I’ve read that the road to Mt. Pacifico was closed to traffic, which made me want to cycle up to the top and enjoy the views with little interaction with others. This wasn’t the case. At the time of writing this, the road is open, all the way to the top, and the campground was occupied. Most traffic and the campers seemed to be hunting something, maybe birds? It’s not a very nice hike up the fire road, so if I’d known the road was open I probably would have ridden my DRZ dual sport motorcycle to the summit. (You can also hike the PCT to the summit, which I might do next time!) I made the trip with T. and E., my cycling pals. Of course, we got to the trailhead at the hottest time of the day. The fire road up doesn’t supply any shade, which made the ascent much harder in the blaring sun. After about 5 miles of climbing, you will see a sign directing you to the summit. This road offers some well needed shade, but not much. At the top, my standard HF station was setup at a picnic table. APRS packets were getting to an iGate for self spotting. In all, we spent two hours on the summit with contacts made on 10M, 20M, 40M and 2M. The thrilling ride down took a fraction of the time it took to get up. The downhill made cycling all the way up worth it!

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-015

Download file: Pacifico.GPX

Date:17/10/2020 | Summit:W6/CT-015 (Pacifico Mountain)

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
21:38	N0WAE	14MHz	SSB	59 55
21:41	WD8KDB	14MHz	SSB	59 55
22:02	N6DNM	7MHz	SSB	55 52
22:22	KF6QBS	28MHz	SSB	59 55
22:26	KM6MZS	144MHz	FM
22:28	KE6ZGR	144MHz	FM
22:43	K7JSG	14MHz	SSB	59 55 POTA K3288
22:49	AE7AP	14MHz	SSB	55 25
23:05	KF6HI	7MHz	SSB	59 55
23:07	N5DIM	7MHz	SSB	52 55
23:08	NW7E	7MHz	SSB	55 53
23:10	K7IMA	7MHz	SSB	22 22 S2S W7W-LC115
23:11	NS7P	7MHz	SSB	55 44
23:11	W7RV	7MHz	SSB	59 57
23:11	N0RSR	7MHz	SSB	59 44
23:13	NQ7R	7MHz	SSB	44 32
23:16	W7FAS	7MHz	SSB	23:16
23:38	KW6ACK	144MHz	FM
23:40	K6KWI	144MHz	FM
23:41	KI6RF	144MHz	FM
23:43	KM6CEM	144MHz	FM