sweet Home. Success!



289. 2023-04-23 45 -122 -- The Columbia River Trail with Frogman and Higgs. Success!

288. 2023-03-26 43 -123 -- Stopping near Roseburg to break up a trip. Success!

287. 2023-03-12 47 -122 -- Northwest of Olympia with Heatherbee! Success!

286. 2023-02-19 45 -122 -- Visiting Tualatin Nature Park and leaving with dry feet. Success!

285. 2023-02-11 45 -122 -- Following a path to a construction pad in the 'Couv. Success!

284. 2023-02-05 45 -122 -- Bussing and running to a street in deep Southeast. Success!

283. 2023-01-28 45 -123 -- Revisiting 2019-02-03 45 -123. But thwarted.

282. 2023-01-13 36 -121 -- At the Pebble Beach resort. Success!

281. 2023-01-10 37 -122 -- Daly City, on San Francisco's BART system. Success!

The 2022 Adventures

280. 2022-11-28 42 -96 -- North Sioux City, South Dakota. Success!

279. 2022-11-23 39 -108 -- A neighborhood in Grand Junction, Colorado. Success!

278. 2022-11-11 45 -122 -- Return to Tryon Creek Park, by bicycle. Success!

277. 2022-10-23 45 -122 -- Running, more or less, in the Hockinson neighborhood northeast of Vancouver. Success!

276. 2022-10-16 33 -112 -- Ankle deep in the Salt River, Phoenix, Arizona. Success!

275. 2022-10-15 36 -114 -- A gated community in Henderson, Nevada. Thwarted! by gates.

274. 2022-10-14 45 -122 -- A residential street in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Success!

273. 2022-10-06 45 -122 -- Hayden Island. Success!

272. 2022-09-26 45 -122 -- The Neighbors Park housing project, in Gresham. Success!

271. 2022-08-28 44 -122 -- Northeast of Scio, Oregon. Success!

270. 2022-08-20 44 -122 -- In the forest northeast of Lyons. Twarted! by forest recovery.

269. 2022-08-17 45 -122 -- Off of Lower Boones Ferry Road. Success!

268. 2022-08-08 45 -122 -- In Gladstone, in a party four strong. Success!

267. 2022-07-26 45 -122 -- On 31st Avenue in Eastmoreland. Success!

266. 2022-07-24 46 -123 -- In Altrusa Park, in a residential development west of Longview. Success!


July Hashtrip 2022

265. 2022-07-08 45 -121 -- In a motel parking lot in The Dalles. Success!

264. 2022-07-08 44 -121 -- Near a solar field on Elbe Road, northwest of Metolius. Success!

263. 2022-07-08 44 -120 -- On a little hill off of Burnt Ridge Road, northwest of Mitchell. Success!

262. 2022-07-08 45 -120 -- just south of the big waste facility in Gilliam County. Success!

261. 2022-07-06 46 -119 -- On the playing fields of Chiawana High School, in Pasco, Washington. Success!

260. 2022-07-06 47 -121 -- Off I-90 near the Kachess Dam, near Snoqualmie Pass. Success!

259. 2022-07-06 47 -122 -- In a powerline park in Auburn, Washington. Success!



258. 2022-07-01 45 -122 -- At an elementary school in Clackamas. Success!

257. 2022-07-01 45 -121 -- Along Highway 35, by the East Fork Hood River. Success!

256. 2022-06-19 45 -122 -- Burbclaves. Thwarted

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Michael5000 earned the Two to the N achievement
by attempting to reach 28 hashpoints on 2022-06-19 45 -122 and is promoted to Level 8 (Expeditions).


255. 2022-06-19 46 -122 -- Camus Road and the World's Largest Egg. Success!

254. 2022-06-11 46 -123 -- The conquest of Wahkiakum County. Success!

253. 2022-06-11 46 -122 -- In the woods south of Toutle. Success!

252. 2022-06-10 45 -122 -- Getting very wet in North Portland. Success!

251. 2022-05-25 39 -86 -- With Hope in the Saddle Club development near Franklin, Indiana. Success!

250. 2022-05-25 38 -86 -- Off the West Vincennes Trail in Washington County, Indiana. Success!

249. 2022-05-23 39 -82 -- Morgan County, Ohio. Success!

248. 2022-05-20 42 -85 -- South of Paw Paw, Michigan. Success!

247. 2022-05-16 45 -122 -- The Edgefield Hotel, with Mrs.5000. Success!

246. 2022-05-15 45 -122 -- Visiting Tigard with Madeleine. Success!

245. 2022-05-14 46 -122 -- Day trip to Castle Rock. Success!

244. 2022-05-09 44 -123 -- Day trip to Eugene. Success!

243. 2022-05-03 45 -122 -- In Gresham, with the Frogman. Success!

242. 2022-04-06 45 -121 -- On the shoulder of US 26, on the shoulder of Mt. Hood. Success!

241. 2022-03-29 45 -122 -- To an intersection south of Sherwood. Then to a pub! Success!

240. 2022-03-24 45 -122 -- Somebody's side yard close to NIKE, in Beaverton. Success!

239. 2022-02-27 44 -123 -- The side of the road outside of Dallas. Success!

238. 2022-02-27 43 -123 -- In the woods south of Veneta. Success!

237. 2022-02-26 45 -122 -- A driveway in Beaverton. Thwarted by timing.

236. 2022-02-25 44 -123 -- In a marsh near Fern Ridge Reservoir. Success!

235. 2022-02-20 45 -122 -- On a vacant lot in Beaverton. Boring success!

234. 2022-02-19 46 -123 -- On the beach near Astoria, laboriously. Success!

233. 2022-02-19 46 -122 -- In Longview. Success!

  • Expeditions #231 and #232 are out of sequence. Long story. See 2012.

230. 2022-02-08 45 -122 -- In the middle of 162nd Street, Vancouver. Success!

229. 2022-01-20 43 -123 -- On the shoulder of Oregon Highway 42, at speed. Success!

228. 2021-11-28 45 -122 -- On the shoulder of U.S. Highway 30, fully stopped. Success!

2019 Expeditions (Expeditions #201-227)

The Lost Southeastern Trio

227. 2019-09-12 33 -83 -- Southeast Clarke Park: Athens, Georgia, Inside Out.

226. 2019-09-11 31 -81 -- Rye Patch Road, Long County, Georgia, because Southern placenames are awesome.

225. 2019-09-08 36 -84 -- Claxton Elementary School, Clinton, Tennessee.

The Rest of 2019

224. 2019-08-11 45 -120 -- Just off of the Deschutes Canyon Trail at the confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia. Success!

223. 2019-08-04 45 -121 -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, in an attempt to claim the The Dalles graticule portion of Multnomah County. Thwarted.

222. 2019-08-03 45 -119 -- In the woods west of Ukiah. Success!

221. 2019-08-03 45 -118 -- In the woods south of LaGrande. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2019-08-03. It's a Double Hash.

220. 2019-08-02 45 -120 -- A long drive to Gilliam County. Success!

219. 2019-08-02 45 -122 -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods southeast of Portland. Thwarted.

218. 2019-06-28 43 -122 -- To a short but difficult walk in the woods, to claim the Oakridge graticule. Success!

217. 2019-06-13 46 -122 -- To Trojan Park, for Columbia County and glory. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Formal attire achievement
by looking good at the (46, -122) geohash on 2019-06-13.
2019-06-13 46 -122 me.jpg

216. 2019-06-05 45 -120 -- Out to the dump in Gilliam County. Success!

215. 2019-06-05 45 -121 -- Visiting the Dalles on the way to and from Expedition #216. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2019-06-05. It's a Double Hash.

214. 2019-05-28 45 -122 -- Driving to a spot near work during lunch. Success!

213. 2019-05-25 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Tryon Creek State Park. Success!

212. 2019-05-13 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Woodburn. Success!

211. 2019-05-11 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Vancouver. Success!

210. 2019-04-25 45 -122 -- Going for a run in North Portland. Success!

209. 2019-03-24 44 -123 -- In West Salem, on the way home from Eastern Oregon. Success!

208. 2019-03-23 42 -120 -- In the snow near Lakeview, Oregon. Success!

207. 2019-03-23 43 -120 -- Near the Christmas Valley Highway in Eastern Oregon. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2019-03-23. It's a Double Hash.

206. 2019-03-22 44 -120 -- Thwarted by snow and careless planning in Crook County.

205. 2019-03-16 45 -122 -- I went up a hill east of Newberg, west of Wilsonville. Success!

204. 2019-03-10 45 -122 -- Going for a run in Clark County. Success!

203. 2019-02-24 45 -122 -- Going for another winter run across the city. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2019-02-24 on foot, travelling a distance of 9.19 miles running, .8 walking.

202. 2019-02-09 45 -122 -- Going for a winter run across the city. Success!

Walk.PNG
 Michael5000 earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2019-02-09 on foot, travelling a distance of 9.03 miles.

201. 2019-02-03 45 -123 -- Going for a run in rural Yamhill County. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Regional geohashing achievement
by reaching a hash point in all 2 graticules belonging to Yamhill County, Oregon.
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2018 Expeditions (Expeditions #197-200)

200. 2018-12-15 44 -122 -- A post-run drive in Marion County farmland. Success!

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Michael5000 earned the Two to the N achievement
by attempting to reach 27.64385618978 hashpoints on 2018-12-15 44 -122 and is promoted to Level 7.64385618978 (Expeditions).

199. 2018-11-24 39 -108 -- Taking out the Trash in Fruita, Colorado. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
by cleaning up the (39, -108) geohash on 2018-11-24.
2018-11-24 39 -108 Trash.jpeg

198. 2018-10-27 46 -118 -- A little detour in the Eastern Washington wheatlands. Success!

197. 2018-08-26 45 -119 -- Showing up too late for a garage sale in Umatilla. Success!

2016 and 2017 Expeditions

As far as I can remember, there weren't any.

Before I gave up geohashing for good for the second time, my record-keeping tailed off for about a year and a half. In November 2018, I rediscovered expeditions 185-197, which had not been listed on this page. Expeditions 187 and 188 had never even been written up at the time, but were recoverable from old emails.

If there was any geohashing during the 1008 days between November 22, 2015 and August 26, 2018, I haven't remembered it yet.

2015 Expeditions (Expeditions #187-196)

196. 2015-11-22 45 -122 -- Stopping by a park in Southwest Portland. Success!

195. 2015-10-18 45 -122 -- A visit to the St. John's Bridge. Success!

194. 2015-09-25 45 -122 -- Visiting a little park near Newberg. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2015-09-25. It's a Double Hash.

193. 2015-09-25 46 -122 -- Visiting a church in Castle Rock. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Holy hash achievement
by reaching the sacred (46, -122) location, which is The Rock Church, on 2015-09-25.
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192. 2015-09-03 45 -122 -- Running to a hashpoint a few miles from home. Success!

191. 2015-07-21 45 -122 -- A schoolyard by Rocky Butte. Twarted.

190. 2015-06-21 45 -122 -- Running by a hashpoint in East County. Success!

189. 2015-05-23 45 -122 -- In the Beaverton Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Success!

188. 2015-04-03 49 -122 -- Breakdown in rural British Columbia. Thwarted.

187. 2015-04-02 49 -123 -- With Jennifer near the UBC campus. Thwarted.

  • First Attempt in B.C. and in Canada.

2014 Expeditions (Expeditions #154-186)

186. 2014-12-01 38 -109 -- Up a canyon in eastern Utah. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Utah!
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 Michael5000 and Mrs.5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (38, -109) graticule, here, on 2014-12-01.
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185. 2014-11-23 45 -122 -- Getting some exercise down in Tualitan. Success!

184. 2014-11-12 45 -122 -- A tire shop on 82nd. Success!

183. 2014-11-05 45 -122 -- An apartment complex in Hillsboro. Success!

182. 2014-09-14 45 -122 -- Stopping by a high school on the east side of Vancouver. Success!

181. 2014-09-06 45 -122 -- Grocery shopping in Vancouver, Washington. Success!

180. 2014-08-24 45 -123 -- At a pretty tree out by North Plains. Success!

179. 2014-07-25 35 -102 -- By the side of the road in Deaf Smith County, Texas. Success!

178. 2014-07-25 34 -101 -- By a cornfield outside of Plainview, Texas. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2014-07-25. It's a Double Hash.

177. 2014-07-23 32 -97 -- Hanging out with a horse north of Fort Worth, Texas. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Texas!
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 Michael5000 earned the Multihash Achievement
by reaching 2 hash points on 2014-07-23. It's a Double Hash.

176. 2014-07-23 33 -96 -- A casino parking lot in Durant, Oklahoma. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Oklahoma!

175. 2014-07-20 39 -98 -- A long, long drive to Downs, Kansas. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Kansas!
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 Michael5000 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (39, -98) graticule, here, on 2014-07-20.

174. 2014-06-29 45 -122 -- With Jennifer in Washougal, Washington. Success!

173. 2014-06-22 45 -122 -- In the fenced compound of a commercial arborist in Newberg. Thwarted.

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Yamhill County!

172. 2014-06-22 45 -123 -- In dunes south of Cape Lookout, near Pacific City. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Tillamook County!

171. 2014-06-20 45 -122 -- In the parking lot of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Success!

Walk.PNG
 Michael5000 earned the Walk geohash Achievement
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2014-06-20 on foot.

170. 2014-06-16 45 -122 -- On a steep hillside off of Highway 14 near Skamania, Washington. Success!

  • Michael5000's first Expedition to Skamania County!

169. 2014-06-15 45 -122 -- On a hillside just to the north of St. Helens, Oregon. Success!

  • Third Expedition with the Frogman!
  • Third Expedition to Columbia County!
  • Intersection of Columbia County and the Portland graticule.

168. 2014-06-03 45 -122 -- In a large vacant lot in Gresham. Success!

167. 2014-05-31 44 -123 -- The front yard of a vacant house in Dallas. Success!

  • First Expedition to Polk County

166. 2014-05-24 45 -122 -- In woods just off of Canyon Creek Road, in Wilsonville. Success!

165. 2014-05-20 45 -122 -- On the side of a road towards the back of the Zoo. Success!

164. 2014-05-08 45 -122 -- In a backyard between Boston and Omaha Avenues in North Portland. Success!

163. 2014-04-23 45 -122 -- On SE Ramona Street, off of Foster Boulevard. Success!

162. 2014-04-19 45 -122 -- The Smith and Bybee Lakes natural area in North Portland. Thwarted.

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 Michael5000 earned the My kingdom for a boat consolation prize
by being prevented from reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2014-04-19 by an impassable and unforeseen a swollen lake.

161. 2014-04-06 45 -122 -- A field in the Shillapoo Wildlife Recreation Area, between Lake Vancouver and the Columbia River. Success!

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 Michael5000 earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging Eavan to the (45, -122) geohash on 2014-04-06.
2014-04-06 45 -122 Us.JPG

160. 2014-03-26 45 -122 -- In a driveway of a private home on SE 87th Avenue, near Canyon Road, in SW Portland. Success!

159. 2014-03-20 45 -122 -- At the intersection of Highway 213 and Henrici Road, southeast of Oregon City. Success!

158. 2014-02-23 45 -122 -- In the parking lot of a US Bank on SE 103 and Washington. Success!

  • First time encountering other geohashers!
  • Longest all-running expedition (8.3 miles)!

157. 2014-02-22 45 -122 -- In Lake Oswego on Summerville Avenue, with Mrs.5000. Success!

  • Four (4) separate expeditions reached this hashpoint!

156. 2014-02-03 44 -123 -- In a field west of Adair Village, Oregon. Success!

  • Pulled a prank on Frogman and company by beating them to a hashpoint on their home turf.
  • First Expedition to Benton County.
  • First Return to the Eugene Graticule since Expedition #1.
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 Michael5000 earned the Regional geohashing achievement
by reaching a hash point in all 1 graticules belonging to Benton County, Oregon.
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155. 2014-01-20 45 -122 -- In front of the "Wy'East Medical" building in the Clackamas warehouse district. Success!

154. 2014-01-05 45 -122 -- On a wooded, farmed hill in the suburbs of northern Clackamas County. Success!

  • 100th Expedition in the State of Oregon!

2013 Expeditions (Expeditions #124-153)

The 2013 Expeditions in Detail

153. 2013-12-29 43 -123 The woods west of Cottage Grove, with Mrs.5000 and Niece #4. Success!

152. 2013-11-29 19 -155 North Central Hawaii, off the Daniel Inouye Highway, with Mrs.5000 and family. Thwarted.

151. 2013-10-27 41 -89 On Lee Road, north of US 30 and west of state road 251 in north central Illinois. Success!

150. 2013-10-27 42 -91 On the shore of the Mississippi -- quite literally -- in Guttenberg, Iowa. Awesome Success!

149. 2013-10-26 43 -92 In a ditch southwest of Cresco, Iowa. Success!

148. 2013-10-25 42 -90 Off of Highway 52, southeast of Dubuque, Iowa. Success!

147. 2013-10-19 45 -122 On NW 289th Street in Clark County, Washington. With llamas. Success!

146. 2013-09-21 45 -122 Near the Rolling Hills Community Church, west of West Linn off of I-205. Success!

145. 2013-09-15 45 -123 In the woods off Highway 26, near an ODOT station, with Frogman. Success!

144. 2013-09-11 45 -122 On Almond Drive in a still-being-built neighborhood near Clackamas High School. Success!

143. 2013-09-07 45 -122 Failure! in the Oregon woods, with Frogman and Alison.

142. 2013-09-04 43 -70 Success! in Portland, Maine.

141. 2013-09-02 45 -67 Thwarted by signage in the Maine woods.

140. 2013-09-02 45 -68 Success! in the woods Southwest of Millinocket, Maine.

139. 2013-09-02 45 -69 Did not attempt! in the Maine woods.

138. 2013-08-23 45 -122 An easy drive to Vancouver with Frogman and Alison, although not "with" in the temporal sense. Success!

137. 2013-08-11 45 -122 An easy drive to Vancouver with Mrs.5000. Success!

136. 2013-08-09 45 -120 Under powerlines on the north bank of the Columbia Gorge. Thwarted!

135. 2013-08-09 44 -119 On the Rukio Creek Ranch in Grant County. Thwarted!

134. 2013-08-06 48 -115 In the forest northwest of Troy, Montana. Success.

133. 2013-08-05 47 -111 A farm road north of Fairfield, Montana. Success

132. 2013-08-05 45 -110 Just East of Bozeman, Montana. Success!

131. 2013-08-05 44 -110 Near the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Twarted.

130. 2013-08-04 43 -116 An office building on a Boise strip. Success!

129. 2013-08-03 43 -116 Suburban Boise. Success!

128. 2013-08-03 45 -121 On the Washington slope of the Columbia Gorge. Success!

127. 2013-07-28 44 -122 Main Street, Brownsville. Success!

126. 2013-06-19 45 -122 St. Stephens Church, SE Portland. Thwarted!

125. 2013-06-15 45 -122 Tualatin Hills Park. Success!

124. 2013-05-13 45 -123 On Zion Creek Road. Success!

2012 (Expeditions #101-123)

The 2012 Expeditions in Detail

The Lost Expeditions

Before I completely gave up geohashing (August '12 to June '13), there were a few months when I was still out hunting, but not keeping track of them. Here they are, freshly rediscovered and screwing up my numbering system and stats.

123. 2012-08-01 45 -122 -- The parking lot of the Slavic Emmanuel Church, SE 82nd, Portland. Success.

122. 2012-07-06 45 -122 -- On 46th Street in Vancouver. Success.

121. 2012-07-01 45 -122 -- Off a private road near LaCenter, Washington. Success.

120. 2012-06-23 45 -122 -- The parking lot of a Goodwill in Tigard. Success.

119a. 2012-06-22 44 -123 -- Between Hayes & Garfield on 13th in Eugene, by proxy (The Fabulous Ms. Geni) Success.

119. 2012-05-25 45 -122 -- A quiet neighborhood near Allen and Murray in Beaverton. Success.

118. 2012-05-16 45 -122 -- In a field near Aloha. Thwarted.

Out-of-order Exp #232. 2012-05-14 46 -123 -- A walk on the beach in Clatsop County. An expedition that was even more lost than the others, rediscovered in February 2022. Success.

Out-of-order Exp #231. 2012-05-14 46 -122 -- Passing through Longview. Success.

117. 2012-04-12 45 -122 -- Centennial Park, Damascus. Success.

Early 2012

116. 2012-04-07 47 -121 In the woods southeast of Enumclaw, Washington. Expedition Success!

115. 2012-04-06 48 -122 An apartment complex in the northern suburbs of Bellingham. Success!

114. 2012-04-06 45 -122 On a horse trail northeast of Battle Ground, Washington. Success!

113. 2012-04-04 45 -122 In the parking lot of an industrial concern near the airport. Success!

112. 2012-04-01 47 -122 In a Seattle city park with Niece #4! Success!

111. 2012-03-31 45 -122 In a gritty industrial area in North Portland. Success!

110. 2012-03-12 45 -122 A non-starter in the interior of a SE Portland block. Thwarted.

109. 2012-03-05 45 -122 On an industrial parking lot in Aloha. Success!

108. 2012-02-28 45 -122 Among a block of townhouses off of Sandy Boulevard. Success!

107. 2012-02-23 45 -122 In a residential neighborhood in Milwaukie. Success!

106. 2012-02-20 45 -122 On the campus of the Parry Center for Children. Success!

105. 2012-01-21 45 -122 Gabriel Park in SW Portland. Success.

104. 2012-01-19 45 -122 A cul-de-sac in Happy Valley. Success.

103. 2012-01-15 46 -122 In the woods southeast of Winlock, Washington. Success!

102. 2012-01-07 45 -122 In the middle of Butler Road, Southwest of Portland. Success!

101. 2012-01-02 45 -122 Off the side of Cornelius Pass Road. Success!

2011 (Expeditions #46-100)

The 2011 Expeditions in Detail

Late 2011

100. 2011-12-07 45 -122 Off of Farmington Road near Aloha. Success!

99. 2011-11-26 39 -108 Northwest of Grand Junction, Colorado!

98. 2011-11-16 45 -122 On a street corner in residential Vancouver. Success!

97. 2011-11-13 45 -122 Near a fence between driveways on SE 74th Avenue, near Powell Boulevard. Success!

96. 2011-11-02 45 -122 By an apartment complex near Clackamas Town Center.

95. 2011-10-15 45 -123 Vernonia! Success!

94. 2011-10-09 45 -122 Just off a residential street between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!

93. 2011-10-01 45 -122 A field near a near housing development in Vancouver. Success!

92. 2011-09-28 45 -122 An apartment complex off of NE Andresen Road, in Vancouver. Success!

91. 2011-09-26 45 -122 On an undeveloped volcanic butte in Gresham. Success!

90. 2011-09-22 45 -121 Just off the railroad on the eastern edge of Cascade Locks. Success!

The Endurance Geohashing series

89. 2011-09-20 45 -121 In rangeland off of U.S Highway 197 south of Maupin. Success!

88. 2011-09-20 44 -121 Near the Alfalfa settlement east of Bend. Thwarted.

87. 2011-09-19 43 -121 National Forest Land in northwest Lake County. Success!

86. 2011-09-19 44 -121 In Crooked River Ranch, an ultra-low density development northwest of Terrebonne. Success!

85. 2011-09-19 44 -120 Deep in the Ochoco National Forest. Success!

84. 2011-09-19 44 -119 On a hill overlooking the John Day Valley west of Mount Vernon. Thwarted.

83. 2011-09-19 44 -118 In National Forest land southwest of Unity, Oregon. Success!

82. 2011-09-19 44 -117 In the hills east of the industrial ruins at Lime. Thwarted.

81. 2011-09-18 43 -116 Off of the Silver City road in southeastern Idaho. Success!

80. 2011-09-17 42 -114 Near the Snake River south of Hagerman, Idaho. Success!

79. 2011-09-17 43 -115 In rugged hills south of Idaho City, Idaho. Success!

78. 2011-09-16 43 -119 In ranchland on the south shore of Harney Lake. Thwarted.

77. 2011-09-15 43 -118 In the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, about 25 road miles SSE of Burns. Success!

76. 2011-09-14 45 -122 In a suburban commercial district in Vancouver.

Summer 2011

75. 2011-09-01 45 -122 Just south of the Cascade Station area, near Portland International Airport. Success!

74. 2011-08-14 43 -123 The wrong day's graticule. Rather radical failure.

73.2011-08-06 44 -122 In the Cascade Foothills south of Molalla. Success!

72.2011-08-03 45 -122 In a vacant lot near the Troutdale Airport. Success!

71.2011-07-31 45 -121 Off of Highway 26, twenty-five miles north of Warm Springs. Success!

70.2011-07-27 45 -122 Near Highway 99E between Milwaukie and Gladstone. Success!

69.2011-07-24 45 -123 Between Cannon Beach and Seaside. Thwarted.

68.2011-07-23 45 -122 Off of Springville Road in Northwest Portland. Thwarted.

67.2011-07-21 46 -121 Near White Pass in the Washington Cascades. Success.

66.2011-07-19 46 -117 In a canyon west of Asotin, Washington. Thwarted.

65.2011-07-19 45 -118 On a ridge above the Grande Ronde River near La Grande. Thwarted.

64.2011-07-18 45 -117 On the Union Pacific Railroad south of Union, Oregon. Success!

63.2011-07-17 43 -117 In desert hills east of Juntura, Oregon. Success!

62.2011-07-17 43 -118 A few miles east of US-395 in the Malheur National Forest. Success!

61.2011-07-16 44 -118 In agricultural land between John Day and Prairie City. Thwarted.

60.2011-07-16 44 -119 Deep in the Ochoco Mountains. Thwarted.

59.2011-07-15 44 -120 Rural Wheeler County. Success!

58.2011-07-15 45 -120 Off I-84 near Arlington. Thwarted.

57. 2011-07-04 45 -122 In Sellwood. Success!

January-June 2011

56. 2011-06-17 45 -122 On Marine Drive, just east of Portland International Airport. Success!

55. 2011-05-29 45 -122 In a powerline right-of-way off of Skyline Drive. Success!

54. 2011-05-22 45 -122 The I-205 median four miles into Washington. Success!

53. 2011-05-07 45 -122 A suburban street in Southwest Portland. Success!

52. 2011-04-27 45 -122 A sidewalk in The 'Couv. Success!

51. 2011-04-21 45 -122 The middle of a street in Happy Valley. Success!

50. 2011-03-18 45 -122 Industrial site south of Foster Road. Twarted.

49. 2011-03-09 45 -122 Residential neighborhood north of the Columbia. Twarted.

48. 2011-02-26 45 -122 On the Columbia River Bike Path. Success!

47. 2011-02-04 45 -122 Just off Hwy 26 near Tanisbourne.

46. 2011-01-10 45 -122 Somebody's yard in Irvington.

2010 (Expeditions #11-45)

The 2010 Expeditions in Detail

Late 2010 (Expeditions #39-45)

45. 2010-12-24 43 -124 In a tidal flat just off of East Bay Drive.

44. 2010-12-12 45 -122 In an empty lot by the railroad corridor in Milwaukie.

43. 2010-12-06 45 -122 In Happy Valley, off of Sunnyside Road.

42. 2010-11-11 45 -122 Near LaCamas Lake, north of Camas.

41. 2010-10-31 45 -122 Under a tree at SE 40th and Woodstock.

40. 2010-10-07 45 -122 Somebody's house, in Irvington.

39. 2010-09-24 45 -122 Somebody's driveway, in Sellwood.

The First Golden Age: July & August 2010 (Expeditions #23-38)

38. 2010-08-31 45 -124 On a hilltop near the ocean in the Siuslaw National Forest.

37. 2010-08-29 45 -123 In the woods north of Vernonia.

36. 2010-08-29 46 -123 In the Capital State Forest, twelve miles WSW of Olympia, Washington.

35. 2010-08-29 46 -124 A vacant lot in Ocean Shores, Washington.

34. 2010-08-28 47 -123 In light forest near the Matlock-Brady Road, fifteen miles west of Shelton, Washington.

33. 2010-08-28 47 -122 Off a residential street in Parkland, south of Tacoma.

32. 2010-08-28 46 -123 In Clatsop State Forest, roughly 10 miles west of Clatskanie, Oregon.

31. 2010-08-16 42 -122 In the forested hills south of Ashland, Oregon.

30. 2010-08-14 42 -122 In the forest west of I-5, south of Ashland.

29. 2010-08-13 42 -121 In National Forest land east of Chiloquin, Oregon.

28. 2010-08-12 42 -123 In the hills south of the Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon.

27. 2010-08-05 45 -122 I84W to I5N Ramp, Central Portland.

26. 2010-07-30 45 -122 Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego.

25. 2010-07-25 45 -122 Lone Fir Cemetary, Southeast Portland.

24. 2010-07-18 45 -122 Deep in the East Vancouver burbclaves.

23. 2010-07-17 45 -122 Off Marine Drive near the Portland International Airport.

January - June, 2010 (Expeditions #11-22)

22. 2010-06-11 52 -129 In Queen Charlotte Sound, off the British Columbia Coast

21. 2010-06-06 47 -122 In an apartment complex parking lot near SeaTac Airport.

20. 2010-05-30 45 -122 Forested foothills northeast of Vancouver.

19. 2010-05-23 45 -122 Along the Clackamas River near Estacada.

18. 2010-05-22 45 -122 A Street on the suburban West Side.

17. 2010-05-05 45 -122 Kingsley D. Bundy City Park in Southeast Portland, with Sarah.

16. 2010-04-21 45 -122 At the edge of a quarry site north of Estacada.

15a. 2010-04-14 44 -123 Northeast of Monmouth (by proxy)

15. 2010-04-11 45 -122 South of Oregon City, with Mrs.5000 and Rebel.

14. 2010-04-01 45 -122 Powell Butte Nature Park.

13. 2010-02-04 45 -122 Across the street from the back of a Safeway in Milwaukie, with Mrs.5000.

12. 2010-01-11 45 -122 On a residential street in Northeast Portland, with Mrs.5000.

11. 2010-01-09 45 -122 On a dead-end road near Tualatin.

2009 (Expeditions #1-10)

The 2009 Expeditions in Detail

10. 2009-12-27 42 -124 South of Humbug Mountain, Curry County, Oregon with Mrs.5000.

9. 2009-12-25 43 -124 North of Myrtle Point, Oregon with Mrs.5000.

8. 2009-12-23 45 -122 Residential Area Southeast of Vancouver Lake

7. 2009-12-21 45 -122 Gillihan Road, Sauvie Island.

6. 2009-12-06 45 -122 Sunset High School baseball diamond, Portland.

5. 2009-11-28 45 -122 On Logging Roads north of the East Fork Lewis River in Southwest Washington.

4. 2009-11-27 47 -122 East of Everett, Washington, with Mrs.5000 and Niece #1.

3. 2009-11-13 45 -122 To the eastern fringe of The 'Couv.

2. 2009-11-08 45 -122 To Vancouver Lake.

1. 2009-10-31 44 -123 To South Salem with Mrs.5000.

Staff and Enablers

Mrs.5000 and Other Core Staff

Mrs.5000, my helpmeet and lead co-adventurer, is an architect, bricoleur, and book artist of no little reknown. She is thought to prefer expeditions in which there is some secondary payoff, such as exercise, attractive scenery, or burritos, but she is as game for a random road trip as the next person. As of February 2023, she is the 47th greatest geohasher in the world.

The Nieces are of course all mad for geohashing. My favorite niece is, by rule, the one who most recently went geohashing with me.

  • Niece #1 joined us for doomed Expedition #4, was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #15a, and was along for Expedition #105.
  • Niece #2 joined us for Expeditions #94 and #105.
  • Niece #3 jumped in for Expedition #115.
  • Niece #4 was coerced along for Expeditions #112, #114, and #115, and was gung-ho for #153, and went for one of her own: 2014-04-20 48 -122.

Frogman, along with Benture, Alison, Kate, Leah, and Daisy, are close allies in our geohashing and other endeavors.

  • Kate was a intrepid puppet for Expedition #75.
  • Frogman and Alison abducted me for Expedition #143. They totally abducted me! Although, to be fair, I didn't put up much of a fight.
  • Frogman joined me for Expeditions #145 & #169 and, more recently, instigated Expedition #243.
  • I encountered Benture and Leah at Expedition #158.

The fabulous and frighteningly talented Robyn is the human who introduced me to the pursuit; she is my geohashing hero and geohashing spiritual counselor.

Additional Humans

  • Rebel joined us for Expedition #15.
  • Sarah joined me for doomed Expedition #17.
  • BigBrother5000 joined us for doomed Expedition #30.
  • SisterJen led the charge in Expedition #115 and was a co-conspirator for 2014-04-20 48 -122.
  • A Really Nice Guy and his son saved our sorry stranded asses in doomed Expedition #60.
  • Jennifer joined us for doomed Expeditions #69 and #70, and was along for successful Expeditions #127 and, along with Brian, #257.
  • Ma5000 and Pa5000 came along for Expedition #105.
  • The Fabulous Ms. Geni was a brilliant puppet for Expedition #119a.
  • Molly ran with me for Expedition #122.
  • Eavan came with for Expedition #161.
  • and Madeleine joined me for Expedition #246.
  • Hope was co-adventurer for Expedition #251.

Hashscots

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Cinnamon Bear, my hashscot, is a North American brown bear and a highly accomplished travel mascot. He has traveled in all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, England, and Wales, and has been to Hadrian's Wall, the White House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other well-known sites. He has been to the top of the highest mountains, or "mountains", in New Jersey, Missouri, and Iowa (with me) and to the tops of Oregon's Mt. Hood and Washington's Mt. Saint Helens (without me). Cinnamon Bear has been along for at least half of my Expeditions.

Aurora "Rory" Bearialis, my associate hashscot and cold-weather consultant, is a polar bear of uncertain age and origin. Her performance on Expeditions #103, #104, and #154 shows that she is more than capable of filling in for snow-related adventures or when the lead hashscot is busy hibernating.

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