This summit is just outside of Mammoth Lakes and worth the journey if you’re in the area. I started out from my campsite off Owens River Road, and meandered through various forest roads on the moto to get as close to 8126 as I could. There are quite a bit of small spur trails in this area and my GPS isn’t granular enough to navigate the correct intersections, which meant, I needed to travel down a spur a few 100 feet before the GPS would indicate which road I was actually on. Often times, I was wrong and had to turn around. Eventually, I got as close to the summit as I could. A large tree blocked a road which goes to the top. I stopped here and hiked the rest of the way up a short, but steep, rocky and rutted path. At the top, there was little shade, and it was hot. Worked 20m and 40m SSB, and had a S2S with N6MKW on 2m, who found and returned an antenna I lost on Mt. Pacifico in the San Gabriels. Thanks again!

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/ND-041

Download file: 8126.GPX

Date:07/07/2021 | Summit:W6/ND-041 (8126)

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
16:41	NW7E	14MHz	SSB	S55 R53
16:42	N0WAE	14MHz	SSB	S55 R45
16:43	N7BHP	14MHz	SSB	S54 R43
16:43	K6MW	14MHz	SSB	S58 R55
16:47	WU7H	14MHz	SSB	S57 R55
16:51	WY7N	14MHz	SSB	S33 R55
17:02	N6MKW	144MHz	FM	S59 R59 S2S W6/ND-026
17:07	W6TDX	7MHz	SSB	S33 R33
17:09	NS7P	7MHz	SSB	S45 R45
17:12	K6LDQ	7MHz	SSB	S45 R33

Dry Creek Knoll is just outside Mammoth Lakes and, a pretty easy summit to bag if you’re in the area. This could be a drive up, but I don’t think a sedan would make it. I took Mammoth Scenic Loop from Hwy 395, then took one of the several off-highway roads and meandered up to the top by loosely following my GPS. Once near the summit, I parked the moto off the side of the road and hiked the rest of the way. At the very top is a small rock pile, which wasn’t a great place to setup my vertical and spread out the radials. I ended up setting up slightly off to the side of these rocks. Worked 20m, 40m SSB, and 30m CW. One S2S to Washington State on 20m.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/ND-392

Download file: DryCreekKnoll.GPX

Date:07/07/2021 | Summit:W6/ND-392 (Dry Creek Knoll)

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
20:38	WW7D	14MHz	SSB	S44 R44 S2S W7W/SN-105
20:40	WU7H	14MHz	SSB	S57 R33
21:15	AD0WB	14MHz	SSB	S59 R57
21:32	K6HPX	7MHz	SSB	S55 R51
21:33	K6CWC	7MHz	SSB	S45 R33
21:39	N7HNL	7MHz	SSB	S33 R45
21:52	K6HPX	10MHz	CW	S599 R599
21:52	W6TED	10MHz	CW	S599 R42N
21:54	WY7N	10MHz	CW	S599 R599
21:59	N6PKT	10MHz	CW	S599 R33N