Take exit 233 off of I-5 and head east on US 20.  In 5.4 miles, turn left onto Hwy 226.  In another 9.2 miles, go right onto 226 toward Lyons.  In another 8.8 miles, stay right on the Lyons-Albany Highway.  Go 5.6 miles and stay left on 226.  Cross the river and turn right onto US 22 at 1.2 miles (toward Mill City).

Stay on US 22 for 14.6 miles to Niagara Heights Road.  If you get to the turn to Niagara Park, you went 0.1 miles too far.  Turn left onto Niagara Heights Rd.

It was raining steadily as we left the Willamette Valley Friday morning. Radar showed that a band of showers were over our activation site but we pushed on being always optimistic (heck I'm a QRPer, I've got to be optimistic!) We arrived at the Maxwell Butte Snowpark parking lot ahead of schedule.  I figured that we would be on the summit in a couple of hours, maybe an hour ahead of time. Optimistic, like I said...

First Activation of Cirque Peak, 12,900 feet, High Sierra's of California, Inyo County.  Sunshine, blue sky & endless granite...but with a little price to pay.

The Hike (Scramble) is 5.25 miles south - southeast of Mount Whitney, California, and 10.5 miles southwest of the town of Lone Pine, California. This was a father / son outing with my 28 year old son, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Sherman Oaks (sea level), and I, a 62 year old who resides in Bellevue, Washington, at the high altitude of 728 feet.

There is a maze of roads in the Tillamook State Forest - a good map, a GPS, and keen sense of direction will help you navigate your way to South Saddle Mountain (not to be confused with the other coast range Saddle Mountain, NC-004). It may not be the most scenic summit, but the clearcuts do provide some great views of the north Willamette Valley.

I Was 34 Years Old Again - SOTA Activation of Silver King Mtn - W7W/RS-010

Sunday, July 28, 2013 myself, Pat WT7N, her bro Mike, and Chuck AC7QN hiked to Gobblers Knob- which is located in Mt Rainier National Park, WA State.  There’s two ways to get to Gobblers Knob.  We chose the shorter route that approaches from the west via Forest Rd 59 instead of the longer Westside Road route.  See Washington Trails Assn’s hike info here: 

Mt Defiance W7W/KG-043 July 19, 2013

Mt Defiance is one of the peaks along the I-90 Highway about 5 miles west of SnoqualmiePass.  Washington Trails Assn’s hike info here:
  

http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mount-defiance

Here is a link to my blog from Ch-Paa-Qn Peak. This is a great summit with great views and faily easy access. Thanks to all the Chasers and Activators.

http://kf7pxt.blogspot.com/2013/08/ch-paa-qn-peak-sota-activation-4-august.html

Matt

KF7PXT

This is my Blog from my Activation of Blue Mountain W7M/LM-121 on 8/3/2012. Thanks to all the Chasers and Activators that I worked and were patient with me.

This quick activation had 12 contacts with 3 of them being Summit to Summit with WA7JTM, NS7P, and N0PCL.

Thanks again.

Blog: http://kf7pxt.blogspot.com/2013/08/blue-mountain-sota-activation.html

I have included the link to my blog for University Mountain. The kids and I worked to avoid the rain and finally got this summit in and did not end up soaked. Thanks to all the chasers that make this hobby so enjoyable. Both of my kids are studying for their tech and may be able to start activating summits on 2m here soon!

http://kf7pxt.blogspot.com/2013/08/university-mountain-sota-activation.html

Thanks again,

Matt, Peyton, and Lily

KF7PXT