>From: Gale <sonoralovesmommy@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Benchmarks
>Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 20:21:26 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I love hunting for benchmarks. We have approx 80 benchmarks in our count. 
>Some are dull and were not fun to find, but many have interestng 
>placements, history or were just fun in other ways to locate. Our cache, 
>Lonesome Bush is near a benchmark from the 1960's that was part of an 
>aerial mapping project. We searched for the benchmarks that were part of 
>that project. In this case, they can even be seen from the aerial 
>photgraphs. (They were in the center of large concrete crosses). Looking 
>for them requires a different mindset. They are not intentionally hidden, 
>but the coordinates and description can make the search easy or difficult. 
>Of the benchmarks weve claimed, there were easily 3-4 times that many we 
>found that were not in the data base. And so many we looked for and couldnt 
>find. Personally, I like looking for them. Squishy, come out to Apache 
>Junction, on the road to canyon lake, and grab a couple of geocaches and 
>check out the benchmarks we found there. That might be !
>a good
>way for you to get started. Or go check out our Lonesome Bush 
> >http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6d6ac28b-2223-4855-ae20->283eecb62368 
>and see the benchmark 
>http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?>PID=CZ2333 next to it. The 
>benchmark page has some photos on it. 
> >http://img.groundspeak.com/benchmark/lg/39223_200.jpg Sorry for the 
>shameless plug.
>

I have never logged a find on a benchmark before... but, I have seen a good 
number of them in my geocache travels. They are quite interesting. I think 
the most unique and interesting benchmark I have ever seen is near the 
Lonesome Bush Cache... which Gale mentioned above. That cement X on the 
benchmark can be seen from rather high in the sky! Very interesting 
landmark!

Scott
Team Ropingthewind

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