Survey Mark Recovery: Locate, Photo-Document, Verify the condition of Survey Marks, and report results to the NGS, a day well spent! 😊👍🏻

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.

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!

4th of July Weekend Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt (SMASH) in Pala and Pauma Valley, along SR 76 uncovering cool marks and their history!

I recovered a good mix of survey marks that fit my category of Drive-By Recoveries (DBR). Of the 78 new finds for the month, 20 were DBRs!

5 new survey marks recovered on the GPS on Bench Marks Priority List & my first A-1 priority Mark! Total GPSonBM recoveries to date: 16

While most of my recoveries are on hikes, I find many that are just 'along the road'. These are my 'Drive-By' recoveries for April 2021.

My first full month participating in the National Geodetic Survey's crowdsourcing approach to collect GPS data on prioritized survey marks.

Most of my survey mark recoveries are on hikes, these are the ones that are just 'along the road'. I call them my 'Drive-By' 🚙 recoveries.

The 3rd time is the Charm! I learned of a Survey Mark on Woodson that I'd never heard of...I had to go look for it! I found it and more!

Focusing my attention on a 2.5-mile stretch of SR 79 SW of North Peak, I made several new recoveries and confirmed one lost/destroyed mark.