Metamorphic rock from the Mesozoic. This exposed batholith near the summit of Josephine is Mendenhall gniess with anorthosite dikes. 27 MARCH 2022 W6/CT-25 I initially planned on activating Throop Peak and headed out of Topanga at about 4am. It was pretty foggy in the San Fernando Valley and as I turned to go up HighwayContinue reading “Josephine Peak x2”
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Triunfo Lookout x3
Sunrise on the Roof of the Santa Monica Mountains: Boney Ridge and the mis-named Sandstone Peak 25 MARCH 2022 W6/SC-219 I was unable to get out and do a SOTA summit the previous weekend and I desperately needed my SOTA fix. As I drove up the Pacific Coast Highway in the dark before dawn IContinue reading “Triunfo Lookout x3”
Peak 2,450 “Bodle Peak” x3
A misty sunrise over Castro Peak and Ladyface After reading AJ6KZ’s warning about this summit being closed I decided to drive up before work on a misty Thursday morning before dawn and take a look. While the peak itself is on Las Virginis Municipal Water District’s land and the route does cross private property, I’veContinue reading “Peak 2,450 “Bodle Peak” x3″
Santa Ynez Peak
An ice storm had the radio towers coated with big blocks of ice that came crashing down in the wind on this activation.
Brush Peak
A cold and blustery day with an ice storm finds my brother and me traversing the Santa Ynez Mountains for a twofer.
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