Category: hiking
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Summit And Park On Angel Island
Angel Island State Park sits in San Francisco Bay, separated from the town of Tiburon by a ten minute ferry ride across Raccoon Strait. The island is also accessible by ferry from San Francisco’s waterfront. Nearly all of the island is part of the State Park, so you can activate…
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Bald Hill W6/NC-400
Looking at reports from other activators, it appeared that the approaches to the summit of Bald Hill in Marin County were steep, steeper, and steepest. In the hopes of starting the hike with as much elevation gain as possible already behind us, I chose the route that starts at Crest…
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Outdoor Radio For The New Year
The new year means time off work and the opportunity to overindulge in amateur radio activities. With no antenna installed presently at my home QTH, all of my operating must be done in the field. For January 1st, 2024 I was able to complete two POTA activations at local parks.…
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Casual POTA on K-1178
In a previous activation report. I described what a special place Mt. Tamalpais is for me. Today the XYL and myself went up the mountain for some easy springtime hiking around the Rock Springs area on Marin Municipal Water District land. Of course, I was prepared to attempt an activation…
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