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Destination: Hoover Dam
It was an excellent day filled with touring and looking for survey marks at the Hoover Dam. There were lots of recoveries and great views!
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Dale Hill
Aug 22, 20234 min read
California 2000 Center of Population
Surprise Survey Mark Recovery! I always like survey mark recoveries that aren't on my radar, marks I stumble upon when not expecting to...
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Dale Hill
Aug 18, 202311 min read
Mount Diablo Initial Point
Mount Diablo Initial Point is the starting point for establishing land boundaries throughout most of Northern California and all of Nevada.
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Dale Hill
Jun 16, 20234 min read
Scripps Institution of Oceanography SMASH
Original SMASH: September 11, 2021. This was a return visit to La Jolla to find marks that were only recently added to the NGS Database!
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Dale Hill
Jun 9, 20238 min read
Yuha Desert SMASH
October 16, 2021, Searching for Survey Marks in the Yuha Desert and surrounding area. 42 Recoveries and a great day spent in the Desert!
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Dale Hill
Jun 9, 20234 min read
Carrizo Mountain On A Whim
Setting my way-back machine to February 2022, this is a trip report from an impromptu hike up Carrizo Mountain to recover a few survey marks
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Dale Hill
Jan 27, 20234 min read
Trans Catalina Trail - Departure Day
What an amazing week! My Trans Catalina Trail thru-hike was done. I hike more than 50 miles & found 18 survey marks! A success all around!
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Dale Hill
Jan 26, 202310 min read
TCT Day 5: Parsons Landing to Two Harbors
Trans Catalina Trail Day 5. From a steep climb up Fence Line Road to bison walking through my camp right outside my tent, what a day!
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Dale Hill
Jan 25, 202310 min read
TCT Day 4: Two Harbors to Parsons Landing
Trans Catalina Trail Day 4. Today is like an active rest day; I am hiking West End Road, the coastal road, to Parsons Landing.
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Dale Hill
Jan 24, 20237 min read
TCT Day 3: Little Harbor to Two Harbors
Trans Catalina Trail Day 3. Today I am midway through my hike and have a few survey marks to look for as I head toward Two Harbors.
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Dale Hill
Jan 23, 20234 min read
TCT Day 2: Black Jack to Little Harbor
Trans Catalina Day 2. After much climbing yesterday, today promises to be mostly downhill after lunch at the Catalina Airport in the Sky.
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Dale Hill
Jan 22, 20238 min read
TCT Day 1: Hermit Gulch to Black Jack
Trans Catalina Trail Day 1, The journey begins! Hermit Gulch to Black Jack campground, my longest day with the most vertical gain!
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Dale Hill
Jan 21, 202314 min read
Trans Catalina Trail - Arrival Day
I arrived in Avalon today for a week of hiking the Trans Catalina Trail; follow me daily on my thru-hike on beautiful Santa Catalina Island.
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Dale Hill
Aug 26, 202213 min read
Eastern Sierra SMASH
This article covers all of the survey marks I recovered during my week-long backpacking & camping trip to Lone Pine & Mt. Whitney.
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Dale Hill
Aug 24, 202233 min read
Mt. Whitney First-timer
My first summit of Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the Continental U.S., couldn't have gone any better! The 3-Day trip was Awesome!
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Dale Hill
Aug 7, 202213 min read
Yosemite SMASH
I can't go anywhere without looking for Survey Marks đ€Ł I found 38 survey marks on my week-long vacation to Yosemite, read on to learn more!
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Dale Hill
Jul 20, 202217 min read
Half Dome via The Cables
Conquering the Cables! It was a long day, 16.68 miles over 16 hours on trail, with 5,020 feet of vertical gain, but what a thrill to summit!
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Dale Hill
Jun 3, 202215 min read
Revisiting "Old Baldy"
My annual return to Mount San Antonio "Old Baldy" as part of the SoCal 6POP Challenge & a second attempt at finding the mark on West Baldy.
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Dale Hill
May 27, 202217 min read
Salton Sea SMASH
250-Mile Road trip around the Salton Sea searching for Survey Marks! Check all 47 recoveries & insight into the "hunting" process!
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Dale Hill
Apr 14, 20229 min read
Good Friday SMASH
Survey Mark Recovery: Locate, Photo-Document, Verify the condition of Survey Marks, and report results to the NGS, a day well spent! đđđ»
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