On the return trip from birding in the Wasatch National Forest, the fan belt broke on the bus. No fan belt means not only no forward movement but no AC as well. So we popped open the emergency exit windows and propped them open with water bottles until help arrived.
Birding
Spotting the Rosy-Finch
The bird was on the thin strip of rock at the top of the snow field. Even in a scope it was just barely identifiable.
Field Trip To Mirror Lake
5:17 AM – Boarding the bus that will take us up above 10,000 feet in elevation in search of Black Rosy-Finch. We must all be completely barking mad.
ABA 2008 Trip List
Spotted, identified, and checked off Clay Taylor, Swarovski Optik’s naturalist product manager, from my “ABA 2008 optics professionals” trip list this afternoon.