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.
Latest Field Notes
Research from the outdoors, where apparently everything is going fine.
10 Hiking Pants to Shit Yourself In
Split seams, leaking butts, missing belts, and other documented advances in outdoor apparel.
17 One-Star Reviews of Nature
Mountains blocked the sunset. Lizards were unfriendly. Sand was sandy.