Category: sotamat
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Vollmer Peak W6/NC-298
Vollmer Peak is a one pointer situated in the hills between Oakland and Orinda, California. The “trailhead” is at the overflow parking lot for the Redwood Valley Railroad, a fun narrow gauge railroad just off Grizzly Peak road in Tilden Park. You can walk to the peak via a paved…
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Taking The QMX Outdoors
Mount Tamalpais is a 2,571 foot landmark situated above Marin County in California’s coastal mountain range. Known locally as Mt. Tam, the mountain has been a refuge from busy city life in San Francisco for more than a hundred years. The Coast Miwok people, who lived around the mountain prior…
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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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Two State Beach POTAs
California’s coast features many dozens of POTA references that are easily accessed right off U.S. Highway 1. The centerpiece of today’s POTA plan was activation of Pigeon Point Lighthouse State Historic Park, additionally there are several nearby State Beaches that could make for a nice coastal rove. Driving southbound and…
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Sonoma Coast SP
Sonoma Coast State Park is a fairly long drive from San Francisco, across Marin county, and through the pastoral farmlands of western Sonoma county. This activation took place from the Bodega Dunes day use area which is accessed off Highway 1, just north of Bodega Bay. Back in March of…
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SOTA POTA Double Header
While not the closest summit to my home QTH, Point Reyes Hill W6/CC-071 was a perfect peak for my first ever SOTA activation. Before heading out, I checked the previous activation reports to get an idea of what to expect. Point Reyes Hill is an easy drive and walk up…
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