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Birds Plus+ Trip - Birds Plus+ field trips combine birding and another field focus, sometimes with a guest leader. The second focus of the day, be it butterflies or other insects, or art and journaling, will be described in more detail on the trip detail page.
Park County Explorations
8/15/2025
5:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Leader:
David Suddjian dsuddjian@gmail.com or 831-713-8659
Trip Difficulty: Strenuous
Directions
Meet at the Aspen Park RTD Park-N-Ride on Hwy 285. The address is 26137 Conifer Rd, Aspen Park, CO.
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This trip is limited to the first 8 registrations.
Habitats to bird: Aspen, Conifer Forest, Riparian
Birds Plus+ Ancient Trees. This adventurous hiking and mountain driving trip to visit two amazing groves of ancient pines near Fairplay: the Windy Ridge Bristle Cone Pine Scenic Area near Alma (http://www.gohikecolorado.com/windy-ridge.html), and the limber pine and bristlecone pine grove along the Limber Pine Trail near Fourmile Creek Campground southwest of Fairplay (https://www.mrhi.org/uploads/8/7/8/6/87862106/limber_grove_2-pg_brochure.pdf). [**Note, depending on how the day goes we may only try to visit one of these groves]. We will look for birds as we go, and although they will likely be sparse in these higher elevation areas in late summer we might see Clark's Nutcracker, Red Crossbill, Canada Jay, Townsend's Solitaire, Pine Grosbeak and other high elevation species. These groves have trees over 1,000 years old growing near tree line. Our hikes will be at elevations between 10,500 and 11,800' elevation. Participants should feel comfortable hiking at these elevations in somewhat rough trail conditions. The Windy Ridge hike is two miles round trip with a 350 foot elevation gradient, while the Limber Pine Trail is about 1.5 mile round trip with a 200 foot elevation gradient. Expect rocky trail conditions in some sections. We will carpool and need vehicles with good clearance. An early start will give us a chance to visit both groves before afternoon storms threaten, but we may shorten our trip if weather should develop early. Brink study hiking shoes, layers of clothing, a rain shell, and snacks, drinks and lunch. We will have a few pit stops, and there is the "green door".
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