W7O/NC-090

 On our way back from the beach we decided to stop and do an activation. This unnamed summit is a drive up in Tillamook State Forest near US26. From 26, turn north onto McGregor Road. This road is unpaved, but very well maintained. It was surprising how busy it was, so watch out for other vehicles.

Parked on the side of the road.

There are a few intersections to go through, so have a map or GPS to take the correct path. We went right, right, left. The roads get a bit rougher as you get closer to the top, but the rental sedan we were in had no trouble getting up. The high point of the road is in the activation zone. We parked at a wide spot, and set up along the road. AA6XA did HF while KN6REU did 2m. 

There was cell service for spotting, and AA6XA had no problem getting contacts on 20m and 40m. KN6REU on the HT, on the other hand, had a harder time. It took some time calling CQ to get enough contacts, but she did it, and even got a few summit to summit contacts. If we had been up earlier we probably would've had an easier time since there was a summit event going on.

Checking out 10m.

After we had all gotten our contacts, we packed up and drove back the way we came, and went back to Portland. Overall, this was a nice easy summit.
 

Trailhead: Road in the activation zone.
Website: SOTA Site.
Maps: AA6XA SOTA Hikes map.
Route: Drive into the AZ
Red Tape: None.
Video: ham_bitious YouTube