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Here are some photographs and movies taken around on the flight of the bumblebees hike by BB #177 and his YL.

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- The Trailhead
- Black Lake
- 44′ Doublet
- Ant. Support
- VA3SIE BB#177
- The View
- The YL
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- Striking Out
- On the Trail
- B.Bee Camp
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Striking Out On the Trail Bumblebee Camp

 

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The Trailhead

We left the car at the trailhead and prepared to scale King Mountain.

 

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Black Lake

The hiking trail winds around Black Lake, which sits almost 200m up on top of the Eardley Escarpment.

 

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44′ Doublet

The 44′ doublet fit perfectly in the clearing on top of King Mountain.

 

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Antenna Support

I tied a PVC pipe to the camping chair and the 20' fishing pole slipped inside it nicely.

 

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VA3SIE BB#177

Myself & My YL sat in camping chairs and worked the 'TEST.  I used a clipboard to hold the KX1 and my log.

 

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The View

Here's the view to the South-West from our BB camp at 1,120 feet (340m).

 

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The YL

Fariba, my YL, helped me to set up and tear down the camp.  What a TEAM!

 

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Movies

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Striking Out

VA3SIE & YL leave the campsite and start hiking up King Moutain.

 

On the Trail

VA3SIE on the hiking trail up King Moutain.

 

Bumblebee Campsite

Walking a short path up to the campsite, vieweing the chairs and the antenna & finally focusing on the KX1 transceiver.