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Capulin Mountain

Looking southeast from the rim of Capulin Volcano toward Sierra Grande. 4 JUNE 2023 W5N/SG-009 Elevation: 8,182′ Route: Paved trail Hike Distance: 1 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 300′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Gentle Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Paved Cell Coverage: Excellent (Verizon), excellent APRS Hike basics Cassie KG6MZR and I spent the night in RatonContinue reading “Capulin Mountain”

Blue Mountain & Grid DN12

Maidenhead grid DN12 is very sparsely populated. Here is a lonely stretch Highway 95 looking south. 13 MAY 2023 W7O/SE-007 Elevation: 7,435′ Route: Drive up Hike Distance: n/a Elevation Gain: n/a Navigation: Easy Steepness: n/a Vehicle: 4×4 high clearance suggested Road: Steep dirt Cell Coverage: Excellent (Verizon), No APRS Hike basics My original plans calledContinue reading “Blue Mountain & Grid DN12”

Winnemucca Mountain & DN11

Sunrise on my way up to Winnemucca Mountain. Good road all the way to the top. 12-13 MAY 2023 W7N/HU-089 Elevation: 6,742′ Route: Drive up Hike Distance: n/a Elevation Gain: n/a Navigation: Easy Steepness: n/a Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Paved Cell Coverage: Excellent (Verizon), No APRS Hike basics So I looked for two mountains inContinue reading “Winnemucca Mountain & DN11”

Silver Peak

David Hodge N6AN on the summit 29 APRIL 2023 W6/CT-073 Elevation: 6,756′ Route: Dirt road and use trail Hike Distance: 4 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 1000′ Navigation: A bit tricky Steepness: Very steep Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Forest service dirt Cell Coverage: Excellent (Verizon), APRS Excellent Hike basics David N6AN and I had beenContinue reading “Silver Peak”

Summit 4,580

Apache Canyon was carpeted for miles with these little daisies. 22 APRIL 2023 W6/SC-392 I loved this adventure! Great time of the year with comfortable mild weather. I would give this one 3 stars except this is really not a summit for everyone. I left my home in Topanga at 4:15 AM and was surprisedContinue reading “Summit 4,580”

Summit 4,054′

Summit 4,054′ is a fine looking summit at the end of a steep hike. 15 APRIL 2023 W6/CT-156 Elevation: 4,054′ Route: Cross country and steep training trail Hike Distance: 4 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 2,000′ including 200′ on the return Navigation: A bit tricky to start, then easy Steepness: Steep Vehicle: Passenger car Road:Continue reading “Summit 4,054′”

Sugarloaf

Here”s the trail leading an up and down roller-coaster pointing right at the summit itself. This was a surprisingly enjoyable 2 pointer. I was rewarded with a terrific activation that included 4 summit-to-summit contacts and my first chase from Chile! 8 APRIL 2023 W6/SC-405 Elevation: 3,326′ Route: Deeply eroded trail and use trail Hike Distance:Continue reading “Sugarloaf”

Frankish Peak

Looking south across the basin to Santiago Peak and the Santa Ana Mountains 1 APRIL 2023 W6/CT-151 Elevation: 4,198′ Route: Use trail and fire road Hike Distance: 4.2 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 1800′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Steep Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Paved Cell Coverage: Poor (Verizon) Hike basics This April Fools Day dawned clearContinue reading “Frankish Peak”