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    Kilted Birding

    Friday night a friend called me up and asked if I would like to go hiking at Pinnacles National Park early Saturday morning. Now my Flame-Haired Celtic Amazon Goddess and I are avid birders but we were unsuccessful in sighting a California Condor on our one excursion to the Pinnacles, so I was eager for another try.

    Needless to say I was kilted



    And I am happy to say I got my bird! (Along the High Peaks Trail)



    Magnificent creatures and I am very happy to have added one to the Life List I share with the F-H.C.A.G.



    For more information about The Pinnacles

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinnacles_National_Park

    For more information about the California Condor

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor


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    Side note regarding headwear.

    While not the most stylish hat I own (in fact it is probably the least stylish hat I own) I give kudos to this floppy khaki Dorfman Pacific hat. For the first Summer I can remember my face and back of my neck are not bright pink! The floppy quality that makes it look rather dorky shields both.



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    Like the hat, Jamie. How do you find the cromach for hiking in such wilds?
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    Magnificent capture. CONGRATZ.

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    Jamie: I don't think it makes you look dorky. It makes you look like a serious, if not famous, explorer. Besides, I have one just like it.

    Way to shoot the bird!

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    Very cool. Thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Father Bill View Post
    Like the hat, Jamie. How do you find the cromach for hiking in such wilds?
    Father Bill,

    Just fine. I made that stick out of a Sporting Goods hiking staff. I chopped off the top and added a wood one I fashioned. When it was accidentally broken by my wife and son I refashioned the crook and added it to a new stick. The bottom end has a nice combo rubber / spiked tip so it is a very good one on the trail. I have passed up vintage cromachs that while nice looking, weren't good for actual trail use. I need my sticks to be practical as well as nice looking accessories.

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    Good to know!
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    Looks like a fun day out. And Jamie, the hat, as does most Tilleys also, make you appear to be a well decked out explorer of kilted note.

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    Great pics Jamie .. Glad you got your 'tick'
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