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    Good Friday SMASH
    Dale Hill
    • Apr 15
    • 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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    Tying Up Loose Ends
    Dale Hill
    • Feb 6
    • 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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    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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    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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    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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    GPS on Bench Marks - May 2021
    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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    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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    GPS on Bench Marks - April 2021
    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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    March 2021 'Drive-By' Survey Marks
    Dale Hill
    • Apr 2, 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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    Woodson Mountain 2021 v3.0
    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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    In North Peak's Shadow
    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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