Dale Hill
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
- May 28, 2022
- 17 min
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
- Mar 19, 2022
- 15 min
#95 - Sawtooth Mountain High Point
What an adventure! 16.7 miles, 3,831 feet of vertical gain, a boulder-strewn mountain side with lots of Class 3 bouldering & Type 2 fun!
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Dale Hill
- Feb 6, 2022
- 9 min
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
- 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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Dale Hill
- Nov 13, 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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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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Dale Hill
- Oct 30, 2021
- 7 min
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
- 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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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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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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Dale Hill
- May 31, 2021
- 14 min
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
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
GPS on Bench Marks - May 2021
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
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Dale Hill
- May 26, 2021
- 8 min
The Third Peak Is The Charm
Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt in the hills above Little Blair Valley. Lots of missing marks along the way, but success on the summit of Shake!
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Dale Hill
- May 23, 2021
- 8 min
Palm Mesa High Point
Breathtaking desert views from Palm Mesa HP Peak #92, and Pike Benchmark #93, on the SD Sierra Club 100 Peak Challenge done!
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Dale Hill
- May 22, 2021
- 8 min
TED/WEBO Redux
The Desert Calls! It was great to revisit the Hellhole Canyon Trail and the amazing 360º views from the WEBO Summit with perfect weather!
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Dale Hill
- Feb 27, 2021
- 5 min
A Sweep of San Ysidro Peak
A repeat visit to The Thimble and San Ysidro Peaks from the SD 100 Peak Challenge plus two new Reference Marks found on San Ysidro Peak!
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