2014-01-11 42 -88

Sat 11 Jan 2014 in 42,-88: 42.7893381, -88.3854572 peeron  Eupeodes google  osm  crox

Location

Just off Highway 43 in East Troy, WI (Highway Exit Ramp)

Participants

Dune

Plans

Looking to head out around 4:30 to get this on the road and maybe go for Speed Racer

Expedition

Planned to go and drive down the exit ramp after picking up a friend in Waukesha for something to do in the afternoon however these plans turned south and the afternoon slipped away when the raptors showed up. Needing inspiration to fight on I went to see "Lone Survivor" and after some inspiring feats of endurance had the spirit to go and defend the geohash if needed. As I approached the exit I surveyed the area at full speed as to not draw any attention I promptly doubled back around and exited my vehicle traipsing through the snow until I had arrived.

Snapped a few photos outside then got back into the vehicle to continue my drive home. Tried out a new GPS mapping app for iPhone and it looks like it worked. Still waiting for the "export" feature to work.

Photos

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  thumb|GPS App failed so resorted to Google Maps and hiding behind a pin.

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  thumb|Snow covered the area off the exit ramp.

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  thumb|On the Exit Ramp close to the geohash.

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  thumb|City of East Troy was below freezing!!!

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  thumb|Stupid Grin at the hashpoint

Achievements

Dune earned the Speed racer achievement by passing through the (42, -88) geohash on 2014-01-11 at 65mph.

Dune earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (42, -88) geohash on 2014-01-11.

Dune earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement by reaching the (42, -88) geohash on 2014-01-11 while the temperature was 30 °F.