running a straight line through trees

Jules · 2009-11-19T21:42:37+00:00

We've got a bunch of woodland that's partly on our property and partly ona neighboring (vacant) plot. Runs for about 300' or so, and there's aboundary marker either side of the woods. I'd quite like to add a few more markers within the trees, just so we knowwhere the boundary is (and maybe fence at a later date) - question is, howto mark it out? The woodland's too dense to see through to the other side,even at night with a flashlight on one of the markers, so I can't justwalk and "home in" on it.I'm not sure that GPS is accurate enough to do it that way - any otherclever tricks?Did wonder about running two lines, meeting at one of the markers. All Ineed to do is get them straight through the trees (which might be achallenge in itself) - then I can presumably measure distance from eachto the other marker at the far end, translate that to a scrap of paper,and calculate where the "true line" is between the two markers for anygiven distance along one of my guide lines. Does that make sense? Maybethere's a simpler way, though...Ideas on a postcard, or on usenet, whichever is easier.cheersJules