Tag: MotoSOTA
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-278
This summit, 5580, is located in the Ochoco National Forest approximately 30 miles east of Prineville, OR. It has been activated regularly since 2018 as it was easily accessible via an old logging track. Sometime in the relatively recent past the forest service closed the logging road, requiring a less direct approach via FS 300.…
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First Activation: W7O/SE-028 | Riddle Mountain, OR | May 2024
This is the second, first activation of the day as Randi – N7OLE and I rode our Kawasaki dual sport motorcycles during the 13th Annual Giant Loop ride the weekend of May 29-June 1, 2024. The day started on Stinkingwater Pass with the first activation of W7o/SE-051, Crowcamp Mountain. After finishing our delicious hamburgers at…
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First Activation: W7O/SE-051 | Crowcamp Mountain, OR
N7OLE and I attended the Giant Loop Ride at Crystal Crane Hot Spring near Crane, OR at the end of May, 2024. Being a fairly unpopulated part of the state, there are ample opportunities to grab some first activations so we took advantage. As it turned out, one of the routes that is suggested by…
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First Activation: W7O/CE-317 – East Butte, OR
First used for fire detection in 1932 with a 30′ pole L-4, a replica of this original tower was constructed in 1995. Staffed in the summer, it is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. East Butte is approximately 45 SE of Bend, OR and is easily accessible by any passenger car via FS-23/25 (paved)…
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