AZ SR 78 - Jake's Corner... Finalized

This week, we set the final Right of Way monuments on SR-78 in Greenlee County, AZ. This brings to a close a project we have worked on since 2005. I'm very glad to have worked on this project as it brought me to another remote and extremely scenic area of Arizona. Only a very small portion of Highway 78 actually lies in Arizona as it crosses into New Mexico shortly after its beginning at 3-Way.


The project was nestled into a small basin atop this mountain (Big Lue Mountain) that was filled with Ponderosa Pine, Alligator Juniper, and small cacti all mashed together in a micro-climate caught between desert and forest.
Only a mile long, this project posed several new survey challenges and gave us a few stories that have become GMTS lore.




Google Earth Lat/Long: 33°04'20.14"N,109°04'57.89"W

Fall Colors In Phoenix....

Yes, mid- December is fall here in the desert. The colors are changing and the birds of the North have migrated here for the winter.


I spent this past week setting the final ADOT Right Of Way monuments for the Loop 101 - Loop 202 Interchange in Tempe.


We set a 24" long steel hex rod with a 3" aluminum cap for these.


I also got a chance to test the timer on the new digital camera.



Google Earth Lat/Long: 33°26'02.58"N,111°53'27.19"W