I camped at Stovepipe Wells for the night after driving in the dark from an earlier activation in Darwin, CA. I don’t recommend camping here. It’s a large RV lot near a gas station. There was LTE internet which was nice since I didn’t really plan my trip all that well. Had I known the vibe at Stovepipe, I would have much preferred to camp elsewhere, but it was too dark and the landscape is too vast to change plans. Anyways, at the first light of morning, I left camp and headed out to Skidoo to summit 6140. The trek out there is far and washboard dirt roads will fatigue you. From Skidoo road, I turned at 36.43317,-117.13375 and headed up a two track road to the summit, stopping at a large clearing right below the peak. I made some hot tea and walked the remainder of the elevation. I should have camped here! Maybe next time. Worked 10M and 15M CW with some good DX. After a successful activation I headed down to look for the old stamp mill and mine I saw in photographs, but never found it. You could spend all day out here looking around, but I hoped to activate another peak before the short November day was over.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/ND-114

Date:08/11/2024 |  Summit:W6/ND-114 (6140)