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    Third Annual SD6POP Done!
    Dale Hill
    • Jan 29
    • 12 min

    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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    Obsidian Butte SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Dec 11, 2021
    • 16 min

    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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    Flood Plain SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 8 min

    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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    Cody Benchmark - Peak #94
    Dale Hill
    • Nov 14, 2021
    • 9 min

    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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    Box Canyon SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 8 min

    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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    Joshua Tree SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 9 min

    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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    Monument Peak NASA Site
    Dale Hill
    • Aug 7, 2021
    • 9 min

    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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    Easing Into Monument Peak
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 17 min

    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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    Coronado SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 18, 2021
    • 6 min

    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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    Oceanside Harbor SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    San Diego Coastal SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    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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    Crosses, Domes & Towers
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 8 min

    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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    The 7-10 SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 8 min

    The 7-10 SMASH

    Total Marks Recovered: 7 Discs Recovered: 5 Non-Disc Type Recovered: 2 (1 New) New Agencies: 3 Notes: New Agencies Metropolitan Transit...
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    The Missing Milestone Monument
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 12 min

    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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    Pala SMASH!
    Dale Hill
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 14 min

    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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    GPS on Bench Marks - June 2021
    Dale Hill
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 7 min

    GPS on Bench Marks - June 2021

    My 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!
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    June 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks
    Dale Hill
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 11 min

    June 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks

    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!
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    Point Loma Mini-SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Jun 19, 2021
    • 6 min

    Point Loma Mini-SMASH

    Today's Mini Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt took me back to Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument; adding two Lighthouses to my recoveries!
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    Sea Level to Soledad SMASH!
    Dale Hill
    • Jun 12, 2021
    • 17 min

    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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    Coach Dale: 0  Desert: 1
    Dale Hill
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 12 min

    Coach Dale: 0 Desert: 1

    My Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt in the desert was cut short by a slip & fall resulting in a knee injury. Good preparation saves the day.
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