How Do We Compare?

[2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

Just curious how we compare to other benchmark hunters. I recently updated my database of benchmarks we have hunted for.

 

We were the first to recover 81 benchmarks (some from as far back as 1899!). Total BDT points for first recoveries total 3368.

 

We found 10 benchmarks that were logged as DNF (did not find), some by the NGS even.

 

We reported 10 benchmarks destroyed (but, only on the Geocaching site.)

 

We logged 19 as 'did not find'.

 

And we have recovered 8 that were monumented prior to 1900 (as in 1871 to 1899)!

 

John

 

 

This is just an excuse to crow some more!

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

It would now take too long,

but just passed 800 benchmarks.

 

I do not think there is anyone to compare to.

We are leading the way.

[ArtMan]

It would now take too long,

but just passed 800 benchmarks.

 

I do not think there is anyone to compare to.

We are leading the way.

Not so fast....

 

Seventhings has 826.

 

(Whenever I think I'm posting some pretty good numbers, I'm humbled by the likes of you guys.)

 

~ArtMan

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

Artman,

I meant us Geo*Benchmarkers as a whole.

[+California Bear]

You guys are WAAAAYYYY ahead of me. My find/did not find ratio is pretty bad (67/42). It is almost 50/50.

 

What can I say, the Southern California urban environment is hell on benchmarks. Nothing lasts for long around here. To quote Steve Martin from the movie L.A. Story: <proudly pointing out the sights> "Some of these buildings are nearly thirty years old!"

Edited September 22, 2004 by California Bear

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

WoW it works

OK here's is

DNF/DID NOT FIND...=52

F/FOUND................= 807

N/NOTE...................=155

D/DESTROYED..........=10

................................1024 BENCHMARKS AREAS VISITED.

[+Spoo]

My ratio is getting better. Since March 19th of this year when I started:

 

84 Finds

18 DNF's

1 Official Destroyed

7 I am still looking for

 

I just found a BM rich area on the NH-ME border that I will be hunting on this weekend...............22 listed BM's in a 20 mile stretch of road........2 logged as DNF's by the NGS........most not recovered since the 40's. This will either be a rewarding hunt or a big disappointment.

 

Wish me luck !

 

EDIT NOTE: corrected my DNF count.

Edited September 22, 2004 by Spoo

[+Anonymous']

1 found and logged.

[2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

1 found and logged.

 

Aw grasshopper.

 

I do believe it would be hard to start benchmark hunting with 150 found. The longest journey starts with the first step.

 

John

Edited September 22, 2004 by 2oldfarts (the rockhounders)

[+Colorado Papa]

I'll wait and see what I find this weekend on my drive down to Santa Fe. Have printed out about 50 NGS datasheets for various marks along US285 south from Alamosa, Colorado. Unfortunately, most of the marks were already posted by this cacher who we have never seen in these forums. But look at his stats. I counted 34 posts for one day! Very few with a picture. No postings to NGS.

[+seventhings]

Art -

 

Thanks for the promo.

 

OK, briefly

 

826 found, 539 are first finds

(FTF / F) = .652

420 DNF

(F / F + DNF) = .663

108 Noted as inaccessible

60 Destroyed

 

533 Disks

58 Rods

22 Mason-Dixon stones

13 other stones (some 1849, most 1892)

172 Intersection stations

28 Others (chiseled squares, etc)

53.7% of Disks and Rods are SCALED

 

181 reported to NGS, incl 12 Destroyeds

 

12 states

24 PID prefixes

 

Oldest monumented date = 1765 (JU3851)

Oldest BM found = 1751 (HU1686, monumented 1976)

 

Will

 

p.s. 61 no-PID marks (incl 9 Mason-Dixon stones)

[+PFF]

For SevenThings:

 

Hi, Will. I knew you'd been busy! We were competing for space in the Galley, last night. (grin) How do you load those PIX so fast? :-)

 

-Paul-

[+seventhings]

PFF -

 

High-speed wireless cable modem through Cox Cable. When I was dial-up, my 100 - 200 KB photos would take 30 - 45 sec. to load. Now, it's 3 - 5 sec. per.

 

Great photo of EZ6496/201DRD, by the way. Given all the recent discussions about photo technique and quality, it looks like I'll have to make some effort to improve my photos.

 

Will

[+Spoo]

An Addendum to my post above:

 

I looked for 16 BM's today. Found 9, had 6 DNF's and one official Destroyed. Really wanted to get 10 finds as the day went on. (sniff-sniff)