Site Review
US-2880 Snake Den SP
No snakes, come here for the rocks and QSOs instead.
Site Review
No snakes, come here for the rocks and QSOs instead.
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One wet, one dry, Hockomock Swamp borders Erwin Wilder WMA.
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A sandwich and a little POTA are the perfect combo for a warm New England fall day.
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There was a guy in full camo carrying a shotgun in front of me, and a fully bedecked transvestite walking a poodle passing him on the way out. It was a little surreal.
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A rare unactivated reference in Massachusetts that's more accessible than you might think.
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Bring a ruler along to make sure that you are within the park boundaries at this lake-is-the-park site.
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I'm usually ready for anything in the woods, the teepee was something new...
No snakes, come here for the rocks and QSOs instead.
One wet, one dry, Hockomock Swamp borders Erwin Wilder WMA.
A rare unactivated reference in Massachusetts that's more accessible than you might think.
Bring a ruler along to make sure that you are within the park boundaries at this lake-is-the-park site.
News and reviews for POTA/SOTA/IOTA activators
I've been burned a few times visiting parks that have had only a few activations. For a while I would get intrigued and excited when I'd find a nearby location that had only been activated one or two times, but then I realized that there usually was a reason.
Before you judge my planning, it's important to know that there's a road that goes all the way to the tip-top of Mt. Greylock. There's a lodge up there where you can book a room or have a meal while you sit out on the summit on a picnic table. The road was closed.
Silver Lake is the sort of park that you can bring the entire family to, there's plenty of recreation and relaxation available at this popular NH lake.
Just 8 acres perched on a rubble pile...
A small park tucked into the northeast corner of Connecticut, you can activate and fish at the same time.
This is a really weird park. It's very thin, more or less following the Blackstone river, and the main feature is a paved bike path that runs the length.
Lincoln State Park is a big bouldering destination in New England, with dozens of named climbs. If you run into a big rock on the trail, it'll have chalk marks and routes on it. It's a large park with plenty of parking, including rentable grilling sites. Bally's casino is next door.
When I mentioned at the cookout that I was heading over there, Bob, of 1300+ activation fame, asked, "How are you going to get in?"
A classic New England forest with easy trails and even a Whole Foods nearby.
A popular 'beach' spot on a large lake and extensive trails and easy parking.
This was the most uninviting spot I've been to so far, and to be fair the notice mentioned that it was 'unimproved'. There's no parking, so I had to nestle up against a stone wall on the highway. Even the spot is hard to locate, in the middle of a long state highway.
A small but comfortable fishing hole along the northern border of Rhode Island, JL Curran has some of the best antenna masts in New England!