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Dale Hill
Mar 19, 202215 min read
#95 - Sawtooth Mountain High Point
What an adventure! 16.7 miles, 3,831 feet of vertical gain, a boulder-strewn mountain side with lots of Class 3 bouldering & Type 2 fun!
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Dale Hill
Feb 6, 20229 min read
Tying Up Loose Ends
Sorting out an "Oops!" by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Surveyors dating back to 1941 and tying up other "loose ends" in the desert.
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Dale Hill
Jan 29, 202212 min read
Third Annual SD6POP Done!
My 5th time back to Hot Springs Mountain Summit and my 3rd San Diego Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Complete AND a personal record on descent!
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Dale Hill
Jan 22, 202211 min read
ECM² - El Cajon/El Capitan
Five Peaks down, one to go! Closing in on the San Diego Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge with a beautiful day on El Cajon Mountain!
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Dale Hill
Jan 9, 202216 min read
Half a Six-Pack in a Day
Today's trifecta included Volcan Mountain Benchmark, Cuyamaca Peak, and Corte Madera Mountain. Check out the full story & awesome pictures!
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Dale Hill
Jan 1, 202217 min read
Happy Hiking New Year!
Happy New Year 2022! I joined a few friends for an Epic New Years' Hike at the stroke of midnight. What a great start to the New Year! 🎉🏔
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Dale Hill
Dec 11, 202116 min read
Obsidian Butte SMASH
Survey Mark hunting on a Volcano 💥Obsidian Butte was a cool pile of rocks with a pre-historic history, + lots of marks found along the way!
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Dale Hill
Nov 24, 20218 min read
Flood Plain SMASH
What started off as a routine Drive-By Recovery, turned into a 3-week survey mark recovery project and a lesson in Flood Plain mapping!
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Dale Hill
Nov 13, 20219 min read
Cody Benchmark - Peak #94
Today's return to LCIR and ABDSP was a fun day of Peak Bagging with Friends and #94 of 100 on the San Diego Sierra Club 100 Peak Challenge!
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Dale Hill
Nov 5, 20218 min read
Box Canyon SMASH
I returned to Box Canyon and the surrounding area for more Survey Mark Recoveries on November 6, 2021. Fascinating history & cool finds!
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Dale Hill
Oct 29, 20217 min read
A "Stabby" day at Quake
"You ain't having fun unless the trip ends in the hospital" 😳 LOL, Just one comment I heard in response to today's adventure. Read on!
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Dale Hill
Oct 1, 202112 min read
Julian Hiking Challenge - 2021
The original plan was to complete all 5 hikes in a day, that didn't quite happen; check out all 5 trip reports inside for the full story!
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Dale Hill
Aug 28, 20219 min read
Joshua Tree SMASH
Road Trip to Joshua Tree National Park! I built this entire trip around finding a single, hexagonal Gravity Station Survey Mark. Job Done!
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Dale Hill
Aug 6, 20219 min read
Monument Peak NASA Site
A return hike to Monument Peak to document a survey mark that I missed last weekend and a chance to do some needed trail maintenance.
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Dale Hill
Jul 30, 202117 min read
Easing Into Monument Peak
Two months to the day from a torn ACL and I am back on trail for my first hike, some cool Survey Mark finds, and a bit of CA Land History!
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Dale Hill
Jul 17, 20216 min read
Coronado SMASH
Day 2 of keeping things cool and "SMASHing" near the water! Lots of Coronado Benchmarks today and I picked up a GPSonBM priority on the way!
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Dale Hill
Jul 16, 20214 min read
Oceanside Harbor SMASH
Today was a great day to hang out at the Oceanside Harbor and Pier looking for survey marks! I found 3 Tidal Stations & some bonus marks!
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Dale Hill
Jul 14, 20217 min read
San Diego Coastal SMASH
Staying close to the coast to keep things cool! It was a great day with 3 GPSonBM finds and new information on finding Tidal Station discs!
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Dale Hill
Jul 12, 20218 min read
Crosses, Domes & Towers
Finding a 2 or 3-inch brass disc can be challenging at times, today's recoveries were easier to find and included crosses, domes, & towers!
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Dale Hill
Jul 9, 202112 min read
The Missing Milestone Monument
As survey marks go this one is unique. I was excited about the recovery, however, the mark was removed in 2020. Here's a bit of the history.
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