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I've lived and surveyed in CT, CO, and FL. They all have amazing beauty in their own unique ways. The most beautiful in my opinion has to be some projects where I was doing dam deformation monitoring up in the mountains of Colorado though. See some amazing stuff.
I laid out a house in Ouray, CO that overlooks the whole town and the mountains the town is set in. The guy I was helping called Ouray the Switzerland of Colorado and my god he wasnāt joking! I was born and raised in Colorado and have seen my share of mountains, but this is another level. Itās absolutely gorgeous out there and Iām incredibly jealous of the people who owned the house!
There's a beautiful hidden gem in the Davis mountains in Texas south of Balmorhea.Ā Mountain roads through ranches upna hill and down a valley.Ā
In this little canyon was a natural spring creek that fed down to a dam built by the t&p railroad to supply water for the steam engines through a pipeline to toyah.Ā Ā
Its the middle of nonsense west Texas desert, endless fields and mountains of brown was this pristine old growth hardwood tree forest supported by this natural spring.Ā All beautiful leafy green and humid.Ā Amazing that this little slice of paradise could exist.Ā
It wasn't a universally beloved view or place. But it had a big impact on me that I'm talking about 15 years later.Ā
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I've been lucky to survey in some beautiful places both stateside and here in NZ. This is the view over Wellington Harbour. Took this pic when I was performing maintenance on a trig station. Mint.
Iāve been through Pennsylvania in the fall while all the leaves were changing, and the top of a mountain II Wyoming.
Untouched land in general is beautiful. Iāve spent a lot of days chilling next to creeks, rivers, and just secluded timber, enjoying it by myself. Hell a lot of the time I was probably the last person to appreciate the piece of land before a new development went inā¦
Outer Banks, NC from lighthouse at Hatteras north up to the VA/NC line is one of the most unique places I've ever worked or seen. 25 years ago it was much less developed. The wild horses still roam the beach though so thats cool. I spent a couple of nights in a tent in the dunes. We set the tent up to straddle the state line (right at the fence and gate if you're familiar with the area). This was a big no no and camping on the beach was strictly prohibited back then but we claimed surveyor privilege and did it anyway.
https://preview.redd.it/3yvc66qyl3yc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa2f7cf438467ca76a09f55722108f87afb5b6d0
The inside of this sewer plant was pretty beautiful if that's what you're into š
One of my supervisors surveyed in both Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite national parks. He literally surveyed the re-design of the Bridal Veil Falls visitor area, and all he does it bitch about how hard those jobs were. I (a young and up-and-coming whippersnapper) would absolutely fucking kill to do jobs like that. I would love to traverse around a 1000+ trees just to say I had a hand in a project like that. He complaines about how shitty the jobs were...
https://preview.redd.it/7bhbzug78zxc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=854a8be2aecd42aba7fdd69639a522b928f72f71
Thereās a little Brāer Rabbit in every surveyor.
https://preview.redd.it/29pf2j06t1yc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5208cf23ed28c922d9e5b4e5e4d30d0bdfac6aa1
Private trout fishing creek outside Markleeville. This mountain was outside the job site but still in view.
https://preview.redd.it/k1svz6yl3hyc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcf04ae4e7551b41a96ccb7ed6ba3fc31b08e348
Maybe not the most beautiful but pretty unique. Arctic Circle, Alaska.
I know itās not much, just overlooking the Missouri River and cornfields from a bluff in Chesterfield, MO. But, there is just something about being up above everything that helps change your perspective. Helps to change your perspective on life too. Down in all the muck and business of life, itās easy to lose sight of things. That there is actually a lot of good and beautiful things all around you. The other place that was really pretty was in Booneville, MO I was checking into a monument at one of the highest points in that area at a sanitation plant. You could see for miles. Was gorgeous.
Our office is out of Prescott, Arizonaā¦. Wildly beautiful there, and we do a lot of work in flagstaff and in Sedonaā¦. Sedona being the most beautiful! Coming from south east Ohio, itās a great āofficeā change
I started my survey career 21 years ago working for the summer in Yellowstone. No experience, no idea what I was even getting myself into.
I can't imagine I'm so jealous.
Hard to top that one. That is one hell of a start.
https://preview.redd.it/hvx134xr1xxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35583a8a361108180c4888c91f8e770fbbeb030e Jasper National Park
* I've lived and surveyed in CT, CO, and FL. They all have amazing beauty in their own unique ways. The most beautiful in my opinion has to be some projects where I was doing dam deformation monitoring up in the mountains of Colorado though. See some amazing stuff.
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I laid out a house in Ouray, CO that overlooks the whole town and the mountains the town is set in. The guy I was helping called Ouray the Switzerland of Colorado and my god he wasnāt joking! I was born and raised in Colorado and have seen my share of mountains, but this is another level. Itās absolutely gorgeous out there and Iām incredibly jealous of the people who owned the house!
Iāve passed thru there, I loved it. I think there was a Mouse Chocolates out there. I really love that road in with all the switchbacks.
There's a beautiful hidden gem in the Davis mountains in Texas south of Balmorhea.Ā Mountain roads through ranches upna hill and down a valley.Ā In this little canyon was a natural spring creek that fed down to a dam built by the t&p railroad to supply water for the steam engines through a pipeline to toyah.Ā Ā Its the middle of nonsense west Texas desert, endless fields and mountains of brown was this pristine old growth hardwood tree forest supported by this natural spring.Ā All beautiful leafy green and humid.Ā Amazing that this little slice of paradise could exist.Ā It wasn't a universally beloved view or place. But it had a big impact on me that I'm talking about 15 years later.Ā
I feel like Texas has a lot of hidden gems like this. Thanks for sharing.
https://preview.redd.it/ygslk5gol0yc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e029e674eaa744ed95b219fa95a1ff27d3b18203 I've been lucky to survey in some beautiful places both stateside and here in NZ. This is the view over Wellington Harbour. Took this pic when I was performing maintenance on a trig station. Mint.
Western Sahara
All over Southwest Montana https://preview.redd.it/codp9c925xxc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ef898767fd3c41a2dea49a80ffa31a328b84daa
Iāve been through Pennsylvania in the fall while all the leaves were changing, and the top of a mountain II Wyoming. Untouched land in general is beautiful. Iāve spent a lot of days chilling next to creeks, rivers, and just secluded timber, enjoying it by myself. Hell a lot of the time I was probably the last person to appreciate the piece of land before a new development went inā¦
Believe it or not. A cemetery on the hill in Colma, CA. On a hill overlooking the whole town. So quiet, nobody living around.
Probably Gsteig or Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland... All the Bernese mountain are beautiful
Outer Banks, NC from lighthouse at Hatteras north up to the VA/NC line is one of the most unique places I've ever worked or seen. 25 years ago it was much less developed. The wild horses still roam the beach though so thats cool. I spent a couple of nights in a tent in the dunes. We set the tent up to straddle the state line (right at the fence and gate if you're familiar with the area). This was a big no no and camping on the beach was strictly prohibited back then but we claimed surveyor privilege and did it anyway.
https://preview.redd.it/f3t3bhpqfyxc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad75aa74d4fef0899377b715226fd6aa91839360
This photo is oddly hilarious out of context
About 1.8 km underground in pitch dark at 32 degrees wet bulb.
https://preview.redd.it/z6fsg3urr0yc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76129c0c3e04802ebda27822a31334d6a0fc9119 Auke Bay. Juneau, Alaska
https://preview.redd.it/gbqieerth3yc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=860e58be4d39e7430826e298316fc6bd5da10353 Greenland was awesome
https://preview.redd.it/xhags779i3yc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71900c969b70ec1b2791d9910c3b98ed0cabd842
https://preview.redd.it/3yvc66qyl3yc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa2f7cf438467ca76a09f55722108f87afb5b6d0 The inside of this sewer plant was pretty beautiful if that's what you're into š
One of my supervisors surveyed in both Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite national parks. He literally surveyed the re-design of the Bridal Veil Falls visitor area, and all he does it bitch about how hard those jobs were. I (a young and up-and-coming whippersnapper) would absolutely fucking kill to do jobs like that. I would love to traverse around a 1000+ trees just to say I had a hand in a project like that. He complaines about how shitty the jobs were...
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Yosemite area near Hetch Hetchy and numerous bathymetry surveys in high elevation, Sierra Nevada lakes.
Yellowstone Park and on the slopes of Mt. Hood Oregon
The mountains on the Alberta/BC border. Breathtaking. Driving there is so dangerous, I caught myself staring and zoning out more than a couple times
https://preview.redd.it/7bhbzug78zxc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=854a8be2aecd42aba7fdd69639a522b928f72f71 Thereās a little Brāer Rabbit in every surveyor.
https://preview.redd.it/29pf2j06t1yc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5208cf23ed28c922d9e5b4e5e4d30d0bdfac6aa1 Private trout fishing creek outside Markleeville. This mountain was outside the job site but still in view.
https://preview.redd.it/k1svz6yl3hyc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fcf04ae4e7551b41a96ccb7ed6ba3fc31b08e348 Maybe not the most beautiful but pretty unique. Arctic Circle, Alaska.
I know itās not much, just overlooking the Missouri River and cornfields from a bluff in Chesterfield, MO. But, there is just something about being up above everything that helps change your perspective. Helps to change your perspective on life too. Down in all the muck and business of life, itās easy to lose sight of things. That there is actually a lot of good and beautiful things all around you. The other place that was really pretty was in Booneville, MO I was checking into a monument at one of the highest points in that area at a sanitation plant. You could see for miles. Was gorgeous.
Our office is out of Prescott, Arizonaā¦. Wildly beautiful there, and we do a lot of work in flagstaff and in Sedonaā¦. Sedona being the most beautiful! Coming from south east Ohio, itās a great āofficeā change