Perfect Day at Profile Falls
    August 2014
    
    Judy and I rode our bikes to Profile Falls and had a picnic lunch
    by the Pemigewasset River. I set up the KX3 briefly and worked
    Bulgaria.
    
    We started out at Needle Shop Brook and rode north for nearly 
    3.5 miles in the Army Corps of Engineers flood control reserve.
    
    
    
    Across from Profile Falls in Bristol we turned toward the river and
    rode our bikes
    into a large field.
    
    
    
    There's a hidden boat launch here right on the river. It's
    beautiful.
    
    
    
    We had our picnic lunch under a huge pine tree. And I set up the
    radio for a quick contact.
    
    
    
    I tossed the water bottle up about 30 feet over a pine branch and
    pulled up some wire. I used the
    earchi.org 9:1 unun. There wasn't much activity, but I heard LZ2WO
    in Bulgaria calling CQ on 
    17 meters. I wasn't very strong to him, but Val gave me a 559...
    good enough to finish the exchange.
    
    
    
    I packed up and we rode back. It was a glorious afternoon and good
    exercise.
    The QSO was simply frosting on the cake of a perfect day by the
    Pemi.