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Dale Hill
Oct 2814 min read
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
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 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
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 🤣 I found 38 survey marks on my week-long vacation to Yosemite, read on to learn more!
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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! 😊👍🏻
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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
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
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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