SOTA Activation: W0/FR-050 (Lily Mountain) N Colorado (Summits on the Air)

Impressions of my Lily Mountain activation in N Colorado for Summits On The Air (SOTA).

On Tuesday we got a foot (~30 cm) of snow down here in Fort Collins, and at least as much in the mountains. The weather forecast predicted nice and sunny weather for Thursday and Friday, before a another chance of nasty weather for Saturday (typical Colorado fall weather). So for Friday, I picked Lily Mountain (WØ/FR-Ø50) -- a short 4 mile (~6.5 km) round-trip -- for my next activation. This summit is right next door to last week's activated Estes Cone (WØ/FR-Ø39), just a few miles outside Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), and should provide some pretty nice views of the surrounding mountains, covered in fresh snow. I grabbed my snowshoes, Sorels, Pulka and other winter gear and headed to the mountains.
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[oshuabailey38j]

This is one "muddled" video. =p

[k0mos]

@oshuabailey38j Thanks for your comment.

[uber2dag]

Wonderful video Matt, I've always wanted to do a SOTA event, but Western PA doesn't afford many big hilltops. 73 DE KB3CDA

[k0mos]

@uber2dag Just come up to Colorado - I will show you some nice mountains... thanks for your comment.

[F5LKW]

Once again great video. Nice to watch them. BRAVO !

[k0mos]

@F5LKW Thanks for your comment Roger... looking forward to your next adventure.

[k0mos]

@goathiker Thanks Peanut... my regards to Rooster

[k0mos]

@K7AGE Thanks for your comment Randy...

[k0mos]

@DL9MDI Hi Fred, thanks for you positive comment. Next report will be from OE land again (I hope) ;)

[k0mos]

@jturning Thanks Jason, glad you liked it.