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Wow - thanks for all of the replies, guys!! I will try out some of your suggestions once this weather breaks for a bit. It's been either raining or snowing just about every minute that I'm not at work. GEO*Trailblazer 1 - those look awesome, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for your help so far everyone. My maiden voyage may have to wait if the snow that is predicted actually shows up. When I find something that works, I will post it so maybe others can give it a try. Maybe I'm just weird, but to each their own... Just as some ribs from the local BBQ joint may be "better" than I can ever make, it doesn't mean that there is no value in doing it myself. I'm sure I will take pics to share, but I will probably never open up that folder on my computer again, whereas having some rubbings that I made with the family will be something "real" to pass down to them, even if they are monetarily worthless. Thanks again for your help.

Hello all, I just purchased my first GPS system with the help of a few Christmas gift cards, a Garmin GPSMAP60C, and I am eager to head out this Saturday to start finding some local benchmarks. This may be a dumb question, but what is the best way to make a rubbing? Is any kind of paper preferred or will "normal" printer paper work? Also, should I use crayon, pencil, charcoal or something else? I have a very good digital camera to take along while hunting for benchmarks, but for some reason I think it will be better to have some rubbings made for posterity's sake. I apologize if that sounds dumb. Thank's in advance for your help.