This checkin to geohash 2022-12-02 51 -1 reflects a geohashing expedition. See more of Dan's hash logs.
Location
Just off the driveway to Appleton Cricket Club, South-West of Appleton.
Participants
Plans
I don't know if I'll be able to make it to this one, but if I can I'll cycle over there on my lunch break or right after work.
Expedition
The dog was making an attention-seeking nuisance of herself while I was trying to work today, so I wrapped up all the critical things I needed to do so I could take her our for a walk this afternoon to try to wear her out. I'm moderately familiar with Appleton - I have a regular cycle circuit that comes right through it! - but I've never been out to the cricket club and sports field, so I pointed the hashing hound in the right direction and let her lead the way.
At first it looked like this was going to be a successful expedition: the needle on my GPSr pointed almost directly ahead as I walked up the lane towards Appleton Sports Field. But as I got closer, I realised to my disappointment that the hashpoint was going to be about 25 metres into the adjacant field, guarded by a trio of bullocks. At 15:00 I declared the expedition a failure. The doggo and I completed an exploration of the lane and had a look around the sports field, spotted a pair of muntjack deer ambling around, and then headed back home.
I'll be back in Appleton later today to buy a Christmas tree, so I'll wave at the cattle as I go past, again.
Tracklog
My GPSr kept a tracklog; note that this was an "on the way" stopoff so the start and end point isn't the same!
Photos
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A champagne-coloured French Bulldog wearing a blue jacket trots happily along a muddy farm access road.
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A GPSr unit, held in Dan's left hand, shows 33 metres to a destination, straight ahead. In the background the edge of the farm lane can be made out in that direction.
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A view through a barbed-wire fence, flanked by trees, into a grassy field with three light brown bullocks. A map "pin" is superimposed indicating a point around 25 metres into the field.
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Standing in front of an advancing cloud front in a rural village, Dan - dressed in a grey and white Three Rings hoodie - stares sadly into the camera.
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