Thank you for the response! Without any signage, it's difficult to know that and I was, in fact, wondering about the dog tracking people as I've seen them out there before.
Bryan Arnold Littleton, CO On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 12:32:23 PM UTC-6, Joey Kellner wrote: > > Parking is allowed only in designated parking lots/areas within the Park. > The "dog tracking people" have permits issued by Chatfield State Park to > allow them to park along the main park road. On duty Park Rangers WILL > stop and talk with you about proper parking...I suspect that the Parks' > vehicle that passed you either contained Rangers not on duty yet or > maintenance personnel in Parks' provided vehicles. Best to park at Fox Run > and walk south on the bike path. Or park by the concrete "vault" restroom > at the horse stables and walk the two track heading south. > > Joey Kellner > Littleton, Colorado > > On Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 7:03:46 AM UTC-6, modise wrote: > >> My wife and I spent 20 minutes or so this morning at around six at >> Chatfield State Park looking for the dickcissels posted yesterday by David >> Suddjian and Greg Pasquariello, with no luck. >> >> While looking for the birds, with hazards on and pulled off the road as >> far as safely possible, a bicyclist went by and made, I believe, a snide >> remark about "parking illegally to see a dickcissel" (he didn't stop and I >> couldn't hear him very well so, if I misinterpreted, I'll apologize now for >> being overly sensitive). >> >> So, my question is this - is it, indeed, illegal to park on the side of >> the road in that part of Chatfield SP? It would not appear so as I did not >> observe any "no parking" or "no stopping" signs anywhere between the >> Wadsworth entrance and that spot. Also, at least three park rangers drove >> by and not one stopped to tell us we were doing something wrong. I also >> believe current conditions are important - my wife and I tried for these >> birds yesterday afternoon while the park was VERY busy, and I did not feel >> comfortable stopping. This morning, at six, it was very quiet, with very >> little traffic. >> >> Being, at the same time, a bicyclist, a birder, and a driver myself, I >> try to respect both the laws and etiquette of each endeavor. If I truly >> was doing something wrong, I'd like to ensure I don't repeat myself, so >> educational responses are welcome. >> >> Bryan Arnold >> Jefferson County >> 5,500' >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f79e5c76-e1a9-451b-afb8-dea3a73cdd36%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
