We are currently in Oregon, en route to Vancouver Island - a long way from Florida in a lot of ways.

Up to now we've been mostly focused on laying down the miles. We are now a bit ahead of our scheduled ferry and AirBnB reservations so a few activations have (and will) creep in.

Arches National Park was the first one and I appreciate all the calls. Is there more of an interest in working national parks than state parks, wildlife preserves, etc? My experiences at national parks seems to suggest this is the case. Many callers but my time was heat-limited.

The weather was much cooler earlier today where I activated a small but beautiful park (Three Island Crossing State Park) in Idaho. The camp host was also a ham so we chatted a bit, then walked around the scenic Snake River.

Prior to that we visited and picnic'ed at Shoshone Falls, a city park in Idaho Falls, at the recommendation of Michael N6MST. Man, what a beautiful place. 

Tomorrow we continue northward and I plan to activate Emigrant Springs State Park in northeastern OR, probably sometime between 1700-2000Z. The rig is an FT-891 with a 17' (5m) whip antenna. 100 watts, CW, starting on 20m.

Beginning Friday, we'll be on Vancouver Island for a week, rambling about but staying at an AirBnB near Strathcona Provincial Park. 

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