DIY Automated Backpacking/Hiking Trip Report
"Why do I need to file a Trip Report?" Back in 2013, I volunteered for a Maine Search & Rescue (SAR) team as a search member. During that time I helped search for a missing AT hiker named Geraldine Largay "Inchworm".Two things I learned from that...
Traveling to Iceland
Traveling to Iceland Traveling to Iceland: Geography, Language & Money Getting there: Transport; Luggage storage Emergency information/US Embassy Food Iceland is a unitary parliamentary republic with Reykjavik as the largest city. Iceland is located near...
Complete Guide to Traveling & Hiking in Iceland
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Iceland Navigation
Iceland Navigation Navigation in Iceland can be broken into two sections: Street/City Navigation Land/HikingNavigation Street/City Navigation: My first suggestion in getting set up for navigating around Iceland is to get an old school paper map of the...
Hiking in Iceland
Iceland HikingHiking in Iceland is really dependent on the weather. The terrain is varied but the overall the elevation tends to be 3000 feet or less. I used several weather sources including: Iceland Weather Service: https://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/areas/ Dial...
Hjörleifshöfði (TF/SL-216), Iceland
ARRL December 2022 ArticleHjörleifshöfði, Iceland (TF/SL-216) is a small summit located in the southern part of Iceland. The summit is an easy hike and offers amazing views when the weather cooperates. The summit is bare requiring activators to get creative in getting...
Iceland Hazards
Iceland Hazards Iceland being located so close to the Arctic circle and geologically so young presents several unique hazards: Volcano hazards Weather hazards Falling hazards River crossing hazards Navigation hazards Volcano Hazards: Iceland is well known for it's...
Iceland SOTA Expedition
Hiking the Laugavegur Trail in southern Iceland Photo by Jonny Auh on Unsplash Iceland is the island of fire & ice, remote natural beauty and is located just south of the Arctic circle at 64 degrees north. Dates: 7/29/21...
Mt Greylock (W1/MB-001), MA
Mt Greylock, Ma Mount Greylock, MA (W1/MB-001) is a summit located in the northwest corner of Massa and is a well known landmark in the area. I had been trying to complete a summit in MA for several years, and Mt Greylock seemed like a good one to activate. Due...
Bear Mountain (W2/GC-077), NY
Bear Mountain, New York Bear Mountain, NY (W2/GC-077) is a summit located on the Hudson River right above New York City. I needed an activation for NY to take it off my list of activating a SOTA summit in every US State. Bear Mountain is an easy 1 point drive up...
Mt Washington (W1/HA-001, NH)
Mt Washington, New Hampshire Mt Washington, NH (W1/HA-001) is one of my favorite summits on the east coast. Washington is known for having terrible weather including the highest wind speed ever recorded (231 MPH in 1934). The summit is always busy with hikers and...
Cadillac Summit (W1/DI-001), ME
Cadillac Mountain, MaineCadillac Mountain (W1/DI-001) is the tallest and most popular summit in Acadia National Park. Up until 2021, anyone could hike or drive up the two lane auto road to the summit. Due to the overwhelming popularity the park has established a...
Champlain Mountain (W1/DI-004), ME
Champlain Mountain, MaineChamplain Mountain (W1/DI-004) is one of my favorite hikes in Acadia National Park. The hike up is fun, the views are spectacular and it doesn't seem to receive the amount of hiker traffic other sites have. The one downside of Champlain is...
Schoodic Mountain (W1/EM-016), Maine
Schoodic Mountain, MaineSchoodic Mountain (W1/EM-016) is a small local summit near Bar Harbor, Maine that offers amazing views of Mount Desert Island and Downeast Maine. Choosing the time to visit this summit is important as high black fly season can be absolutely...
Backbone Mountain (W8V/PH-058), WV
Backbone Mountain, WVBackbone Mountain (W8V/PH-058) is located near Thomas, West Virginia and is a walk up summit right off the road. Several communications towers are the top and there is plenty of parking at the base. I was on the road heading to Ohio so this site...
High Point, NJ (W2/NJ-001)
High Point Summit, NJIf you mention the state of New Jersey to people, they often think of an industrial landscape along interstate 95 near Newark airport. New Jersey, like a lot of other states is actually quite deceiving and you need get off the main roads to find...
Backbone Mountain (W8V/PH-058), WV
Backbone Mountain, WVBackbone Mountain (W8V/PH-058) is located near Thomas, West Virginia and is a walk up summit right off the road. Several communications towers are the top and there is plenty of parking at the base. This would be the last summit activation on my 8...
Pilot Knob (W4K/EC-184), KY
Pilot Knob, KentuckyPilot Knob (W4K/EC-184) is located southeast of Lexington, Kentucky. The summit is part of the Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve and offers a short hike to the top. Supposedly Daniel Boone visited this summit back in the day.Summit Information:...
2021 Winter Road Trip
2020 finally ended to the relief of pretty much everyone. My wife had some vacation time so we decided to do a 2500 mile road trip from Washington, DC through the south, up to Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois & Indiana. First stop on the trip was High Rock Summit in...
Taum Sauk (W0M/SF-001), MO
Taum Sauk, MissouriTaum Sauk (W0M/SF-001) is a summit in the Taum Sauk State Park and is located in the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks. The summit is also the highest point in Missouri.Summit Information: Summit Name: Taum Sauk, (W0M/SF-001) Location: Arcadia,...