Dale Hill
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 10
- 8 min
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
- Jan 29, 2022
- 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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Dale Hill
- Jan 22, 2022
- 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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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 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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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
- Oct 2, 2021
- 12 min
Julian Hiking Challenge - 2021
The original plan was to complete all 5 hikes in a day, that didn't quite happen; check out all 5 trip reports inside for the full story!
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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