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Palouki, Greece | August 2015

Summit: 
SV/TL-012

Palouki (Παλούκι, stake or fencepost) is an easy summit within walking distance of Skopolestown on Skopoles Island. The T1 trail will get you there. 

There's also a road towards Moni Sotiros that the trail crosses several times.

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Velanidia, Greece | September 2015

Summit: 
SV/TL-069

Velanidia (Βελανιδιά or oak tree) is a near drive-up near Volos, Greece.

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Pente Pyrgoi, Greece | September 2015

Summit: 
SV/MC-071

Pente Pyrgoi (Five Towers) is a great hike near Katerini, Greece of about 11km round trip and 600m elevation gain.

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Clarks Mountain, OR | June 2012

Summit: 
W7O/NC-057

Clarks Mountain is just south of Seaside Oregon. The trail is about 1.8 miles of one-way hiking starting at a clearly marked trailhead on the very south end of town on Sunset Blvd.

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Clear Lake Butte, OR | May 2015

Summit: 
W7O/CN-059

For anyone heading up to Mount Hood or headed from Portland into Central Oregon, Clear Lake Butte would be a nice stop on the way. It's a well graded and mostly paved forest road, suitable for biking or bringing along those that aren't big hikers. And no one would mind arriving at a classic fire lookout.

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Tiger Mountain, WA | May 2012

Summit: 
W7W/KG-115

Tiger Mountain is in about the middle of the Tiger Mountain State Forest southeast of Issaquah. Access is via a gravel forest road and you may want to use a GPS or track your mileage as any signs may not lead you clearly to the summit.

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Mount Hebo, OR | July 2012

Summit: 
W7O/NC-006

If you are headed from Portland to Lincoln City, this could be your activation on the way. Or the way back. It's a drive up on a decent dirt and gravel road with the potential for a nice view at the top.

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Pack Forest HP (Peak 2051), WA | February 2015

Summit: 
W7W/RS-068

The Pack Forest is operated by the University of Washington, a bit south of Eatonville, Washington. www.packforest.org.

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Blue Mounds, WI | November 2014

Summit: 
W9/WI-010

Blue Mounds State Park is an easy drive up summit about 30 miles east of Madison, Wisconsin. It's a state park that has camping, picnicing and two observation towers (one at each end of the summit) that would be great for VHF contacts.

Take County Road F north from US-151. You can easily follow the signs less than two miles to the park. At the summit there is a large loop with picnic areas - the summit proper is at the center of the loop so anywhere would be in the activation zone. There is also a wooden observation tower on the east side of the summit. 

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Talona Mountain, Georgia | November 2014

Summit: 
W4G/HC-026

This is an easy drive-up summit about sixty miles north of the center of Atlanta. There's even a deck and a folding chair for enjoying the views from this summit.

About 3.6 miles south of the 282 and 515 intersection in East Ellijay, Georgia, turn east from 515 onto Talona Mountain Road.