Zipping Around the 2023 Bandera 100k Hoka Hoka One Endurance Race - Yaya & Equestrian Aid Stations

We had authorization from the Hill Country State Natural Area Park Supervisor for drone flights within the park, in the areas of the run for the 2023 Bandera 100k Hoka Hoka One endurance cross country trail race. Due to time constraints, we only flew near 2 of the Aid Stations, Yaya and Equestrian.

There was another team (not affiliated with Yellow Rose Drones) of drone pilots out there on Saturday, flying multiple DJI Mavic 3 Drones and live streaming portions of the race via a satellite Wi-Fi system back to their base in Arizona. One of those teams is the couple that you'll see near the end of the video, speaking with Charles from Hill Country REACT Team.

Hill Country REACT Team has been supporting this race for about 20 years, as of 2023, providing radio communications at the 5 check points from start to finish.

Our son David & I were based out of the Yaya Aid Station (as seen in the start of the video). Another Ham Radio Team (Charles & Greg) were setup at Equestrian Aid Station, complete with a carpeted area and comfortable chairs, positioned to record the runner bib numbers as they departed the Aid Station. There were 3 other Aid Stations (Chappas, Boyle & Nachos) with members of Hill Country REACT Team staffing them, along with the Lodge (aka the Start / Finish Line).

Tejas Trails was the producer of this trail race series. For more information about them, please visit https://www.tejastrails.com/

Hill Country REACT Team was the radio team providing communications around the race course. For more info about them, please visit them at https://HillCountryREACT.org

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