Do you have any recommended trails to start with? Thanks,
Adam Johnson Fort Collins On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:34:24 PM UTC-6, Robert Righter wrote: > > If you are thinking about birding RMNP this summer but are not sure of > your reservation status for entering the Park or just not wanting to battle > the crowds, think about visiting the Snowy Range in south central Wyoming. > The Range is about forty miles north of RMNP or about a three hour drive > from Denver.The Snowy Range shares similar geology and habitat with the > Park. The base elevation of Centennial, WY is about 8200’ as compared to > 7500’ for Estes Park resulting in corresponding cooler temperature. Based > on the hikes Sandy and I have taken, it appears there is more and easier > access to the spruce-fir forest and the tundra zone starts about 10,500, > considerably lower than at RMNP. In 2018 a California Condor, number 72, > visited the tundra in the Snowy Range and who knows what else could show > up! > > Bob Righter > Denver CO > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/23f1c98f-7e45-40a4-97d5-ed3b5c4aee81o%40googlegroups.com.
