Papa-Bear-NYC Posted May 18, 2006 Posted May 18, 2006 Yetsrday I had a very good day in Queens, NY. I went 8 for 8 (although some may look askanse at #8) including the last 4 of the 10 Tidal Bench Marks at Fort Totten which I've searchimng for over the last couple of weeks. I'm especially happy with those since they include a couple of FTFs. Hopefully I did not also pick up any poison ivy at that place. Fort Totten is a hidden gem. I need to go back for 3 triangulation stations at some point. KU0980/1934/N/N KU0982/1952/Y/N KU0983/1952/Y/N KU0981/1938/N/N KU1133/1952/N/N KU1134/1952/N/N KU1135/1932/N/N KU1136/1952/Y/N Pb
+woody_k Posted May 19, 2006 Posted May 19, 2006 I have been too busy to do much marking or caching but I found 2 yesterday and six today...of which 2 qualify. This first one here...the pic isn't all that good. So if you can't read it that's o.k. My guess is that I won't finish in the top 10. LOL! It was on private property under the grass and I didn't want to dig a much bigger hole to get light into the hole for the pic and my flash wouldn't go off. The mark is in pristine condition though!!! EV1329/1956/n/n EV1332/1956/n/n
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted May 21, 2006 Author Posted May 21, 2006 Just a few for yesterday 5/20/2006. FQ0266 / 1921 / N / N FQ0272 / 1934 / N / N . . . Actually a 1921 disk, but as an 'unk' it is a 1934 disk. FQ0155 / 1921 / N / N FQ0884 / 1959 / Y / N FQ0885 / 1959 / Y / N FQ0886 / 1959 / Y / N Have you earned your pin yet? John
+Harry Dolphin Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 Seven for about fourteen for May 20, 2006. Touring Sparta, Ogdensburg and Franklin LY0730/1933/N/N LY0682/1933/N/N LY0689/1938/N/N LY0695/1933/N/N LY0699/1933/N/N LY0698/1934/Y/N LY0701/1934/Y/N If you send me two pins, I might stop looking for rivets. They get very boring very quickly. Oh, wait. I've got a few of them to log for Sunday the 21st...
+Intermountain Angler Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 My Marks for Yesterday 05/20/2006 RZ0230/1933/N/N RZ0258/1935/N/N RZ0234/1933/N/N RZ0259/1935/N/N RZ0369/1935/N/N RZ0370/1935/N/N RZ0373/1935/N/N RZ0374/1935/N/N RZ0377/1935/N/N RZ0494/1952/Y/N My First Destroyed Mark Dirty rotten vandals! RZ0263/1935
+Klemmer Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 Had a very productive day on Sat 5/20, finding 10 marks from 1934: EV2517 / 1934 / N / N EV2522 / 1934 / N / N EV2523 / 1934 / N / N EV2793 / 1934 / N / N EV2408 / 1934 / N / N EV2411 / 1934 / N / N EV2413 / 1934 / N / N EV2417 / 1934 / N / N EV2418 / 1934 / N / N EV2429 / 1934 / N / N One of the above was particularly notable: EV2413 required the use of my new lightweight / portable metal detector, and some exacavation work with my folding shovel. More on the metal detector in a different thread soon; worked well!
+Harry Dolphin Posted May 22, 2006 Posted May 22, 2006 Does Appalachia extend this far north? Or: If I see another rivet, I'm going to scream! Andy Bear and Harry Dolphin wander through Hardwick and Wallpack, and see one bear and two turkeys. 05/21/06 LY0747/1942/N/N LY0748/1942/N/N LY0754/1942/Y/N LY0753/1942/Y/N LY0745/1942/N/N LY0744/1942/N/N LY0743/1942/N/N LY0740/1942/Y/N LY0738/1942/N/N
Papa-Bear-NYC Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 I had a very pleasant afternoon in Brooklyn along Eastern Parkway with a couple of side trips for some intersection stations. I was 4 for 4 on the bench marks and all 4 were FTFs! KU1225/1952/Yes/No KU1226/1952/Yes/No KU1227/1952/Yes/No KU1228/1952/Yes/No
+Klemmer Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Just one find out of 4 on the way home from work today. DX3298 / 1946 / N / N
Papa-Bear-NYC Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 I had another beautiful weather day in Brooklyn. Results weren't bad: 7 of 9 benchmarks, but only 1 of 5 tidal bench marks (they put a new concrete top on the seawall). Unfortunately a few fences prevented me from getting good closeups of a few marks, but everything is identifiable. But I can hardly complain with 4 FTFs! It was all via subways, bus and foot (as is usually the case for my NYC searches), and today it added up to about 7 miles on foot! KU1223/1952/Yes/No KU1224/1952/Yes/No KU1229/1952/Yes/No KU1231/1952/No/No KU1233/1952/Yes/No KU1234/1952/No/No KU1235/1950/No/No KU1240/1952/No/No Pb
+cjf Posted May 24, 2006 Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) I spent the weekend exploring Anza-Borrego State Park--some fun finds! AI4534/1800/No/Yes Note: the judges subsequently weighed in and advised me that this really doesn't quality as the oldest in the county. It's being considered an 1899 date. Oh well. cjf 5/25/2006 DX0177/1935/N/N DC0540/1935/N/N DC0546/1935/N/N DX0360/1957/N/N I may have one more to post, but I need to do some research to figure out why what I found is so different than described by the data sheet. Edited May 25, 2006 by cjf
+cjf Posted May 25, 2006 Posted May 25, 2006 After some discussion in the forums, I'm going to go ahead and claim this one: DC1976/1940/Y/N
+Astro_D Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 Logs have been checked. All validated finds have been added to the database as of 25 May 06 @ 2140 hours CT. Also: all 215 posts have been doubled checked in the database. It has kept me busy these past two weeks! Needed corrections were made (thanks for pointing them out and being NICE about it!!!). Will now try to get the database uploaded. Katrina AstroD-Team
+NorthWes Posted May 26, 2006 Posted May 26, 2006 Ahhh... the delight of being back home, with good cable internet service. These benchmark logs are from a journey across northcentral Arizona earlier in May... some 'classic' locations here... ET0119 / 1934 / N / N GQ0267 / 1902 / N / N FR0076 / 1955 / N / N GQ0293 / 1920 / N / N GQ0290 / 1934 / N / N (*RESET - MAY QUALIFY...)
+Harry Dolphin Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Hmm... 2oldfarts now have me tromping through the woods on Fridays after work... (Well, I couldn't find the easy one by the road!) KV5789/1935/N/N
+woody_k Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Only 1 qualifying find today but it was a cool find. Check out the landscaping pic. The owner must keep up on the mark too. EV1474/1933/n/n
+Firefighter Skippy Posted May 27, 2006 Posted May 27, 2006 Went 3 for 5 today. LX0542/1923/n/n/ LX0543/1923/n/n/ LX0544/1923/n/n/
+Intermountain Angler Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 Here are our finds for sat the 27th RZ0238/1933/ N/N RZ0244/1933/N/N This may not qualify but I am submitting for the judges to decide RZ0248/1933N/N RZ0249/1933/N/N RZ0251/1933/N/N RZ0253/1933/N/N RZ0245/1933/N/N RZ0247/1933/N/N
stvanme Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 Finds may 28 AM0148/1931/N/N AM0522/1911/N/N AM0143/1943/N/N
+woody_k Posted May 29, 2006 Posted May 29, 2006 Found a bunch of marks today but only 3 qualifying. DX2369/1956/n/n DX2721/1949/n/n DX2722/1949/n/n
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted May 29, 2006 Author Posted May 29, 2006 Had a fun day on Friday. Started the holiday weekend off right. HO0277 / 1934 / N / N HO0248 / 1934 / N / N HO0251 / 1934 / N / N HO0254 / 1934 / N / N HO0255 / 1934 / N / N HO0633 / 1938 / N / N GQ0202 / 1953 / N / N GQ0203 / 1953 / N / N The log says it all! GQ0204 / 1953 / N / N GQ0156 / 1941 / N / N GR0095 / 1934 / N / N GR0093 / 1929 / N / N Are you young pups going to let a couple of oldfarts (feeling more like ancient farts ) whup you?!
+Firefighter Skippy Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 Are you young pups going to let a couple of oldfarts (feeling more like ancient farts ) whup you?! Unfortunatly, i've had to cut back on my hunting for several reason. Primarily, I need to travel further to find eligable marks and with the cost of gas ...... Also the PI is comming out stong now.
+Klemmer Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 Had to do some nice hiking yesterday for these marks. Needed the exercise. Probably about 2 miles per mark. It was a fun 1/2 day or so. DX1766 (1935) / N / N DX1798 (1946) / N / N DX1799 (1935) / N / N
+Harry Dolphin Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) 2oldfarts went to Las Vegas. Harry Dolphin and Andy Bear went to Paterson, New Jersey. And which ones complained?!? 5/27/06 KV0153/1945/N/N Of course, everyone else thinks this is KV0152. This is the reset. KV0155/1933/N/N KV0159/1933/N/N Yes, another rivet. KV0530/1933/N/N And another KV0531/1933/N/N And a third KV0160/1933/N/N KV0162/1933/N/N KV0165/1933/N/N OKay, so this is about a half of a chiseled cross. KV0166/1933/N/N KV0161/1933/N/N Edited May 30, 2006 by Harry Dolphin
+Harry Dolphin Posted May 31, 2006 Posted May 31, 2006 5/28/06 Oh, well. We really wanted to find KU4044. But it was not to be. Great and scenic hike along the Palisades, but we did not find it. What we did find on Sunday: KU1619/1956/N/N KU1618/1956/N/N KU1637/1956/Y/N Okay. Who's going to explain to the New Jersey Geodetic Survey that the entire black rock outcropping has been returned to its original position, with benchmark intact???
+Klemmer Posted May 31, 2006 Posted May 31, 2006 HD: The same people can explain to the USGS (1968) AND USPS (1996) that DX1799 is right where is was supposed to be all the time, since 1935. I DO enjoy finding ones NOT FOUND by the USGS! Sorry DaveD.
+Harry Dolphin Posted June 1, 2006 Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) "Harry. What do you want to do on Memorial Day?" "Well, if you're willing to drive through the Tonelle Avenue Traffic Circle, there are a lot of benchmarks along Richmond Terrace on Staten Island, from the Bayonne Bridge to Snug Harbor. For us, they are virgin benchmarks." And, so, Bear and Dolphin set off for their great adventure on Staten Island. (Noting that Buck Brooke's map shows no geocaching entries into NGS for Staten Island, yet.) (Okay, those entries will take a while.) 12 for 17 for the day, plus a multicache and an earthcache! KV0442/1952/N/N KV0440/1952/N/N KV0438/1952/N/N KV0437/1952/N/N KV0436/1952/N/N My first B of E&A! KV0434/1919/N/N An oldie! KV0433/1952/N/N Why are most NYC benchmarks 1952? KV0430/1952/N/N Okay! Who hid this one under a planter?!? KV0431/1952/N/N KV0429/1952/N/N KV0428/1952/N/N A chiseled circle!! Never seen one of them before. KV0324/1952/N/N Their great adventure over, Dolphin and Bear return safely to Joisey! Edited June 1, 2006 by Harry Dolphin
+Ernmark Posted June 1, 2006 Posted June 1, 2006 ...catching up on my eligible logs: 5/18: EW1374/1945/N/N 5/20: KW2069/1942/N/N 5/21: HU1800/1932/N/N HU1521/1958/N/N 5/22: HU1443/1932/N/N 5/23: HU0267/1931/N/N 5/24: HU0125/1938/N/N -
+The Fossillady Posted June 2, 2006 Posted June 2, 2006 Well here is the first one I can claim. Finally got the camera to download pics. Now to get the rest downloaded. DX0625/1955/No/No
+Klemmer Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 (edited) Squeezed one in between a customer and a test lab. One good find for four "old" tries. One mark I will go back for again, to talk to the City Hall folks when they are open. Our here in CA, we have lost MANY discs and chiseled marks on curbs to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which required sidewalk-to-street pedestrian ramps at all corners. Three like that today. Oh well, overall, ADA is a good thing, IMO. EV2476 / 1923 / N / N Edited June 3, 2006 by Klemmer & TeddyBearMama
+woody_k Posted June 4, 2006 Posted June 4, 2006 2 for today before it got way too hot. DX2566/1958/Y/N DX3747/1950/n/n
+Me & Bucky Posted June 4, 2006 Posted June 4, 2006 Just catching up: April 15, 2006 LM0504/1933/N/N LM0498/1933/N/N MP0345/1933/Y/N MP0350/1934/N/N MP0291/1931/Y/N MP0292/1934/Y/N MP0295/1934/Y/N MP0339/1933/N/N MP0338/1933/Y/N MP0337/1933/N/N MP0335/1933/N/N MP0333/1933/Y/N MP0331/1933/N/N MP0330/1933/N/N MP0672/1956/Y/N MP0398/1956/Y/N MP0397/1937/N/N MP0395/1956/Y/N MP0393/1956/Y/N MP0391/1956/Y/N MP0388/1956/N/N April 16, 2006 LM0331/1933/N/N April 27, 2006 LO0026/1934/N/N LO0067/1934/N/N LO0390/1934/N/N LN0317/1958/N/N April 28, 2006 MS0041/1953/N/N MS0050/1953/N/N MS0051/1953/N/N MS0072/1953/N/N MS0086/1953/N/N MS0087/1953/N/N MS0088/1953/N/N MS0089/1953/N/N MS0071/1953/N/N
+Me & Bucky Posted June 4, 2006 Posted June 4, 2006 More catch up: May 2, 2006 JO0042/1931/Y/N JO0041/1934/N/N May 4, 2006 FS0498/1934/N/N FS0497/1935/N/N FS0496/1934/N/N FS0495/1935/N/N FS0494/1934/N/N FS0493/1935/N/N FS0492/1934/N/N FS0641/1940/N/N FS0637/1940/N/N FS0667/1934/N/N FS0666/1935/N/N FS0665/1934/N/N FS0664/1935/N/N FS0663/1940/N/N FS0662/1940/N/N FS0660/1934/N/N FS0661/1940/N/N FS0657/1934/N/N FS0659/1934/N/N FS0658/1916/N/N FS0656/1935/N/N FS0491/1935/N/N FS0508/1940/N/N GR0523/1950/N/N GR0522/1935/N/N GR0519/1935/N/N
+Harry Dolphin Posted June 4, 2006 Posted June 4, 2006 8 for 17 for this weekend, one (including one egregious blunder!) LY0633/1959/N/N LY0569/1956/N/N LY0627/1941/N/N LY2616/1942/N/N LY0814/1942/N/N LY0812/1942/N/N LY0811/1942/N/N LY0838/1942/N/N
+Klemmer Posted June 4, 2006 Posted June 4, 2006 Had hopes for recovering maybe 3 or 4 out of 7 targeted for today, but lots of "issues" today with railroad access (lack thereof), deeply buried marks (need that new metal detector just ordered!), lots of brush, no parking, cliff, excessive heat, etc. Sheesh. But had fun & got some exercise! Recovered one qualifying mark for the day: DX1794 (1946) / N / N
+Astro_D Posted June 6, 2006 Posted June 6, 2006 Logs have been checked. All validated finds have been adde to the database as of 06 June 2006 @ 1600 hrs CT. The updated record will be posted later tonight after hubby gets home. Katrina AstroD-Team
+dirtfinder Posted June 6, 2006 Posted June 6, 2006 (edited) Cacthing up for last weekend KK1171/1934/n/n now it wont let me upload pics try again later Edited June 6, 2006 by dirtfinder
Papa-Bear-NYC Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 I was up in Maine last week, first in Bar Harbor and then in Orono for my wife'scollege reunion. Benchmarking was a "secondary"activity, but still I got some. No FTFs - the place is too popular. Mount Desert island: PE0268/1934/No/No PE0277/1934/No/No PE0279/1934/No/No PE0292/1934/No/No PE0297/1953/No/No PE0321/1934/No/No U. of Maine, Orono: PE0517/1942/No/No PE0518/1958/No/No
Papa-Bear-NYC Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Oops, forgot one from the previous post: PE0281/1934/No/No
+Ernmark Posted June 8, 2006 Posted June 8, 2006 Finds for 6/7: JV2050/1935/N/N JV2033/1942/N/N JV2034/1908/N/N JV2021/1908/N/N , - E
Papa-Bear-NYC Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 I spent the afternoon (in a light rain) walking along Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn from Prospect Park to Coney Island. The first half was great: 7 for 7 . The second half was 0 for 6 . KU1287/1952/No/No KU1286/1952/No/No KU1285/1952/No/No KU1284/1952/No/No KU1283/1952/No/No KU1282/1952/No/No KU1281/1952/No/No
+Firefighter Skippy Posted June 10, 2006 Posted June 10, 2006 Just 1 for today while geocaching. LX6815/1934/n/n
+dirtfinder Posted June 10, 2006 Posted June 10, 2006 Catching up from the other day KK1173/1934/n/n KK1178/1940/n/n KK0583/1940/y/n KK1182/1951/n/n ** KK0777/1951/n/n KK0778/1951/n/n** KK1231/1951/n/n LL0855/1951/n/n LL0856/1951/y/n LL0858/1951/n/n LL0567/1951/n/n LL0568/1951/n/n LL0569/1951/n/n ** These ones are ?
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