Hi all,
This year's Survey Contest involved an about 110 meter long loop of
eight stations to be surveyed with Suuntos and tape. The course included
going through a flood water culvert, dealing with a survey shot that was
longer than the provided survey tape, and a station located on a steel
railing.
Cait McCann-Terán and Oscar Berrones made 1st place with a loop closure
error of 1.39 meters; yielding them cash prizes of $30 each, a survey
pouch full of GGG goodies, a copy of Bill Steele's book Huautla, and a
rare Caveskinz pouch. Team Rutherford's loop closure error would have
been 0.46 meters, had they not flipped the vertical direction in the
recording of a back sight shot (and who hasn't before?). As reward for
making 2nd place Ron, Barb, Ashley, Rick, and Kevin got cash prizes of
$20 each, as well as a number of GGG goodies.
Many thanks to our main sponsors: the DFW Grotto for the donation of
cash prizes, and Gonzo Guano Gear for survey pouches and a whole host of
other goodies. Thanks also go to Andrea Croskrey for helping to design
and set up the survey course, and Dale Barnard for helping with
crunching the numbers.
Cheers,
David
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