What some of our Nature Trip participants have said

Dear Nature Trip:

As newcomers to 'birding' we weren't sure what to expect from our first trip.

We love

nature and wildlife, and we

have developed an interest in birds by

watching activity

at backyard feeders and through casual observations as

we traveled. But, we had

never actually gone bird watching before.

The guides introduced us to a whole new and fascinating world. Our trip with

them

the mountains

gave us the

opportunity

to observe

birds we never see in our home state of Kentucky. It is loads

fun to learn the

techniques

of stealthy approaches, wildlife photography and

identification of bird

species. Every

step is done with total respect

for nature

- they took great care to

avoid disturbing the animals we observed or

their

habitats - and with a sense of

fun

and adventure.

On our trip we had many successful sightings, from soaring bald and golden

eagles, to a strutting and puffing male

blue grouse, the beautiful mountain

bluebird, to the nervy stellar jay that tried to crash our picnic. We know this

was just

a taste of the fun of birding and the amazing diversity of birds. Our

next trip with you

is already being

planned! Thanks and keep up the great

work!

S.&

M.B. - Louisville, K

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The h

ighlights of the trip

for me were:

Fascinat

ing information about the local history of the area during drive to

various

trail heads.

Very congenial,

interesting, and informative leaders! Very smoothly executed, with plenty of opportunities for restroom stops, and

making the guests feel like every need or want was met.

The trip was well-paced, with opportunities to hike, view scenery from the van, pleasant picnic. Great lunch,

wonderful location chosen. Great extras, like snacks, hot tea, water in the car.

Nature Trip p

rovided the necessary equipment needed for viewing birds and wildlife,

including

a spotting scope

that was set

up quickly

and a comfortable van.

There was a wide diversity, from field birds, to water birds, to flying owls.

Introduced a new level of "seeing" birds

and wildlife while hiking

as well as an impressive knowledge about species of birds.

- Opportunity to photograph using excellent equipment

C.T. - San Francisco, CA

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Thank you for the fun excursion yesterday! There's no question about the abundance of species we got to see,

what an amazing day! You produced an overall beneficial educational and entertaining experience.

D.C.S.- San Francisco, CA

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Thank you so much. You guys were great. The kids were still talking about it Monday at school. I have some nice

photos which I'll send you.

J.D. - Buena Vista Elementary School, San Francisco, CA