Along this trail I observed the largest spruce trees I've seen in Oregon - the trail is nearly a perfect picture of the Oregon coastal rain forest. That being said, there are no expansive views, no place for your antenna, and no place to sit...but it is an nice hike on the Oregon coast and close to Highway 101.
W7TAO and K7ATN will be activating W7O/NC-004 on the way to SeaPac in Seaside on Friday afternoon. QRV time for us is about 2100. If you are at SeaPac, please call us on 146.58-fm.
Pinnacle Peak W7W/KG-126 – 2 points - May 9, 2013
This seemingly easy-peasy 2 point summit is right in my big backyard. The trailhead is about a mile from the Enumclaw Starbucks. Buzzed out on coffee the popular trailhead was found on the north side of Cal Manussun Park which is part of the King County (WA) parks system. Myself, Pat WT7N, and her brother Mike set out to have a nice walk in the woods.
The following text is from the King County Parks ‘Big Backyard’ map/pamphlet:
Sea Pac, the ARRL NW region hamfest is May 31 to June 2, 2013. We are having a Friday night SOTA gathering, much like last year. This year we have reserved the banquet room at the the same pizza place we met last year, so we should have lots of room for the expanding group of SOTA folks!
Place: Pizza Harbor
15 North Edgewood St
Seaside, OR
(503) 738-7210
Time: 6:30 PM
Friday, May 31, 2012
Hope to see you there.
73,
Phil Shepard, NS7P
Sea Pac, the ARRL NW region hamfest is May 31 to June 2, 2013. We are having a Friday night SOTA gathering, much like last year. This year we have reserved the banquet room at the the same pizza place we met last year, so we should have lots of room for the expanding group of SOTA folks!
Place: Pizza Harbor
15 North Edgewood St
Seaside, OR
(503) 738-7210
Time: 6:30 PM
Friday, May 31, 2012
Hope to see you there.
73,
Phil Shepard, NS7P
Sea Pac, the ARRL NW region hamfest is May 31 to June 2, 2013. We are having a Friday night SOTA gathering, much like last year. This year we have reserved the banquet room at the the same pizza place we met last year, so we should have lots of room for the expanding group of SOTA folks!
Place: Pizza Harbor
15 North Edgewood St
Seaside, OR
(503) 738-7210
Time: 6:30 PM
Friday, May 31, 2012
Hope to see you there.
73,
Phil Shepard, NS7P
Most of the Oregon south coast summits are accessible only by dirt roads. access to summit bases are on un maintained dirt roads. Since the South Coast gets, on average, 6 feet of rain a year, well, you can imagine what a steep unmaintained dirt road looks like.
Note that there is another Idaho "Squaw Butte-W7I/SR-089" and that this "Squaw Butte" is also the name given to the long ridge just to the east of this two-pointer. However, the ridge and it's associated peak, "Squaw Butte South" doesn't have the required prominence for SOTA. But hey, the real peak is only a few miles away.
Shafer Butte is an excellent activation not far from Metro Boise - about an hour up Bogus Basin Road will get you there - and another 1.25 miles or so and 700 feet of hiking will gain you the summit proper. Or consider that there is a ski lift a few feet away from the summit - buy a lift ticket and climb a little and earn the bonus points for a "ski" activation during the winter.
You'll be in good company when you climb Greenleaf Peak - Botanist David Douglas was there in September of 1825 without a road or trail. You might think that a hike starting under power lines would not be particularly remote or wild - but once you leave the service road you'll be thinking differently. It's a summit that rarely sees visitors - you might do yourself (and those that might follow) a service by wielding a machete on some of the more overgrown parts of the trail.