tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830797494887990421.post3669962373664251604..comments2023-04-01T12:01:57.879-07:00Comments on The Pro-nuclear Birder: FEARThomas Geza Mikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06557585769368336302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830797494887990421.post-73561834850543222212009-12-22T16:12:52.469-08:002009-12-22T16:12:52.469-08:00Lee Swanberg and I did the Christmas Bird Count th...Lee Swanberg and I did the Christmas Bird Count the next day, on Saturday morning, and the weather was wonderful. The trail was dry, and it was so warm that we took off our gloves. We saw lots of really good birds, like Pygmy Nuthatches, White-headed Woodpeckers, and 4 Townsend's Solitaires. I'm glad that I took back possession of Ice House Canyon.<br />TomThomas Geza Mikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557585769368336302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830797494887990421.post-56176380313533664762009-12-22T09:10:25.982-08:002009-12-22T09:10:25.982-08:00Backpacking in the Sierra 30 years ago I nearly di...Backpacking in the Sierra 30 years ago I nearly died in a late October blizzard. Went back to that remote canyon the following summer in stomach churning fear. Camped and hiked all over the mountains since, but will always view that area as a gray, icy, snowy, crypt, and have no desire to return again.Bill Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563230371028446810noreply@blogger.com