Las Vegas Was a Bust
I was in Las Vegas for a convention during the first week of May. Knowing I had some spare time, I planned to head out into the mountains and get Nevada added to my slowly but surely growing list of states activated. I choose three parks that were nearby and looked suitable enough to activate based on my work schedule. I took an early Monday morning flight and planned my first activation on the way to check-in at the hotel. Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Park - US-4443 looked great on paper, just a few miles from my hotel but being in the middle of Las Vegas I knew the noise floor would be a challenge. What I didn't expect was to find the gates to be locked, and the sign posted that the park was closed on Monday. Ha! I had two more parks planned on Thursday morning- the last day of the conference. Thursday came soon enough and I got up early to hit the road. All my gear was properly packed: KX3. Batteries. Mic. Key. Antennas. All looked good. I consulted the map and b