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Trans Catalina Trail - Departure Day
What an amazing week! My Trans Catalina Trail thru-hike was done. I hike more than 50 miles & found 18 survey marks! A success all around!
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Dale Hill
- Jan 26
- 10 min
TCT Day 5: Parsons Landing to Two Harbors
Trans Catalina Trail Day 5. From a steep climb up Fence Line Road to bison walking through my camp right outside my tent, what a day!
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Dale Hill
- Jan 25
- 10 min
TCT Day 4: Two Harbors to Parsons Landing
Trans Catalina Trail Day 4. Today is like an active rest day; I am hiking West End Road, the coastal road, to Parsons Landing.
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Dale Hill
- Jan 24
- 7 min
TCT Day 3: Little Harbor to Two Harbors
Trans Catalina Trail Day 3. Today I am midway through my hike and have a few survey marks to look for as I head toward Two Harbors.
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Dale Hill
- Aug 27, 2022
- 13 min
Eastern Sierra SMASH
This article covers all of the survey marks I recovered during my week-long backpacking & camping trip to Lone Pine & Mt. Whitney.
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Dale Hill
- Aug 25, 2022
- 33 min
Mt. Whitney First-timer
My first summit of Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the Continental U.S., couldn't have gone any better! The 3-Day trip was Awesome!
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Dale Hill
- May 28, 2022
- 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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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
- Jan 22, 2022
- 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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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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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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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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Dale Hill
- Jul 17, 2021
- 4 min
Oceanside Harbor SMASH
Today was a great day to hang out at the Oceanside Harbor and Pier looking for survey marks! I found 3 Tidal Stations & some bonus marks!
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Dale Hill
- Jul 13, 2021
- 8 min
Crosses, Domes & Towers
Finding a 2 or 3-inch brass disc can be challenging at times, today's recoveries were easier to find and included crosses, domes, & towers!
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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 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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Dale Hill
- May 26, 2021
- 8 min
The Third Peak Is The Charm
Survey Mark Scavenger Hunt in the hills above Little Blair Valley. Lots of missing marks along the way, but success on the summit of Shake!
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Dale Hill
- May 7, 2021
- 8 min
Stars and Stripes on Mt. Baden-Powell
Today's mission: 1st, replace the torn American Flag on the Summit, 2nd, recover both survey marks at the summit. Mission Accomplished!
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Dale Hill
- May 1, 2021
- 10 min
Towers and Telescopes
SoCal Six-Pack of Peaks 2021 Peak #9! A great day recovering survey marks on Mt. Wilson and learning about Nobel Scientist Albert Michelson.
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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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