Dale HillApr 159 minGood Friday SMASHSurvey Mark Recovery: Locate, Photo-Document, Verify the condition of Survey Marks, and report results to the NGS, a day well spent! 😊👍🏻
Dale HillFeb 69 minTying Up Loose EndsSorting out an "Oops!" by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Surveyors dating back to 1941 and tying up other "loose ends" in the desert.
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 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, 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 HillMay 31, 20214 minGPS on Bench Marks - May 20215 new survey marks recovered on the GPS on Bench Marks Priority List & my first A-1 priority Mark! Total GPSonBM recoveries to date: 16
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 30, 202110 minGPS on Bench Marks - April 2021My first full month participating in the National Geodetic Survey's crowdsourcing approach to collect GPS data on prioritized survey marks.
Dale HillApr 2, 20216 minMarch 2021 'Drive-By' Survey MarksMost of my survey mark recoveries are on hikes, these are the ones that are just 'along the road'. I call them my 'Drive-By' 🚙 recoveries.
Dale HillMar 30, 20216 minWoodson Mountain 2021 v3.0The 3rd time is the Charm! I learned of a Survey Mark on Woodson that I'd never heard of...I had to go look for it! I found it and more!
Dale HillFeb 16, 20216 minIn North Peak's ShadowFocusing my attention on a 2.5-mile stretch of SR 79 SW of North Peak, I made several new recoveries and confirmed one lost/destroyed mark.