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POTA Activations
2023-08-27 US-4298 Killsnake State Wildlife Area
Activation 173
62°F 16°C Mostly Clear.
Killsnake signage.
Sunset.
2023-08-25 US-0600 Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Activation 1
70°F 21°C Mostly Clear.
Following the shoreline from the last park to this one. About a mile of paddling in between.
Just around that corner in the background is the boundry of the park. The end is in sight!
Made it inside of the park's boundary on Detroit Island and kept going til I had a better place to beach my kayak. I still fell in though trying to get out here :).
Made a rock mound mast holder for this activation. Allowed me to get the wire up higher.
Setup and on the air!
Victory selfie after getting the last park I needed in Wisconsin activated. As of this time all 207 parks are activated!
This is the route I took on my kayak. 4.9 miles total. Not too bad for getting two parks on the same island.
2023-08-25 US-1450 Grand Traverse Island State Park
Activation 1
70°F 21°C Partly Cloudy.
Leaving town earlyish in the morning.
Waiting at the queue for the ferry to Washington Island.
On the ferry and underway.
Parked on Washington Island and got my kayak ready. This was taken part way in-between Washington Island and Detroit Island where the park is.
Made it to Detroit Island.
Calling CQ POTA.
Kinda a flimsy setup for this activation. But it got me on the air and the park activated.
2023-08-16 US-4298 Killsnake State Wildlife Area
Activation 172
61°F 16°C Mostly Clear.
Paddling up the Killsnake River.
Swans flying away from me.
Swans flying away from me.
Listening to the chatter on the local repeaters.
Sunset on the Manitowoc River.
Got back to my launching point right as the sun was setting over K-4298.
Setup for some POTA after paddling.
2023-08-05 US-4324 Powell Marsh State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
67°F 19°C Hazy.
Powell Marsh SWA signage.
Powell Marsh SWA signage.
A view of the marsh. Couldn't see much at this hour.
Nice parking area, better than I thought. Part of it is paved and the rest is gravel.
2023-08-05 US-8220 Turtle Flambeau Flowage State Wilderness Area
Activation 1
71°F 21°C Hazy.
Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area signage.
Public restrooms, always a plus. Also free to borrow life jackets.
Nice paved boat landing.
2023-08-05 US-4292 Hay Creek-Hoffman Lake State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
72°F 22°C Hazy.
Hay Creek Hoffman Lake SWA signage.
A view of the lake at sunset.
2023-08-04 US-4319 Pershing State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
79°F Hazy.
Pershing SWA signage.
Nice big parking area to setup a wire antenna.
2023-08-04 US-4338 Washington Creek State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
84°F 28°C Hazy.
Flambeau River sign. Not a Washington Creek SWA sign, but according to the maps, this is in the park.
Boat landing.
View of the Flambeau River.
View of the Flambeau River.
2023-08-04 US-4323 Potato Creek State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
82°F 27°C Hazy.
POTAto Creek SWA signage.
Mulberries? Don't know for sure. But I've eaten them all my life.
Also some raspberries mixed in the bushes.
2023-08-04 US-4257 Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area
Activation 1
2023-08-04 US-4238 Ice Age Trail National Scenic Trail
Activation 125
83°F 28°C Hazy.
Chippewa Moraine signage.
Ice Age Trail signage.
A view of the Ice Age Trail behind where I parked.
A view from on top of a moraine that I'm parked at.
2023-08-04 US-1442 Brunet Island State Park
Activation 1
2023-08-04 US-8223 Old Abe State Trail
Activation 1
82°F 27°C Mostly clear.
Old Abe State Trail signage.
Looking down the trail.
Brunet Island State Park signage.
Setup next to the maintenance shed for a quieter activation.
2023-08-04 US-4334 Tom Lawin State Wildlife Area
Activation 1
84°F 28°C Mostly clear / Slight breeze.
No Tom Lawin SWA signage here, but there is a generic Wisconsin SWA marker.
Nice view of open fields. My type of activation location.
Getting setup on 20m with the Mag Loop.
2023-08-04 US-1460 Lake Wissota State Park
Activation 1
84°F 28°C Mostly clear.
On the road to the park. 3.5 hour drive from home.
Signage.
Mag Loop on the air.
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