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US-3291
Yakima Sportsman State Park In early 2023, I taught a beginners group of CW Ops students. My students were very geographically spread out, coming from Switzerland, Scotland, and several spread out across the US, but one, Jeff K7MG lives just on the other side of the state from me. Jeff did incredibly well in the…
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US-2832
Hat Rock State Park – OR On a return trip from Portland, OR, I stopped by Hat Rock State Park in north-central Oregon. This would be my first activation outside of my home state of Washington. It would also be my first “discussion” with a park ranger, although it was constructive and ended amiably. Being…
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SOTA: Badger Mountain
Spring weather is making its appearance here, and Bob (WV7W) and I took advantage of it by hiking up a local “mountain” known as Badger Mountain, W7W/WE-061. This is a fairly easy hike, both because its a 15 minute drive from our homes and because it’s less than four miles round trip with an ascent…
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K-0596
I was going to visit my brother in Portland, and the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge (K-0596) is directly on the route from my home in the Tri-Cities. It is located on the banks of the Columbia River and can be worked from either the Washington or Oregon side. The site itself is not particularly noteworthy,…