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Hello and thanks for stopping by my personal website. I hope you find some stuff of interest to you.

You can follow me on my latest Summits on the Air activation via my Garmin InReach share.garmin.com/kg6mzs

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Some recent Summits on the Air activations:

Mount Nebo – Total Solar Eclipse

The 2024 North American Eclipse at totality. 400mm lens with a 100000 neutral density filter. Our Moon is closer in size to the Earth than any other moon & planet combo in our solar system. The relationship is so close that we are sometimes called “The Double Planet.” It is an astounding coincidence that the…

by wringmaster

South Guadalupe Mountain

Looking south across the Taos Plateau and the Rio Grande Gorge. 30 MARCH 2024 W5N/SS-037 Elevation: 8,720′ Route: Trail and cross country Hike Distance: 3.5 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 780′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: A little steep Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good dirt road Cell Coverage: Verizon was in and out Hike basics It had…

by wringmaster

Spitz Hill

Looking northeast to Humphreys Mountain – the highest point in Arizona at 12,635′ – and Kendrick Peak 10,420. 22 MARCH 2024 W7A/CS-032 Route: Cross-country Hike Distance: 1 mile round trip Elevation Gain: 635′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Moderate Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good forest service dirt Cell Coverage: Good (Verizon) Hike basics On a Friday morning…

by wringmaster
John Muir Trail #3

Here are my summit ratings from no stars (a one off) to four stars (a classic)

Here is a video of my latest adventure into the wilds of western Nevada: