SD County Engineer Dept

Dale Hill

Apr 15, 2022
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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Dale Hill

Feb 6, 2022
9 min

Tying Up Loose Ends

Sorting out an "Oops!" by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Surveyors dating back to 1941 and tying up other "loose ends" in the desert.

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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

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

May 31, 2021
4 min

GPS on Bench Marks - May 2021

5 new survey marks recovered on the GPS on Bench Marks Priority List & my first A-1 priority Mark! Total GPSonBM recoveries to date: 16

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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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Dale Hill

Apr 30, 2021
10 min

GPS on Bench Marks - April 2021

My first full month participating in the National Geodetic Survey's crowdsourcing approach to collect GPS data on prioritized survey marks.

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Dale Hill

Apr 1, 2021
6 min

March 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks

Most 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.

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Dale Hill

Mar 30, 2021
6 min

Woodson Mountain 2021 v3.0

The 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!

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Dale Hill

Feb 16, 2021
6 min

In North Peak's Shadow

Focusing 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.

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