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5/26: JV6135, REG

..these are good examples of what makes the hobby so fun - every hunt is a new aventure !

Ran into a new agency the other day - PA DCNR (Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources) Parks & Forestry - an aluminum disk set on a new bridge on State Forest land: WM1K4V (no PID)

..I have a Radio Shack 3300 but actually get more use out of a Famous Trails model that I got from www.heartlandamerica.com for $49.95- it's pretty rugged (makes a good bushwacker) & is small enough to lug 2 miles to a mountain top if needed..

..sometimes 1 is all 'ya get: 1 for 5 last nite...but that was pretty much expected: JV4204, REG

5/11: KW2886, REG 5/12: KW3236, REG

..speaking of nails, I ran into one of those a few weeks ago: KW2136 - CRULL ..2 RM's & an AZ....it is pretty common in these parts to have lines scratched in the monuments running out toward the other marks, but was the first use of nails for me as well.

5/5: KW2887, ??? ..not sure how to classify this one - a "NF" & 2 "See Descriptions" in the official NGS logs - E

5/3: KW1206, REG

4/28: KW2805, DES NGS KW1786, REG KW2809, REG KW3125, REG KW1860, REG KW2778, REG KW1864, REG KW1865, REG KW2777, REG 4/29: JW1381, REG

..when were the NGS marks monumented?

..there aren't any in the Geocaching database, but you can log & visit Australian Trig Points on Waymarking.com

This one's my favorite: WM11V9 ..if I remember correctly, it even pre-dates 1925 ! (not a benchmark, tho' - it's on the grounds of a mansion once owned by the Masland Carpet family. At one time, their carpets were in just about every US-made GM car)

4/21: KW1817, REG

...the description also mentions that the 30' tower was left behind..it'll be interesting to see if any of it remains....and then there's the old stage road sign.. We'll enjoy reading about your exploit!

..hadn't thought of that. All of the mtn. top stations I've seen in my area have been mounted on exposed bedrock or on concrete monuments. Based on the size of the boulder described, if it's the whole boulder & not just the exposed portion, it could've been 'portable'...

Rehashing the Surface/Underground mark scenario - this one is interesting: KW3112 STATION DESCRIPTION KW3112 KW3112'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (JB) KW3112'STATION IS ABOUT 6-1/2 MILES NE OF DAUPHIN ON A HIGH POINT ON THIRD KW3112'MOUNTAIN. IT HAD BEEN MOVED FROM WHERE THE RECONNAISSANCE KW3112'DESCRIPTION CALLED FOR IT TO BE. THE DESCRIPTION WAS VAGUE AND THE KW3112'TRAIL WAS NOT MARKED. IT IS ON THE TOP OF THE RIDGE ON TOP OF THE KW3112'THIRD KNOLL ALONG THE TOP OF THE RIDGE FROM THE TRAIL LEADING UP THE KW3112'MOUNTAIN. KW3112' KW3112'STATION MARK IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK SET IN A BOULDER WHICH IS 4 BY KW3112'10 INCHES AND 4 FEET IN LENGTH. THE DISK IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN KW3112'THE TOP OF THE BOULDER WHICH PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF KW3112'THE GROUND. THERE IS A 30-FOOT WOODEN SIGNAL HERE WHICH WILL BE KW3112'LEFT STANDING AS IT WILL ENDURE WEATHER AND BE USEFUL FOR FUTURE KW3112'SURVEYS. KW3112' KW3112'UNDERGROUND MARK IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK SET IN CONCRETE. ...if the underground mark is supposed to be directly under the surface mark - it would almost seem that the boulder would almost have to ba a ledge !

Thanks - we all enjoy helping ! (and maybe the additional exercise we get, too! )

4/14- JV5829, REG JV0633, REG JV0630, REG JV0629, DNF JV0907, REG JV0905, DNF? REG? JV1335, REG *2OLDFARTS (Farts Counter®)

..still here: 4/11 - KW0929, REG

..nice view from CHERRY HILL ...I'm guessing that will be the situation I encounter w/ the station I originally referred to (as soon as the person I need to obtain permission from returns from vacation). ..speaking of surface/underground marks - here's a case in point as to why it is good to have them either underground to begin with or to have both: BANK 2. This one had the station & both reference marks pulled out & tossed into a neat little pile all w/in 24" of each other (probably a good dozen or more years ago) - here it seems unusual in that these monuments weren't very massive in order to protect them from being disturbed...can't figure out if the bank was cut back again & they were set aside to be submitted for destruction (as was the original station), or the farmer just got tired of hitting them w/ the plow.. Most of the monuments I've seen for tri-stations at/above ground level have much larger & more stable settings... Edit - #12 popped in while I was correcting typos etc ....I'm thinking this has 'screenplay' written all over it ! ...'Nine Reset' is even a good working title! (or Witness Post II)

Finds - 4/6: JW0081, DNF (USPSQD- NGS JW0081) JW0084, REG JW0085, REG JW0087, REG JW0089, REG JW0090, REG JW0091, REG JW0095, REG JW1375, REG JW0098, REG JW0105, DNF(?) JW0108, REG JW0109, REG JW0111, REG JW1391, REG JW1208, REG JW0014, REG JW1379, REG JW0071, REG JW0062, REG JW0066, REG 4/7: KW1251, REG KW3096, REG* *2OLDFARTS (Farts Counter®) with Vitamin E & Zinc ! Also available in Unscented! PS - Harry - I'll trade an 'O' for a '2' !

3/31 - KW2878, REG KW2880, REG* 4/1 - KW1138, REG KW0864, REG KW0863, REG KW1216, REG KW3234, REG* *2OLDFARTS (Farts Counter®) Now with Vitamin E AND Zinc !

- agreed. There is one tri-station in a popular hikey/geocachey area near me where I deliberately avoided being overly precise w/ the RM info/pix in my CG log for fear that the remaining one might become a 'souvenir'. Also good that ebay does this policing..or maybe some 'GEOCAC' individuals do..otherwise there could be an unwanted 'cottage industry' springing up.. 'nuff said'

Finds for 3/26: KW2135, REG KW2136, REG KW2137, REG KW2138, REG *2OLDFARTS (Farts Counter®)