POTA @ Mesa Verde National Park - Cliff Dwellings, Rattlers and QSOs

What's worse than encountering a Rattlesnake on the hike to your activation? Encountering two, of course!!! After that experience, a parking lot activation is a nice comfort - and it's a SOTA, too! Don't miss the awesome cliff dwelling that have lasted 800 years.

00:00 - Introduction
00:10 - Theme
00:29 - Travel Montage
01:37 - Rattlesnake Hike at Prater Ridge
10:34 - On to the next site
12:24 - Mesa Verde Featurette
16:36 - Park Point Overlook Activation
19:52 - Radioactive!
29:53 - Wrap-up
31:54 - Outro

Set-Up:
Yaesu FT-891
25 watts CW
17-foot Chameleon whip
MFJ Triple Mag-Mount
4.5ah Bioenno LiFePO4
Logging pencil on paper

Music:
'Sudden Celebrities' by Rockin' for Decades
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/C...

Rusty Nails - by Got Happy
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/O...