Category: POTA
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K-1135
After activating the Butte National Grasslands, I continued my drive south toward Modesto, CA to visit family. After hitting I-5, I decided to stop and try my luck at Castle Crags State Park (K-1135). The park is beautiful and easily accessible from the freeway, but it’s in a bit of a valley surrounded by rocky…
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K-7476
This was a day when the stars aligned and everything went perfectly, the day exceeding expectations in every way. I needed to drive to central California for a family event and hoped to work in some radio time en route. I had spent the night in Klamath Falls, OR, and left my hotel about 30…
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K-4555
My great friend and radio buddy Bob WV7W and I were starting to feel oppressed by the dark, cold winter and wanted to get out and work some POTA. We planned up a trip to Hanford Reach National Monument to try our first joint activation. It was only a partial success. We had endured a…
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K-0594
The Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge is located along the west side of US-97 a few miles south of Toppenish, WA.
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K-3228
Maryhill State Park I had actually tried to activate this park in August, but failed due to gear problems.
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K-3259
Sacajawea State Park For my second outing I decided to take along more power. That decision appeared to pay off well
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K-3195
Goldendale Observatory State Park My first ever attempt to activate a park was a complete bust. I called CQ for 45 minutes and had one answer