One happy SOTA operator. Photo by R. Crenshaw 1 APRIL 2022 W6/SC-318 I met my nephew as it was just starting to get light in the Dos Vientos section of Newberry Park. Venus, Mars and Saturn all graced the eastern skyline on this fair and mild early morning. We saw three deer as we madeContinue reading “Conejo Mountain x2”
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Josephine Peak x2
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”
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.
Waterman Mountain 2
David Hodge N6AN and I have a lot of fun on this winter redux
Piñon Hills
My first activation in Colorado and the first activation of the Piñon Hills High Point
Scooter Peak
My first time on snowshoes on this exciting and snowy winter adventure in the Land of Enchantment.
Sandia Crest
The Kiwanis Hut in the activation zone south of the RF maelstrom that is the actual crest 29 JANUARY 2022 W5N/SI-001 Back in 1989 my then-girlfriend wanted to show me her little Adobe in north-central New Mexico. As we drove through Albuquerque for my first time, I looked up to the majestic Sandia Crest andContinue reading “Sandia Crest”
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