+Ernmark Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 Thought I'd try to revive the old threads from a few years back (ok - a lotta years back) see: There's more, but here was the gist what may be from the first post in 2004 : "Some benchmark pictures are really excellent! Sometimes I "set as background" one for my computer for a while, until I find another really good one. I propose a thread here for posting really good benchmark pictures, either your own or someone else's. Contest rules: (yeah I know, I'm always proposing so many rules; ... anyway...) 1. No intersection stations (the station IS the tower, building, etc.) Why? Well they all look pretty good, but they're not really all that 'benchmarky'. 2. The disk has to be at least vaguely visible in the picture. No - 'view from', 'the area', etc. with no PID marker in it. Why? It's gotta be a Benchmark picture! 3. It has to be a PID in the database, or at least one of its reference marks or its azimuth mark (in case they don't have their own PID). 4. No closeup of just the disk. (Come on, it's just a disk - where's the nice scenery?)" ...anyone want to revive an old tradition? 1 1 1 Quote
+Ernmark Posted February 8, 2023 Author Posted February 8, 2023 (edited) I'll start - here's JJ0739 from Kansas taken by the Snowdog over on Waymarking (https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=JJ0729) Edited February 8, 2023 by Ernmark 1 1 Quote
kayakbird Posted February 12, 2023 Posted February 12, 2023 Ernmark, Mining photos for biological items to send to iNaturalist. Did a two night kayak camping trip up reservoir from Hell Creek Marina on Fort Peck Reservoir, Missouri River, Montana. Tried to do SQ0601 Rock Peak also, but maxed out file limit. kayakbird 2 1 Quote
foxtrot_xray Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 I'm sure I have some, but admittedly I don't think any are good enough to even be considered. (And, at the moment, mine are all packed up. I'm heading back out west this weekend!) 1 1 Quote
+Michaelcycle Posted February 14, 2023 Posted February 14, 2023 Dayton-Harris Gravity Disk Death Valley https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=GS0206 1 2 Quote
kayakbird Posted February 15, 2023 Posted February 15, 2023 Fairly unique flared stem with a magic landmark. Brown CG1130 1 2 Quote
+Ernmark Posted February 17, 2023 Author Posted February 17, 2023 ..although the vistas aren't quite as stunning as those in the US Southwest - there's a cool little park in Gaithersburg, MD that is worth a visit (Observatory Park) where there are 5 marks with a PID - here's one of them...most sit along a little path that is meant to portray the wobble of the Earth: https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/parks-fields/observatory-park 2 Quote
+BubbaJuice Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 Most of my pictures are close up shots of some cool ones or dismal scenery pointing to reference marks. My best 2: CG0359CH5701 2 1 1 Quote
kayakbird Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 All, Interesting history that was chanced upon was a large part of my enjoyment while Benchmarking. The Missouri River Commission (MORC) string led into working on the Mississippi River Commission (MCR or MiRC) string. Looked a few places for evidence of King's 40th Parallel Survey; and then had to re-read Angle of Repose, which was plagiarized from letters of Mary Hallock Foote who had spent time around King's camps in the Rockies. Last, for now, the 'And State Surveys' was a grand idea, but not well planned by the politicians in the early 1930's. Found a few SS in Montana & Wyoming. Nebraska set hundreds but very few were surveyed in. kayakbird 2 Quote
kayakbird Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 MORC Citadel SS1486, named after a prominent rock feature that Lewis & Clark passed going westbound on 31 July 1805. Wooden instrument stand was used during the 1949 re-survey. Bears Paw Mountains to the NNE. Found during a three day kayak trip in May 2009. Several of the NONPID river terrace elevation benchmarks were also found. kayakbird 1 1 2 Quote
+Ernmark Posted March 17, 2023 Author Posted March 17, 2023 This is one of mine that actually made it into the NGS Datasheet for KW2722 - 1 1 Quote
+Michaelcycle Posted March 22, 2023 Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 3:05 PM, Ernmark said: This is one of mine that actually made it into the NGS Datasheet for KW2722 - modified to reach: mark 0.1 m west of pumpkin 1 1 1 Quote
+Ernmark Posted May 8, 2023 Author Posted May 8, 2023 https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm18150_MIDWEST_AZI_Natrona_County_Wyoming 1 1 Quote
foxtrot_xray Posted May 8, 2023 Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Ernmark said: https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm18150_MIDWEST_AZI_Natrona_County_Wyoming Okay, that rocks. Literally. Gorgeous pic. 1 1 Quote
+Michaelcycle Posted May 10, 2023 Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/8/2023 at 11:49 AM, Ernmark said: https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm18150_MIDWEST_AZI_Natrona_County_Wyoming WOW!! 1 1 Quote
JASTA 11 Posted May 17, 2023 Posted May 17, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 12:10 PM, kayakbird said: MORC Citadel SS1486, named after a prominent rock feature that Lewis & Clark passed going westbound on 31 July 1805. Wooden instrument stand was used during the 1949 re-survey. Bears Paw Mountains to the NNE. Found during a three day kayak trip in May 2009. Several of the NONPID river terrace elevation benchmarks were also found. kayakbird This is an outstanding photo of an outstanding recovery. I doesn't get any cooler than this one... 1 1 Quote
kayakbird Posted May 19, 2023 Posted May 19, 2023 Thanks, JASTA 11. Those MORC marks gave me several more great kayak camping trips. Would really like to post several views of an intersection station; but might just start another thread titled 'Used by Hollywood" kayakbird 1 1 Quote
+Ernmark Posted June 12, 2023 Author Posted June 12, 2023 Here's a section Corner Marker in Wyoming https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm186ZF_T22N_R118W_S35_S36_T21N_S2_S1_Lincoln_County_Wyoming by Tom.dog 2 Quote
+Ernmark Posted October 12, 2023 Author Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm18W7D_8162_NS0037_Fremont_County_Wyoming - by Tom.dog Edited October 12, 2023 by Ernmark Quote
foxtrot_xray Posted October 12, 2023 Posted October 12, 2023 I love that view, that landscape. Nice shot. Quote
+Ernmark Posted Monday at 07:52 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:52 PM Here's a nice one - M 61 (DO0559) in Truscott, TX - https://www.Waymarking.com/waymarks/wm1BG17_US_Geological_Survey_Disk_M_61_DO0559_Truscott_TX: by - QuarrellaDeVil - https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=DO0559 (mark is @ lower right corner of bldg) Quote
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