Spooty

My adventure was a bit similar to the original poster's. I tried to visit WM44BE "MCAS YUMA : YUMA, ARIZONA", but was thwarted by security. I posted a comment there, but failed to achieve an actual visit with photographic proof. I haven't tried for a find in the "Military Installations" category since then; it's probably not hard - I'll just have to be quick and non-obvious when taking a photo.

That Colorado challenge is in fact what got me interested in this quest; I qualified for it last June. I haven't been to Florida yet, but I'll check yours out when I do. I'd been vaguely aware that "dolphin" had a non-animal meaning, but finally looked it up: "3. Nautical. a pile, cluster of piles, or buoy to which a vessel may be moored in open water. a cluster of piles used as a fender, as at the entrance to a dock. a pudding fender at the nose of a tugboat or on the side of a vessel." Thanks for the mention of DC's benchmarks. I haven't been there yet, either (32 states so far), but I see at least a half-dozen new marker types for me!

Hi. First post under Benchmarking, but I've done a fair amount of reading and searching and haven't seen this addressed. I was wondering if anyone is, like me, trying to complete a personal goal of finding benchmarks for each "Marker Type" category. I'd never seen this mentioned, so I had to do my own searching for a reference, and I found a source at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/BlueBook/pdf/Annex_I.pdf which lists around a hundred different types (tower, stack, microwave mast, pipe cap, etc.). I've personally found 30 different types so far, and combing these forums seems to be helpful for hearing about benchmarks with marker types on my "want" list. Or maybe I just need to learn how to search the NGS database for the more obscure types ("dolphin"? "rock awash"?).

I'll be there! Visiting from Cheyenne, WY. This is a first for me, a group hike. I live at 6200 feet, and have hiked/cached longer distances up to 9600 feet elevation, so I guess I can handle this. It'll be nice to finally have people to walk with. I'm always so paranoid about large animals out there, since I'm usually alone.