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Post by NorthWes on Nov 1, 2006 9:29:03 GMT -9
Thought I'd give folks a chance to brag on their benchmark recoveries on a thread in this forum as well - and leave the benchmark forum for the more arcane questions and discussions... So - I just returned from a visit to New York City. In one short day I 'found' 27 benchmarks (plus confirmed one as 'destroyed') - more than double my previous one-day find record. Most of those marks were easy 'intersection stations' such as the antenna on top of the Empire State Building, the top of a church spire/cross, or the top of the Holland Tunnel Breather structure. However, there were some unique ones - bolts, chiseled Ts or squares, and the ubiquitous bronze USGS mark as well. Best part of these finds was that Mrs NW & Beluga183's New York sightseeing was virtually unimpacted by my benchmark recovery passion! That city visit put me over the 300 benchmarks 'found' mark quite handily...  |
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Post by oleruns on Nov 1, 2006 15:07:48 GMT -9
Good Job NorthWes!!  Keep on highmarking the benchmarks. ;D |
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Post by ladybugkids on Nov 1, 2006 20:25:42 GMT -9
[glow=red,2,300]Congratulations, Northwes!!! [/glow] In many cases, a benchmark is A LOT harder to find than a cache. |
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Post by NorthWes on Nov 2, 2006 10:58:48 GMT -9
I'm at a cache to benchmark find ratio of 2.07 to 1... kind of an odd ratio - and I confirmed a couple of more 'finds' from last Thursday in email conversation w/NYC benchmarkers last night*, so that day's total count 'found' is up to 30 - wow - New York City's one of the few places where I've seen the benchmark density per square mile actually higher than the cache density per square mile!
(*I had to check with the 'locals' to make sure my identification of three buildings was correct, as I saw them after dark...)
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Post by powmia on Nov 2, 2006 16:50:42 GMT -9
Thought I'd give folks a chance to brag on their benchmark recoveries on a thread in this forum as well - and leave the benchmark forum for the more arcane questions and discussions... So - I just returned from a visit to New York City. In one short day I 'found' 27 benchmarks (plus confirmed one as 'destroyed') - more than double my previous one-day find record. Most of those marks were easy 'intersection stations' such as the antenna on top of the Empire State Building, the top of a church spire/cross, or the top of the Holland Tunnel Breather structure. However, there were some unique ones - bolts, chiseled Ts or squares, and the ubiquitous bronze USGS mark as well. Best part of these finds was that Mrs NW & Beluga183's New York sightseeing was virtually unimpacted by my benchmark recovery passion! That city visit put me over the 300 benchmarks 'found' mark quite handily... Double congratulations are in order. First for the intensive benchmark findings, and secondly for having the intestinal fortitude to maneuver in downtown NYC. |
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Post by New Yorker on Nov 2, 2006 18:11:12 GMT -9
Thought I'd give folks a chance to brag on their benchmark recoveries on a thread in this forum as well - and leave the benchmark forum for the more arcane questions and discussions... So - I just returned from a visit to New York City. In one short day I 'found' 27 benchmarks (plus confirmed one as 'destroyed') - more than double my previous one-day find record. Most of those marks were easy 'intersection stations' such as the antenna on top of the Empire State Building, the top of a church spire/cross, or the top of the Holland Tunnel Breather structure. However, there were some unique ones - bolts, chiseled Ts or squares, and the ubiquitous bronze USGS mark as well. Best part of these finds was that Mrs NW & Beluga183's New York sightseeing was virtually unimpacted by my benchmark recovery passion! That city visit put me over the 300 benchmarks 'found' mark quite handily... Alright!............ Caching at home! |
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Post by New Yorker on Nov 2, 2006 18:20:02 GMT -9
[glow=red,2,300]Congratulations, Northwes!!! [/glow] In many cases, a benchmark is A LOT harder to find than a cache. |
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Post by New Yorker on Nov 2, 2006 18:26:00 GMT -9
I'm at a cache to benchmark find ratio of 2.07 to 1... kind of an odd ratio - and I confirmed a couple of more 'finds' from last Thursday in email conversation w/NYC benchmarkers last night*, so that day's total count 'found' is up to 30 - wow - New York City's one of the few places where I've seen the benchmark density per square mile actually higher than the cache density per square mile! (*I had to check with the 'locals' to make sure my identification of three buildings was correct, as I saw them after dark...) Start... spreading.... the... news............ New York... New York................ |
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Post by NorthWes on Nov 3, 2006 13:01:18 GMT -9
I'm up for a return trip to that area specifically to benchmark. Bayonne NJ had no recoveries at all, and there's a good two dozen marks there (and no geocaches - maybe the jersey mob prohibits geocaching...  ) Of the four marks I logged on Staten Island, three were 'first to recover' logs. Manhattan has been pretty well covered by Papa_Bear_NYC & Harry Dolphin, but there's a lot of urban territory around there untouched. Yeah - I can hear 'ole Blue Eyes singing it, New Yorker! |
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Post by Forum Admin on Nov 3, 2006 13:09:36 GMT -9
I'm up for a return trip to that area specifically to benchmark. Bayonne NJ had no recoveries at all, and there's a good two dozen marks there (and no geocaches - maybe the jersey mob prohibits geocaching... ) Of the four marks I logged on Staten Island, three were 'first to recover' logs. Manhattan has been pretty well covered by Papa_Bear_NYC & Harry Dolphin, but there's a lot of urban territory around there untouched. Yeah - I can hear 'ole Blue Eyes singing it, New Yorker! I've been hoping for a first to recover in Anchorage Good job!!!! |
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Post by NorthWes on Nov 3, 2006 17:06:37 GMT -9
Check out Holograph's website listing "Notable Recoveries" - it shows the Ladybug Kids' recovery of 'Prudhoe 3' as the Northernmost Station recovered! (previously, the Northernmost was the disk on Montana Creek Bridge...  ) Good job, Ladybugs!See it here for yourself: www.holoscenes.com/special/geocac/ngs_stats.html |
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Post by oleruns on Nov 3, 2006 17:13:11 GMT -9
So who is going to Dutch Harbor to get the Western most or farther west?  NorthWes(t) its gotta be you! |
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Post by Forum Admin on Nov 3, 2006 17:14:31 GMT -9
Check out Holograph's website listing "Notable Recoveries" - it shows the Ladybug Kids' recovery of 'Prudhoe 3' as the Northernmost Station recovered! (previously, the Northernmost was the disk on Montana Creek Bridge... ) Good job, Ladybugs!See it here for yourself: www.holoscenes.com/special/geocac/ngs_stats.htmlLooks like the next challenge is to get the BM that is both the furthest west and furthest east.  |
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Post by NorthWes on Nov 4, 2006 8:47:39 GMT -9
Now that furthest west/east is going to be tough... '72 Olympics used to get out to Shemya, but he's retired from the AF now. I wonder how we'd do it???
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