W7A/CO-123 (Behind The House Hill)
This summit is visible from I10, just west of the Dragoon exit. I researched it on Google Earth and it looked like I could drive up. I...
W7A/AE-051 (Sugarloaf Mountain)
Many of the summits in the Tucson area are dangerous, either because the terrain is rough and steep and/or they are in areas where there...
W7APE-069 (4282)
Based on what most of 4 point summits are around here, I was expecting this to be a difficult one. Because the Tucson area does not have...
W7A/PE-019 (Gibbon Mountain)
This is/was a miserable summit for me. It took me three attempts on 3 different days to finally get to the top. When I made my first...
W7A/PE-074 (Pistol Hill)
July was a slow month for SOTA; I had other obligations. Now, with most of them complete I decided to jump back in. My "go to" antenna...
W7A/AW-003 (Mt. Bigelow)
Most of the summits in the Tucson area are steep, treacherous, gravel peaks worth 4-6 points. Two summits ago I tore open and broke my...
W7A/PE-077 (Brens Better)
The plan for the day was to activate two summmits, this one and W7A/PE-068 (Golden Gate Mountain). The two summits sit on opposite sides...
W7A/PE-004 (Oracle Ridge)
After W7A/PE-029 (Agua Caliente Hill) I said I was not doing any more long hikes while it is 100+ degrees. I broke the rule and decided...
W7A/PE-029 (Agua Caliente Hill)
This was a 3 mile, the way the crow flies, each way hike from where I parked. With temps getting over 100 degrees daily, I just wanted...
W7A/PE-075 (Baldy Peak)
This was supposed to be one of two summits done that day, unfortunately the wind and an open wound on my thumb prevented me from doing...