Dale HillMay 2817 minSalton Sea SMASH250-Mile Road trip around the Salton Sea searching for Survey Marks! Check all 47 recoveries & insight into the "hunting" process!
Dale HillMar 1915 min#95 - Sawtooth Mountain High PointWhat 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!
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 HillJan 2211 minECM² - 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!
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 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 HillOct 30, 20217 minA "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!
Dale HillOct 2, 202112 minJulian Hiking Challenge - 2021The 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!
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 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 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 HillMay 23, 20218 minPalm Mesa High PointBreathtaking desert views from Palm Mesa HP Peak #92, and Pike Benchmark #93, on the SD Sierra Club 100 Peak Challenge done!
Dale HillMay 22, 20218 minTED/WEBO ReduxThe Desert Calls! It was great to revisit the Hellhole Canyon Trail and the amazing 360º views from the WEBO Summit with perfect weather!
Dale HillApr 30, 20217 minApril 2021 'Drive-By' Survey MarksWhile most of my recoveries are on hikes, I find many that are just 'along the road'. These are my 'Drive-By' recoveries for April 2021.
Dale HillApr 7, 202111 minCuyamaca Clean-upTaking advantage of perfect weather conditions to revisit Cuyamaca Peak and recover four survey marks that I'd missed on previous trips