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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 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
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
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
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 2, 202114 min read
Pala SMASH!
4th of July Weekend Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt (SMASH) in Pala and Pauma Valley, along SR 76 uncovering cool marks and their history!
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Dale Hill
Jun 11, 202117 min read
Sea Level to Soledad SMASH!
Follow my day-long Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt (SMASH) around San Diego where I recovered 37 survey marks from Sea Level to Mount Soledad!
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Dale Hill
May 30, 202114 min read
May 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks
May was my most prolific month of Drive-By Recoveries with 29 marks found! This includes all the finds & some of my tips for locating them!
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Dale Hill
Mar 9, 20216 min read
Return to Volcan Benchmark
Back to Volcan to find the rest of the survey marks that I've missed on my past visits! I'm Still looking for the elusive Azimuth Mark!
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Dale Hill
Feb 16, 20213 min read
On a Mission to Stonewall Peak
The final leg of my day's adventures! Another trip up Stonewall Peak and successful recovery of the Cuyamaca Azimuth Reference Mark No. 1
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Dale Hill
Jan 28, 20216 min read
Mt Woodson Station
Over the course of 3 outings, I was able to recover 7 of 9 Survey Marks for the Mount Woodson Station. Check this out to see what I found!
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Dale Hill
Jan 4, 20217 min read
There's a NASA Control on Cuyamaca!
Perhaps one of the coolest survey marks that I've found so far is the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center disc on Cuyamaca Peak! Check it out!
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