tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post5735408402181001536..comments2024-03-24T13:38:03.683-05:00Comments on Adventures with Olaf: Pacific Coast Trails and TearsOlaf Danielsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-80726644411881175932016-08-27T21:14:49.350-05:002016-08-27T21:14:49.350-05:00Well, that would definitely be more in line with m...Well, that would definitely be more in line with my limited expense account!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052205051676983846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-52772525127097387852016-08-25T15:20:58.187-05:002016-08-25T15:20:58.187-05:00So can you get from Alaska back to Texas quickly f...So can you get from Alaska back to Texas quickly for a Jabiru? That's one classy bird. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-29407229671617821362016-08-23T11:32:19.484-05:002016-08-23T11:32:19.484-05:00I'm down Olaf. I will try to keep in touch and...I'm down Olaf. I will try to keep in touch and make that trip work!<br /><br />On a birding note... Get to Gambel! You really need whatever Asian rarities you can wrangle up at this point. I realize there are a few pelagics lacking, but meh... go for the gems!<br /><br />Have you thought about getting on a repositioning boat for a few days between Alaska and Cali or some such? I'm not sure if you have Mottled Petrel yet. Paul Lehman gets great birds on these trips and I've been so looking forward to trying it out myself.Twitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150473259287487675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-10294236319070029872016-08-19T22:08:04.495-05:002016-08-19T22:08:04.495-05:00" ... well there is no bears here ... " ..." ... well there is no bears here ... " Oh oh, but there are plenty of warning signs and physical signs of bear along the PCT in the San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains. Just because you didn't see any, doesn't mean they aren't there.<br />Keep blogging! Great reading!Merlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983017447041306718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-57516696842722794412016-08-19T12:56:58.324-05:002016-08-19T12:56:58.324-05:00Just for me with some expenses, like my flight, fo...Just for me with some expenses, like my flight, four people go that is just 400 bucks, rental car flight etc, I'm still a very very cheap date and I'm sill subsidizing it<br /> <br />for you, you got to get there, SAN cheap destination generally, can fly to Alaska for under 400 bucks and there is camping fees, food, may not need a car, depends....If you go to Jacumba Hot Springs that is I think 95 bucks a day etc.<br />most guides charge 200 bucks a day plus expenses<br />so I'm cheap, but throw me an email, storolaf@yahoo.com we can communicate when I'm not running around<br /><br />BTW....strange lights over San Diego last night....maybe I spoke too soon about the UFO.....?Olaf Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-24486589189409512092016-08-19T10:10:06.421-05:002016-08-19T10:10:06.421-05:00$100 a WEEK, each... :-) $100 a WEEK, each... :-) ProgBirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974644791715369505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-51361629959753637552016-08-19T10:06:41.630-05:002016-08-19T10:06:41.630-05:00I am interested in joining Olaf's PCT Birding ...I am interested in joining Olaf's PCT Birding Adventure - at $100 a day (plus my own expenses) it would be a guided birding trip I could actually afford. I will never be able to go on one of those $8000 guided trips. Never been to California - so there are a TON of Lifers just waiting for me to tick off out there. I will stay tuned!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052205051676983846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-54161993247605643902016-08-18T20:40:00.272-05:002016-08-18T20:40:00.272-05:00Never seen that whole movie. Fell asleep on the p...Never seen that whole movie. Fell asleep on the plane. Interesting at border though. I assume it starts on old 80. Never been that far down. Olaf Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-34493271507234685472016-08-18T19:48:10.984-05:002016-08-18T19:48:10.984-05:00I got lost in the wilderness...and found myself. M...I got lost in the wilderness...and found myself. May the natural gems never get loved to death.nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760474307284505033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-59858724653796671182016-08-18T18:41:10.142-05:002016-08-18T18:41:10.142-05:00Okay I am going to be an annoying Canadian respond...Okay I am going to be an annoying Canadian responding to my American friend Olaf. The north end of the Pacific Coast Trail technically starts in British Columbia in Manning Provincial Park a few hours from where I live. The only problem is it is illegal to cross into the U.S. from the Canadian end of the trail because there is no official border crossing; so I guess I am technically right, but practically and legally wrong!! Not sure what happens at the Mexican end. <br />Having hiked parts of it, I totally agree with Olaf about the trail's special qualities; it is a jewel. <br />Some readers may have seen the Hollywood production called Wild based on the book of the same name which chronicles the true story of a lone female played by Reese Witherspoon in the movie who completed most of the hike. The movie, as I remember it, showed sections of the hike which graphically portrays what Olaf is talking about; a great hike and excellent birding along the way. <br />By the way, probably the best place to see California Quail may be my back yard. We usually host several families of this species, and as they have two clutches of chicks every year, they usually overrun the place. Great fun to watch. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169079370582629695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759991183598568178.post-80182673225348243322016-08-18T17:45:20.241-05:002016-08-18T17:45:20.241-05:00My friend Bill in San Diego reminds me that the Si...My friend Bill in San Diego reminds me that the Sierra Club is in the pocket of big energy so I guess that they are no help....<br /><br />I tried to contact them for a local issue of a hog containment facility polluting a NWR in Minnesota...a big fat yawnOlaf Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427270873795437960noreply@blogger.com