Dian and Tweets,

You can get Northwest Forest Passes online at the Washington Trails
Association website:

http://www.wta.org/wta/

Cheers,

Steve Kimball
Federal Way, WA
sdkimball at earthlink.net


----- Original Message -----
From: Dian McClurg <dlmcclurg at wa.freei.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 7:36 PM
Subject: Another Permit Question


> Good morning.
>
> I just bought a Parking Stewardship Permit so that I could bird watch on a
few
> Fish & Wildlife sites (thanks for the help on getting one!), but this
weekend
> I drove up to the Big Four Meadows/Ice Caves and there was a sign stating
that
> I needed yet another permit to even hike on the trail. The sign was
posted
> by the Forest Service. So, does anyone know what kind of permit I need
for
> this, where I get one, etc.
>
> Thank you!
>
> By the way, I did see a pair of red crossbills in the parking lot of the
Big
> Four Meadows, so even though I didn't get to hike, it was worth the drive.
> Red crossbill was a new species for me. I was expecting a brighter red
color,
> but they were more cinnamon. And I had to sneak up to get a very close
look
> in order to see the crossed bill.
>
>
>
> Dian McClurg
> New Mom Extraordinaire
> Snohomish County, WA
> dlmcclurg at wa.freei.net
>
>