K9KMS Amateur Radio & Overland

Out in the Saguaro National Park East for an out-and-back hike from the Mica View Picnic Area, and a drive around the 9 mile Cactus Forest Drive loop. To the north is Mt Lemmon, east is Mica Mountain, and Rincon Peak is to the southeast.

A drive through Redington Pass and stop at the Arizona Trail where it crosses Redington Road.

At 16:43 UTC I spoke with Ivan UR9IDX from Ukraine. Pretty cool considering my setup, my location, and it was on 28.470 MHz. Plus, it's a new country for me!

Tapping the Propex female feed line fitting from 7mm to 1/4" 18 NPT, and we got heat!

This is a narrative of some of the custom work done on the Flyer Chase camper. Part 2 will detail photos and video of portions of the build.

A day trip to Ajo, Arizona, then south to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and the Mexico border.

A fun attempt to do some star gazing and take photos of the Arizona night sky. Too bad I fell back asleep after waking around 11:15 PM. I woke again at 2:15 AM and was able to get a few photos of the night sky, but some clouds had come back in. Enjoy the photos and some time laps videos around sunset.

A morning hike on part of the Sarasota and Explorer trails is a worthwhile way to spend an hour getting some exercise. The hike is about 2 miles and has 300 feet of elevation change.

A meandering trail in the desert and some washout crossings. The trail that wasn't, and now I have a few more pinstripes on the truck.

Open private land set in a unique canyon.