I have been screamed at by neighbors, seen property owners fighting, had the police oversee a project so I could complete the job, been chased by dogs, had guns pointed at me, worked in very cold and very hot conditions, shoveled lots of snow, fought my way through briars and prickers, gone through many wetlands […]
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Why am I a Surveyor?
Raymond Bisson 
Posted in Day in the Life of a Surveyor, Property Lines 
Tags: surveying, Surveyor 
No Comments » April 15th, 2016
A Day in the Life of a Surveyor: The Compass is Always Correct, Right?
Working in the White Mountain National Forest presented many challenges. Weather, swamps, mountains and rocks are some examples. On one project, we were tracing the steps of a previous surveyor to remark one on the boundaries of the Forest Land along the base of a hill. While using the old plan, we found our starting […]
Raymond Bisson Posted in Day in the Life of a Surveyor, Deeds, Property Lines Tags: blazed line, boundaries, Compass, Iron, White Mountain National Forest No Comments » April 2nd, 2016
A Day in the Life of a Surveyor: View from the Top of a Tree!
One advantage to working along the Appalachian Trail was being able to see all the beauty that surrounded us. While we got a lot of work done, we also would take a few moments when the surroundings beckoned us. One day I was working with Andy, a tall, thin, long-haired and long-bearded gentleman – and […]
Raymond Bisson Posted in Day in the Life of a Surveyor Tags: Climbing, Hemlock Tree, Mountains, View No Comments » March 4th, 2016
A Day in the Life of a Surveyor: Snow and Electronics Don’t Mix
Usually bad weather means that it is time for office work. But this is not always the case. One winter day while working on a White Mountain National Forest project, the owner of the company I worked for and I were completing our last day when bad weather came in. Snow and freezing rain started […]
Raymond Bisson Posted in Day in the Life of a Surveyor Tags: oven, Problems, Rain, Snow, Weather, White Mountain National Forest 2 Comments » March 4th, 2014
Who Manages your Land?
Recently we took a family trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We stopped at an information both in Lincoln. In this center they have an exhibit that talks about the New Hampshire Landscape. While walking through the exhibit, we came across this example of who helps manage the National Forests. Many people help […]
Raymond Bisson Posted in Day in the Life of a Surveyor, Property Lines, Surveying History Tags: boundary determination, History of Surveying No Comments » 
