I didn’t have a lot of time for a big hike
today given that I wanted to attend the ARES volunteer meeting and run some
errands. I decided to fit in a quick
hike with the radio to Denk Mountain (W6/SC-368
- Denk Mountain), just up the road near Encinitas. It’s an easy 3.8 mile hike with .6 of that
being a screw up (left turn too early).
The trail is heavily used by mountain bikers but for hiking, it’s a good
family trail. The summit is only 1,050
feet but it has a really nice view of the ocean. Actually, it has a great 360 view.
One interesting thing to note. I can only activate a mountain once per year,
but chasers can activate it more than once.
I was activating right at midnight so I’m wondering if the guy I was
talking to when it went from Saturday to Sunday (GMT) if he got two points :). Certainly two log entries.
So once again, this geeky hobby has pulled me
into an area that I would have never thought to venture into. I didn’t pack the GoPro today so the video
below is from my new Iphone 8-Plus. The
stabilization on this camera is definitely better. Enjoy.
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Contacts
Date (UTC)
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Time UTC
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Call
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State
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2018-05-13
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0:05
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NS7P
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OR
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2018-05-13
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0:04
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NW7E
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OR
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2018-05-13
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0:02
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KI7PXR
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ID
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2018-05-13
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0:01
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AG7KO
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WA
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2018-05-13
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0:00
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W8UIL
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AL
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2018-05-12
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23:59
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W9MRH
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IN
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2018-05-12
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23:58
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W2SE
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NJ
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2018-05-12
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23:57
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K7MTD
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MT
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2018-05-12
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23:56
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K8TE
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NM
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2018-05-12
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23:43
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N4EX
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NC
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Loadout for today:
●
30’ of coax feed line
● 3 L of water (8
lb)
● SOTA Dog (she wanted to stay at home today)
● iPhone with All
Trails, MotionX GPS and sota goat
● Treking poles
● Sleeping bag and extra food for the extended trip.
73,
N1CLC
Christian Claborne
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