Dale HillJan 2912 minThird 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!
Dale HillDec 11, 202116 minObsidian Butte SMASHSurvey 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!
Dale HillNov 24, 20218 minFlood Plain SMASHWhat started off as a routine Drive-By Recovery, turned into a 3-week survey mark recovery project and a lesson in Flood Plain mapping!
Dale HillNov 14, 20219 minCody Benchmark - Peak #94Today'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!
Dale HillNov 6, 20218 minBox Canyon SMASHI returned to Box Canyon and the surrounding area for more Survey Mark Recoveries on November 6, 2021. Fascinating history & cool finds!
Dale HillAug 29, 20219 minJoshua Tree SMASHRoad Trip to Joshua Tree National Park! I built this entire trip around finding a single, hexagonal Gravity Station Survey Mark. Job Done!
Dale HillAug 7, 20219 minMonument Peak NASA SiteA return hike to Monument Peak to document a survey mark that I missed last weekend and a chance to do some needed trail maintenance.
Dale HillJul 31, 202117 minEasing Into Monument PeakTwo 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!
Dale HillJul 18, 20216 minCoronado SMASHDay 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!
Dale HillJul 17, 20214 minOceanside Harbor SMASHToday 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!
Dale HillJul 15, 20217 minSan Diego Coastal SMASHStaying 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!
Dale HillJul 13, 20218 minCrosses, Domes & TowersFinding a 2 or 3-inch brass disc can be challenging at times, today's recoveries were easier to find and included crosses, domes, & towers!
Dale HillJul 10, 20218 minThe 7-10 SMASHTotal Marks Recovered: 7 Discs Recovered: 5 Non-Disc Type Recovered: 2 (1 New) New Agencies: 3 Notes: New Agencies Metropolitan Transit...
Dale HillJul 10, 202112 minThe Missing Milestone MonumentAs 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.
Dale HillJul 3, 202114 minPala SMASH!4th of July Weekend Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt (SMASH) in Pala and Pauma Valley, along SR 76 uncovering cool marks and their history!
Dale HillJun 30, 20217 minGPS on Bench Marks - June 2021My new goal is 100 GPS on Bench Marks Recoveries by the end of the year, this month I added 9 Priority Recoveries with some cool finds!
Dale HillJun 30, 202111 minJune 2021 'Drive-By' Survey MarksI 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!
Dale HillJun 19, 20216 minPoint Loma Mini-SMASHToday's Mini Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt took me back to Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument; adding two Lighthouses to my recoveries!
Dale HillJun 12, 202117 minSea 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!
Dale HillJun 1, 202112 minCoach Dale: 0 Desert: 1My Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt in the desert was cut short by a slip & fall resulting in a knee injury. Good preparation saves the day.