2. Ham Radio

Land Peak (W6/NS-169) SOTA Activation 8/28/2012

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The same area in an aerial photo. The greenish areas from the upper left to the edge of the forest is snowbrush. The brush doesn't grow well in shade, so hiking through the areas of dense pine and fir trees is the way to go (as I did on the way down after my 90 degree course correction). The next time I do a bushwhacking activation I'll pay more attention to the aerial photos when planning my route.
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The same area in an aerial photo. The greenish areas from the upper left to the edge of the forest is snowbrush. The brush doesn't grow well in shade, so hiking through the areas of dense pine and fir trees is the way to go (as I did on the way down after my 90 degree course correction). The next time I do a bushwhacking activation I'll pay more attention to the aerial photos when planning my route.

LandPeakHikeAerialPhoto

  • Pt. 7282 (W6/NS-226) is on the fire swept ridge that is visible through the trees. Around here, "fire swept" usually means "snowbrush covered" so I don't know if I'll be able to activate that one or not.
  • Due south, Sardine Peak (NS-160) is visible across Trosi Canyon. The lookout can't be seen from this angle. Sardine Peak and Land Peak would make a good pair for someone looking to activate two summits in the same day. They are only separated by 1-2 miles (as the crow flies).
  • Topo map with my GPS track log: the red line is my hike up, the blue line is my hike down, the black dashed line is the end of my ATV ride up Trosi Canyon Road, and the turquoise/white dashed line is my estimation of the activation zone. On the way down I should have hiked directly down the slope through the dense forest, but thought I might find a way around the snowbrush and see some different views from the point to the left of the summit. This didn't work out and I had to turn down the slope when I ran into the edge of the "snowbrush sea".
  • The same area in an aerial photo. The greenish areas from the upper left to the edge of the forest is snowbrush. The brush doesn't grow well in shade, so hiking through the areas of dense pine and fir trees is the way to go (as I did on the way down after my 90 degree course correction). The next time I do a bushwhacking activation I'll pay more attention to the aerial photos when planning my route.
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