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    Salton Sea SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • May 28
    • 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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    Good Friday SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Apr 15
    • 9 min

    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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    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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    ECM² - El Cajon/El Capitan
    Dale Hill
    • Jan 22
    • 11 min

    ECM² - El Cajon/El Capitan

    Five Peaks down, one to go! Closing in on the San Diego Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge with a beautiful day on El Cajon Mountain!
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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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    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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    A "Stabby" day at Quake
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    May 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks
    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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    The Third Peak Is The Charm
    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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    TED/WEBO Redux
    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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    G 4: Firebreak Lost and Found
    Dale Hill
    • May 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    G 4: Firebreak Lost and Found

    A short hike on the PCT Grassy Hollow Trail to look for an Mt. Baden Powell Bench Mark gives me a little more than I bargained for.
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    Towers and Telescopes
    Dale Hill
    • May 1, 2021
    • 10 min

    Towers and Telescopes

    SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks 2021 Peak #9! A great day recovering survey marks on Mt. Wilson and learning about Nobel Scientist Albert Michelson.
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    Mount San Jacinto
    Dale Hill
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 7 min

    Mount San Jacinto

    Peak #8 of 11 on the 2021 SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. It was a beautiful day to re-visit San Jacinto Mountain.
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    Cuyamaca Clean-up
    Dale Hill
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 11 min

    Cuyamaca Clean-up

    Taking advantage of perfect weather conditions to revisit Cuyamaca Peak and recover four survey marks that I'd missed on previous trips
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