Tag Archives: Los Padres National Forest

Santa Ynez Peak x2

Here’s the 2m SSB station amid all the other communications infrastructure on Santa Ynez Peak. 14 MARCH 2026 W6/CC-036 Elevation: 4,298′ Route: Drive-up Hike Distance: n/a Elevation Gain: n/a Navigation: easy Steepness: n/a Vehicle: Passenger car* Road: Mostly paved. 1/2 mile dirt Cell Coverage: Excellent Verizon *The dirt section is rough but nothing an averageContinue reading “Santa Ynez Peak x2”

La Cumbre Peak

The early morning marine layer to the south of this lovely summit. 1 MARCH 2025 W6/SC-086 Elevation: 3,986′ Route: Almost a drive up Hike Distance: .2 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 80′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Gentle Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good paved road Cell Coverage: Good verizon Hike basics Three stars for a virtual drive-upContinue reading “La Cumbre Peak”

San Guillermo Mountain

Here’s my comfy little station looking east toward Lockwood Valley and Frazier Mountain. 5 October 2024 W6/SC-012 Elevation: 6,585′ Route: Cross country Hike Distance: 3.8 miles round trip from gate Elevation Gain: 875′ Navigation: A bit tricky to start/end Steepness: Moderate Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Good dirt road Cell Coverage: Good Verizon Hike basics ThisContinue reading “San Guillermo Mountain”

Haddock Mountain

Cottonwoods in upper Sespe Canyon on the way home. 23 OCTOBER 2021 W6/SC-005 This trip took a lot longer than I planned. I left Topanga at about 4 AM in a thick drizzle. As I slowly made my way through Calabasas, Agoura and Thousand Oaks it became a steady rain. This slowed me down aContinue reading “Haddock Mountain”