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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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    #95 - Sawtooth Mountain High Point
    Dale Hill
    • Mar 19
    • 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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    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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    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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    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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    Julian Hiking Challenge - 2021
    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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    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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    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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    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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    Palm Mesa High Point
    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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    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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    April 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks
    Dale Hill
    • Apr 30, 2021
    • 7 min

    April 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks

    While 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.
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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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