2017-11-15 31 35

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Wed 15 Nov 2017 in 31,35:
31.9571517, 35.0476029
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Location

South of the settlement of Nili, Israel north of Deir Qaddis.

Participants

Yosef (talk)

Plans

Take a bus to Shilat Junction. Hitchhike to Nili. Walk to the hashpoint through the town.

Expedition

The bus trip to Shilat Junction was just fine and I actually got to an even better spot at the entrance of Modi'in 'Ilit (Kiryat Sefer for the locals). I picked up a hitch with a woman who preferred me getting off at a sane location and not at the southern edge of Nili like I would have liked and hitchhiking etiquette in Israel says that the driver is always right so I didn't complain.

I got off at a proper bus station near the north and only entrance of Nili. I decided that it would be a good idea to follow the fence of the Nili which would likely be safe and possibly easier. That was definitely wrong. I had to climb up a highway embankment and then every step was a decision where to walk next as the ground was very rocky. I stopped to pray the afternoon prayer when I got to the top and then continued to slowly walk. Soon afterward I heard the muezzin of Shebteen to the north for the Muslim sunset prayer. It was a friendly reminder that I wasn't Dorothy and I wasn't in Kansas.

After a frustrating amount of ambling, I decided that I would look at a Google Maps satellite image. There was actually a trail from the highway almost to the point. That would make my life a lot easier. By then it was dark and I decided to continue to the trail ambling over all of the rocks and brush. The trail ended up being relatively fast and it lead to a right turn back towards a trail that led to Nili. When I made it to a final road that led to Nili from the southeast (I started at the northern entrance), I realized that I was less than one-hundred meters from the hash point.

I had to climb a small wall of rocks to advance towards the hashpoint and then climbed over several other rocks. I started to notice a few trees that were not olives. They didn't seem to have fruit on them but they were likely out of season. I kept walking. The rocks were pretty sharp. I heard the muezzin for the Muslim night prayer this time from Deir Qaddis to the south. This might have been stupid. I slowed down to find the hashpoint and then sat down to take screenshots. I wouldn't be able to successfully take a selfie tonight.

I walked down the trail from the hash towards the highway and followed it to the northern edge of Nili where there was a bus station. From there I was able to get a hitch relatively quickly to Shilat Junction and then from there to Jerusalem. I was tired and soon went to sleep.

Tracklog

Photos

Achievements

Five.jpg
Yosef earned the 5th Ammendment Achievement
by pleading the fifth amendment when asked what was really there at the (31, 35) geohash on 2017-11-15.