2013-10-04 45 -122

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Fri 4 Oct 2013 in 45,-122:
45.5815313, -122.9716111

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[edit] Location

Near the Jackson School Road on-ramp to Hwy 26 West

[edit] Participants

[edit] Plans

I figured I could just drive down the on-ramp and would pass through the hashpoint on my way home from work.

[edit] Expedition

Boy was I wrong.

I made a first pass, and discovered I never got closer than about 100-200 feet from the hashpoint. So much for the accuracy of Google maps showing the hashpoint right there.

So I drove to the next exit on Hwy 26, turned around through the bridge construction, and parked about a quarter mile from the on ramp and hoofed it up to the on-ramp. I stayed in the green space adjacent to the on-ramp for safety. (It was dark.) I finally got to 12 feet from the hashpoint and declared success. It was almost to the fence for the adjacent property, so it is a good thing it wasn't much further.

I walked back to my car and headed home.

No photos. No Speed racer.


[edit] Achievements

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Jim earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (45, -122) geohash on 2013-10-04.