[obol] (RFI Oregon coast and N. California)

[Marcia Marvin]

OBOL,

I hoped that some of you might want to help Ken and his family out on  
this effort.  Their ambitions are great, and will appeal especially  
to those of you on the list who have advocated birding without fossil  
fuel expenditures.  Please reply to Ken directly with any suggestions.

Marcia

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Ken Madsen <birdyearken at yahoo.ca>
> Date: April 26, 2007 2:57:12 PM PDT
> To: mmarvin at spiritone.com
> Subject: Birdingpal advice?
>
> Hi!
>
> We have a somewhat unusual request. We are a birding family about  
> to embark on a “Bird Year”. Basically it is like a Big Year –  
> except we are doing it all under our own power, mostly by bicycle.  
> We are planning to cycle south along the Oregon coast in late  
> August this year. We plan to reach Astoria on about August 17th and  
> will be cycling along the coast until we enter northern California  
> about August 30th.
>
> We’d love to get some advice. What birding hot-spots should we go  
> to? Any advice on places where we can camp out? Are the campgrounds  
> along the coast so busy in the summer that it will be hard to find  
> sites? Your advice will be very helpful!
>
> Our trip is 15-year old Malkolm’s idea and we are dedicating our  
> trip to bird conservation. The full details are on our website  
> www.birdyear.com
>
> Thanks very much for your help!
>
> Ken, Malkolm and Wendy
>
>
> Ken Madsen
> website: www.birdyear.com
> email: birdyearken at yahoo.ca