<html><div style='background-color:'><P><BR><BR></P> <DIV class=RTE> <P>Oh I'm sorry about that. The area of Elm Creek Park Reserve I was at this evening is up in Champlin. If one is coming north on 169 after you get into Champlin, Hayden Lake Rd. W. is a stoplight just after passing the large Target store on the East side of the highway and a stripmall on the west side. If you go through the Hayden Lake stoplight the next light you hit will take you on a sharp turn to the West on 169 and take you to the bridge over the Mississippi into Anoka... which would be too far obvously. Anyway, when you get to Hayden Lake Rd. W. go west and follow it all the way down and just before the road takes a sharp turn south you will see the entrance to a parking lot on the north side of the road. The trail goes right around the parking lot and take it to the north. I hope that pinpoints the area. Thanks for letting me know.</P> <P><BR>Heath Renner<BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: "Forest Strnad" <[email protected]> <DIV></DIV>>To: "Heath Renner" <[email protected]> <DIV></DIV>>CC: "Strnad, Forest" <[email protected]> <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [mou] Likely GGO in Elm Creek <DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:36:28 -0600 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Greetings Heath: <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Do you realize you do not tell us where you are located. You know the roads and creeks, but where are you? <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Forest Strnad <DIV></DIV>>Faribault, MN <DIV></DIV>> ----- Original Message ----- <DIV></DIV>> From: Heath Renner <DIV></DIV>> To: [email protected] <DIV></DIV>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:12 PM <DIV></DIV>> Subject: [mou] Likely GGO in Elm Creek <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> This evening near sundown as I was hiking the paved trail in Elm Creek that travels north from the parking area on the north side of Hayden Lake Rd. W. just where the road takes a sharp turn to the S. As I hiked north on the trail it crosses Elm Creek and then breaks out of the woods and takes a turn to the left. At that point a very large owl flew out of a small tree just on the north side of the trail and flew about 50 yards or so and landed into a grove of medium sized trees about 10 to 12 feet off the ground. As I didn't have my binoculars with me I could not verify it was a GGO, but it was large, grayish in color, no noticeable ear tufts. I had seen bunch of them in Aitkin Co. a few weeks ago, and this one seemed to have the same characteristics. But again, no verification. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> Heath Renner <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list [email protected] http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net <DIV></DIV></div></html>
