= NOW 7 1/2 WPM = TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 QST PAGE 57 = POSITION REPORT AT 1626 PDT 0026 UTC THEY WERE JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE THE DESATOYA MOUNTAINS AND HEAD TOWARD THE SMITH CREEK VALLEY. THEY WERE STILL RATHER FAR AWAY FROM OUR SPOT AT RAILROAD PASS, WHERE THE NEXT RIDER WAS ALSO WAITING. IN THE MEANTIME, WE FOLLOWED THE RADIO CONVERSATIONS AND = END OF 7 1/2 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <