Hi Guy, <<< BTW, there was an accident around midday today at the main Cape Perpetua turnout. Fortunately the car crashed on the cliff side (into a narrow ditch and against the cliff wall) rather than up against the guard rail. I think someone must have been admiring the view and not paying attention to driving. Thankfully no one was hurt, but the car will need some pricey repairs. >>> Yikes, Guy-- there isn't that much space up there for a car to crash the cliff at full force and still avoid the drink on the rebound... If something like that happened during a morning TP-chasing session a DXer might even get the strange idea that these Highway 101 turnouts can be slightly risky?? Gary (in boring Puyallup)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Atkins" <[email protected]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2015 3:22:00 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th Hi Gary, I know exactly which narrower turnout you are talking about! I've never been bold enough to try it. That spot is just too nerve wracking for me! BTW, there was an accident around midday today at the main Cape Perpetua turnout. Fortunately the car crashed on the cliff side (into a narrow ditch and against the cliff wall) rather than up against the guard rail. I think someone must have been admiring the view and not paying attention to driving. Thankfully no one was hurt, but the car will need some pricey repairs. 73, Guy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [email protected] To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America < [email protected]> Cc: Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:36:27 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [IRCA] Cape Perpetua DX - Sept. 13th Hi Guy, Thanks for your detailed reports from the top of Cape Perpetua (Sept. 12th), and also from the lower Highway 101 turnoff yesterday. As far as I know, you are the first DXer to conduct a morning session at that lower turnoff. It isn't a well-known fact, but there are actually two Cape Perpetua Highway 101 turnoffs at a fairly high elevation. If a "sleeping squatter" is occupying the usual spot (which would be a real deal-breaker at that narrow turnoff, unlike at Rockwork 4 where we can work around them), you might try the "Cape Perpetua 1" turnoff, which is an extremely narrow spot about 200 feet to the north (photo posted at https://app.box.com/s/02a7sgfxci0gu23xmfjjx3rvmkaxlfpk ). Although that turnoff is in a very dicey spot with the 18-wheelers coming straight at you, I have always thought that the steeper cliff and Asian-oriented direction of that narrow turnoff would be ideal for the ultimate Asian TP-DXing experience (assuming that you are prepared for vicious windstorms, "Chicken" contests with 18-wheelers and no trace of acrophobia). 73, Gary DeBock (in DX-deprived Puyallup) _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
