Notes from above the tree line
ROCK PTARMIGAN
Birds, trails, weather, gear, field notes, and occasional opinions from life above the tree line.
Bird files
Ptarmigans first, naturally. Then the birds you notice on hikes, in parking lots, at treeline, and everywhere else people forget to look up.
Trail reports
Hiking, mountain places, weather, what worked, what did not, and the small details that make a day outside memorable.
Field kit
Clothing, books, binoculars, games, maps, and useful objects. Recommendations only when they actually fit the field journal.
Hero photo: Andy Sanchez / Unsplash.
Filed by Rock Ptarmigan
Every article can carry the same dry field-correspondent byline, whether the subject is a white-tailed ptarmigan, a rain shell, a Colorado trail, or a suspiciously competitive game of Wingspan.