“SAVAGE MOUNTAIN 1870″, PE1902

This was my first benchmark find on a day that went very quickly from 90° and sunny (while we were hiking on Bar Island) to about 45°, dark and misty (while we were eating our lobster lunch at Beal’s). Fortunately for us, the weather was still sunny and hot when we reached Eliot Mountain. After exploring Thuya Garden and finding the Eliot Mountain geocache, Rich and I took a moment to search for and recover this set of marks (Aaron poked around elsewhere, or maybe he took a nap?!). This 135-year-old bolt was easy to find, and appears to be in good condition. There is some possible damage to one edge, but the bolt seems very solid in the bedrock. Both reference marks were found easily and in good condition as well.

A report on the condition of the station mark and reference marks 1 and 2 was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

The station mark and reference marks 1 and 2 were recovered in good condition. This mountain is now known as Elliot Mountain.

Zhanna

… PE1902, Hancock County, ME N 44° 18.165′ W 068° 16.459′

… Eyelevel view of bolt (indicated at pencil-tip). It blends in very well with the surrounding bedrock.

… PE1902 RM1, Hancock County, ME N 44° 18.161 W 068° 16.462

… Eyelevel view of disk in bedrock.

… Looking NE toward the station, where Rich stands.

… PE1902 RM2, Hancock County, ME N 44° 18.164′ W 068° 16.463′

… Eyelevel view of disk in bedrock.

… Looking E to the station, which Rich indicates.

“BASS HARBOR HEAD LIGHTHOUSE”, PE1835

This was my second benchmark find on a day that went very quickly from 90° and sunny (while we were hiking on Bar Island) to about 45°, dark and misty (while we were eating our lobster lunch at Beal’s). At the lighthouse, the conditions were cold and foggy, but we still took some time for photos and exploration. The lighthouse is beautiful and I hope we were able to do it some justice with our photographs, even though we could only capture it from the usual viewpoint this time. Had we known about the nearby BASS HARBOR RESET mark, we may have searched for it as well (or simply saved it for a warmer day!).

Zhanna

… PE1835, Hancock County, ME

“CADILLAC GROUND 1968″ ,PE1787

This was my third benchmark find on a day that went very quickly from 90° and sunny (while we were hiking on Bar Island) to about 45°, dark and misty (while we were eating our lobster lunch at Beal’s). Still beneath a heavy fog, we drove to the top of Cadillac Mountain intending to log a few benchmarks and a virtual cache. This unusually-shaped mark was easy to find, especially with Rich along as a guide. It appears to be in good condition.

A report on the condition of this mark has been submitted to NGS.

Zhanna

… PE1787, Hancock County, ME N 44° 21.151′ W 068° 13.447′

… Eyelevel view of the mark on the rock outcrop.

… View from the sidewalk.

“MOUNT DESERT RESET”, PE1778

This was my fourth benchmark find on a day that went very quickly from 90° and sunny (while we were hiking on Bar Island) to about 45°, dark and misty (while we were eating our lobster lunch at Beal’s). Still beneath a heavy fog, we drove to the top of Cadillac Mountain intending to log a few benchmarks and a virtual cache. MOUNT DESERT RESET was easy to find, as were both of its reference marks and the USGS station “K 24”. All marks appear to be in fair to good condition.

For my log of “K 24”, please see: Zhanna’s Survey Mark Recoveries: K 24

Zhanna

… PE1778, Hancock County, ME N 44° 21.080′ W 068° 13.593′

… Eyelevel view of station disk in bedrock.

… The general area near the station mark.

… The disk is prominent on the bare rock.

… PE1778 RM1, Hancock County, ME N 44° 21.080′ W 068° 13.593′

… Eyelevel view of disk on bedrock.

… Looking generally SW toward the station.

… PE1778 RM2, Hancock County, ME N 44° 21.072′ W 068° 13.586′

… Eyelevel view of the disk, strange bolt indicated.

… Looking NW toward the station, where Rich stands.

“K 24″

View the complete K 24 log on my survey marks site.