--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@b...> wrote:
> I don't count bridges as "land."
oh
then do you count them as air or water
m
> BJB
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "acroorca2002" <orc@o...> wrote:
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "bjbutlerus" <bjbutler@b...> wrote:
> > > I had the chance to do some minor pointing yesterday,
visiting the
> > > westernmost point of land in New Hampshire on a little
island in
> > the
> > > Connecticut River just east of Brattleboro, VT. This is an
easy
> > > point.
> >
> > not so fast please
> > actually since nh owns the ct river nhw isnt on the island at
all
> > but is on the bridge just where it reaches the right bank at
> > brattleboro
> >
> > you just must have thought the bridge was wet because the
river is wet
> > but the bridge is dry
> > & nhw is on it or beneath it
> > even by your own drypointing standards
> > or do i misrepresent them to you
> >
> > more below
> >
> > Take NH 119 as far west as you can. You can park on the S
> > > side of the road on the island and walk to the extreme
point, which
> > > is a few feet N of the bridge pilings.
> > >
> > > On the way home, I followed NH/MA 63 south and checked
out the
> > > Pauchaug public boat ramp on the Connecticut River in
Northfield,
> > MA.
> > > This is a mere 0.8 miles south of the MA-NH-VT tri-point
and, in my
> > > opinion, the best approach. The boat ramp does not
appear on the
> > > most recent topo maps.
> > >
> > > Mike, I think you launched a canoe here the day before our
joint
> > > attempt on MANHVT from the west.
> >
> > yes
> > i found manhvt that evening to within about 20 feet of the truth
> > without a gps
> > class c
> >
> > but it took your genius to sniff out the second witness post
> > without which our probable class b visit couldnt have been
made
> > even with gps
> > in those days before selective availability was turned off
> >
> > we still need to return to dig up the mud turtle there under the
> > right low water conditions
> >
> > m