[edit] Introduction
-Tom C-
I live in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and I like to hike and run.
I have a spare GPS and a high clearance vehicle, so if anyone feels like joining me sometime, drop me a line!
[edit] Expeditions
- 2011-03-26 36 -106 Finally returning to the Chama hash after a LONG hiatus
- 2011-03-19 35 -106 A fun hike up the northeast slope of Sandia Peak, about a half mile off the Crest Trail
- 2011-03-16 35 -106 Quick jaunt to western Rio Rancho, but not *quite* so close to somebody's house
- 2011-02-04 35 -106 Ojito lands, not in the wilderness, but close...just off US 550
- 2011-01-29 35 -106 Western Rio Rancho, uncomfortably close to one of the few homes out there
- 2011-01-23 32 -110 Family trip to Tucson affords a chance to geohash in warmer weather
- 2011-01-15 35 -106 Scrambling on steep terrain on the south side of Sandia
- 2011-01-14 35 -106 Stepped out of the car into an arroyo in the Mariposa development in Rio Rancho
- 2011-01-06 35 -106 A solitary romp up the Piedra Lisa trail in between the Rincon and Sandia
- 2011-01-01 35 -106 Second New Year hash in a row--walked off the edge of the west mesa near the far end of Southern
- 2010-12-18 35 -106 Finally got around to hashing near home again, early morning hit near the Ojito Wilderness
- 2010-10-16 45 -123 Success in the McMinnville, Oregon graticule!
- 2010-10-11 45 -123 Tried to get to the hash in the McMinnville, Oregon graticule, but was too tired to make the hike.
- 2010-10-09 45 -122 Wandered into the blackberries off Hwy 30 up in the Portland, Oregon graticule.
- 2010-10-01 35 -106 Tippy-top of the graticule, in the far northwest corner of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
- 2010-10-01 34 -106 Back to the Los Lunas graticule again, on the south of Albuquerque in Mesa del Sol.
- 2010-09-17 34 -106 Neat little expedition south to the Los Lunas graticule--a hike from the Mars Court trailhead south of Tijeras.
- 2010-08-29 34 -107 About as easy as the Magdalena hash gets--in the middle of a good dirt road in the far NE corner of the graticule.
- 2010-08-28 35 -106 A tough bushwhack up Bear Canyon on the west slope of Sandia
- 2010-08-27 35 -106 On the fairway of Hole 12 at Ladera Golf Course
- 2010-08-24 35 -106 Walked down the hill from work to a side street in Corrales.
- 2010-08-23 35 -106 Drove through a doozy of a thunderstorm to find the rainbow on other side of Rio Rancho.
- 2010-08-19 44 -67 Found my way to the Machias, Maine hash while up here on vacation
- 2010-07-26 36 -108 Finally found a suitable hash in the Farmington graticule on our way back home to Rio Rancho
- 2010-07-26 37 -110 A mesa top overlooking Natural Bridges National Monument in the Bullfrog graticule
- 2010-07-25 38 -110 In the Green River graticule close to Goblin Valley
- 2010-07-05 35 -105 Return to the Santa Fe graticule with a family romp in the National Forest land south of Pecos
- 2010-07-03 35 -107 In the Grants graticule off a two-track near the Continental Divide Trail by the Deadman Peaks
- 2010-05-04 35 -106 Close to home again, a residential street corner on the west side of Albuquerque.
- 2010-04-10 35 -106 Close to home--coulda/shoulda walked--in a vacant lot on 4th Street in the north valley of Albuquerque
- 2010-04-02 34 -108 Back from a busy few months of geohashing hiatus, and on to a virgin graticule in Quemado
- 2010-01-01 34 -106 And a trip down the the Los Lunas hash later in the day for good measure
- 2010-01-01 35 -106 What better day/night is there to do a midnight geohash?
- 2009-12-26 35 -106 Close enough for a biking geohash--in the empty grid of western Rio Rancho
- 2009-12-24 35 -106 No trespassing FAIL near Cochiti
- 2009-12-20 35 -106 A Speed Racer on I-25 less than 10 miles from home? Too close to pass up!
- 2009-12-19 34 -106 Made a late afternoon decision to head down to the Los Lunas hash with the boy.
- 2009-12-18 34 -107 Lucked into the Magdalena hash while I was out hiking close by anyway.
- 2009-11-23 35 -106 Hit the local Albuquerque hash after work since it was close enough on the west side.
- 2009-11-21 36 -107 Headed northwest to the Bloomfield hash which was a few miles north of Chaco.
- 2009-11-20 34 -105 Went south and east to pay a visit to some rather boring range land in the Vaughn graticule.
- 2009-11-19 35 -106 Catch basin off Juan Tabo near Spain.
- 2009-11-07 35 -106 Saturday morning romp on the Volcanoes side of Petroglyph National Monument, about a quarter mile from the parking area.
- 2009-11-06 35 -108 Grabbed a double virgin graticule by stepping off the road for the Gallup hash.
- 2009-11-06 34 -107 The Magdalena hash that I've been watching for a while finally seemed doable. Got it done, but it didn't go easy.
- 2009-10-30 33 -106 Went out of our way to catch the Tularosa hash on a day it didn't fall on the missile range.
- 2009-10-17 36 -105 A trademark double hash, hiked the family up to the Taos hash to hit the virgin graticule.
- 2009-10-17 35 -106 On our way north to Taos for the day--hit the Speed Racer on the way out of Rio Rancho.
- 2009-10-15 33 -107 Another double hash, way down south in the Truth or Consequences graticule.
- 2009-10-15 34 -106 On our way south to go camping, the boy and I hit the Los Lunas hash.
- 2009-10-01 36 -106 Going for the double hash again, this time headed north to Chama.
- 2009-10-01 35 -106 Fairly close to home again, all the way at the far end of Southern where it hits the edge of the mesa.
- 2009-09-28 35 -106 Close to home, just outside of the developed area in Rio Rancho.
- 2009-09-25 35 -107 One for three on attempted hashes for the day. Made it to the one out in Grants.
- 2009-09-25 35 -106 No trespassing fail.
- 2009-09-19 34 -106 For my third graticule in as many hashes, I headed down to the Los Lunas graticule
- 2009-09-17 35 -105 After nabbing the (comparatively) easy hash in ABQ, I figured I'd make a play for the Santa Fe graticule to the east...
- 2009-09-17 35 -106 An easy, if rather moist, trip to Petroglyph National Monument in the Albuquerque graticule
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Photo Ops
Both my boys at the 09-09-28 hash in Rio Rancho.
Me and the three year old grinning in the Vaughn graticule.
The boy running along the road on the way back from our Vaughn geohash.
[edit] Graticule
My local graticule is Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[edit] New Mexico map
See a bigger map at New Mexico.
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