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Hello and thanks for stopping by my personal website. I hope you find some stuff of interest to you. I have a very wide variety of interests.

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

Some recent Summits on the Air activations:

San Pedro Mountain

The station looking north. That’s Redondo Peak and the Valles Caldera just past my chair. 18 JULY 2026 W5N/SI-012 Elevation: 8,241′ Route: Mining roads & cross country Hike Distance: 2.1 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 900′ Navigation: Not difficult Steepness: Steep in places Vehicle: High clearance 4WD suggested Road: Rough dirt Cell Coverage: Excellent Verizon…

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Los Griegos

Looking like something Van Gogh painted, these sunflowers are either Mule’s Ears (Wyethia arizonica) or Arrow Leaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) – both obviously in the sunflower family, but hard to tell apart. 20 JUNE 2026 W5N/SE-012 Elevation: 10,118′ Route: 4WD track and good use trail Hike Distance: 4.0 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 930′ (includes…

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Peralta Ridge

Looking north across the amazing Valles Grande – the 8,000′ high center of the Valles Grande Caldera to Chicoma Mountain. 6 JUNE 2026 W5N/SE-015 Elevation: 9,941′ Route: Cross country Hike Distance: .66 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 125′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Gentle Vehicle: Passenger car* Road: Good dirt road* Cell Coverage: Excellent Verizon *The road…

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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:

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