Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Fw: my mini photo essay on finding boundary monuments on the US / CAN border
Date: Sep 11, 2000 @ 23:40
Author: michael donner (michael donner <m@...>)
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>sorry to bore, but incase you mailing list members didnt know:
>
>"Dan Jacobson" <jidanni@...> ººg©Ûl*Û news:...
>> http://www.geocities.com/jidanni/1994us_can_border.htm is my
>> mini photo essay on finding boundary monuments on the US / CAN border.
>>
>> Excerpt:
>> In 1994 I, along with wife, went to explore the border between the U.S.
>> and Canada (49th parallel) finding boundary monuments. We went from the
>> Lake of the Woods to the Continental Divide. Whereas some folks think it
>> is neat to plant GPS 'stashes' to find, or find and photograph latitude
>> and longitude intersections, I think it's neat to find border points.
>So
>> do lots of other folks, otherwise, the US's Four Corners [AZ,NM,CO,UT]
>> wouldn't be popular... Indeed, the thrill must be most high upon DMZ
>> style borders, with landmines, etc. In 1994, we explored the border
>> section connecting: US: Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana; Canada:
>> Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta. Funny, why do I think these man made
>> imaginary lines are neat? I don't know. Perhaps it is bad. Perhaps
>I'm
>> a real borderline case [hilk, hilk]
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>
>i did stick an add for the mailing list on that page now too.