W6PZA first activated this summit in May of 2020. I read his blog post and it seemed informative on how to get to the summit. I attempted to summit using the directions from W6PZA from the East side on Forest Service Road 1270720. I attempted to find the grown over road that he used, but quickly found that it is even more grown over now. Bushwhacking is an understatement with this summit. There was a fire in this area (B&B Complex) in 2003. The area was stripped of trees. The hills are covered in 4' to 6' Manzanita bushes now. I wore shorts. Mistake. Wear very tough clothing as your legs will get cut up by the dried Manzanita branches.
On my personal blog, I posted my full experience. You can read it at https://charliebottitaadventures.blogspot.com/2021/05/ham-radio-and-scooter-adventure-may.html
I attempted to walk up the hill as far as I could and going very slowly. I turned back after about 100 yards. The Manzanita was cutting into my legs. I regrouped and studied the maps some more. I found there was a road on the west side of the hill that appeared to get me close to the summit. I road my scooter to Forest Road 1200700. I was able to get a little distance in and near the base of the summit. The road is primitive and rough. I recommend a high clearance vehicle. You can park further down the road and hike up. There were downed trees blocking me from getting close to what appeared to be another primitive road to the summit. I walked up road 1200700 hurdling a few downed trees. I approached the location where the old primitive road to the top of the summit began. At first it looked somewhat clear of manzanita. But that changed quickly. The road still exists at the base of the bushes. Walking up requires bushwhacking through thick Manzanita. It was a tiny tiny bit easier than the east side. But still very difficult.
I managed to plow through and make it to the summit. There are some trees still standing after the fire, that offer shade and a nice cool spot to activate. I used a 21' crappie pole with a 41' random wire inverted L, tied to a tree. You can hang a wire in a tree, but the trees are scraggily and might be difficult to manouver a string or wire.
On a hot summer day, bring plenty of water. There is no shade on the hike up. Ticks! As I sat down to activate, I noticed several ticks crawling up my legs. Plan accordingly for ticks, as you will be bushwhacking.
