Weather: Cool and foggy morning, followed by overcast conditions for the remainder of the day.

Tasking: 

S4 (San Marcos Foothills Preserve) teardown. Meeting ranger for access at 8:30 am. Went smoothly save for the following issues:

• • After speaking with a local strolling by, it sounds as though a retention basin for a new housing development is slated to be installed at the current site location. This will have to be addressed for SWEX 2021.
  • CSAT 3A stiffener brace weld broke, will need to be epoxied. Second sonic found with this issue.
  • Battery voltage was measured around 1.5V. Unknown cause but the solar panel > station cable is suspect. Will be high pot testing all cables back in Boulder.
  • Flora surrounding station grew much taller than expected, and enveloped rad tripod. 

Plan for tomorrow

• • S14 (Sedgwick Reserve) teardown
  • Assist Bill and Mack in lowering their tower at Lake Cachuma