Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for GTG

Had a great turn out for our Ribbon Cutting, thanks for your support Woodland Park!

Great Backyard Bird Count 2015

Mountain Chickadee

 

Guides-To-Go will be hosting a workshop and survey to celebrate the birds this week.  Show our feathered friends you love them too!  Learn about the Great Backyard Bird Count and Basic Birding skills and then go into the field at Manitou Lake to count.  Hope to see you there.

Wednesday, February 11, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Join Guide Dee DeJong, from Guides-To-Go, to view a short presentation about the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), an Annual Event sponsored by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. We will go over how to participate in the count and learn some bird identification tips. The event will take place at the Woodland Professional Building, 400 W Highway 24, Suite #200, Woodland Park, CO, 80863. Cost: Free. Contact: Dee DeJong (720) 838-3277 or dee@guides-to-go.com.

Saturday, February 14, 8:00 – 10:00 am.
 
Join Guide Dee DeJong, from Guides-To-Go, at Manitou Lake on Hwy 67, 7.5 miles north from Hwy 24. We will take an easy, 1.5 mile walk to count the birds. Dress for the weather and bring your own binoculars and water. Cost: The guided hike is free but a day-use fee of $6 per car is required to park at Manitou Lake. Ages: 6 through adult (children must be accompanied by an adult). Please RSVP to save a spot! 
Contact: Dee DeJong (720) 838-3277 or dee@guides-to-go.com.

Guides-To-Go Has a New Den

Wow, 2014 turned out to be the year of moving. Guides-To-Go has finally found its home at the Woodland Professional Building in Woodland Park, Colorado. This area abounds with nature and wildlife which makes it the perfect location for GTG. We take tourists, as well as locals, out to explore this special place. We are excited and proud to also have a facility to hold classes both indoors and out with a beautiful view of Pikes Peak. If you would like to explore and learn more about the natural world Go-To www.guides-to-go.com and let us know. Also visit our blog of past adventures. Go-To www.guides-to-go.blogspot.com or we are on Facebook, Guides-To-Go Nature Where You Are.

Welcome to Thailand the "Land of Smiles"

This weekend we leave for a wonderful adventure in Thailand.  It will be wonderful to spend almost a month in the country learning new customs, eating really good food and being in nature.

One of the excursions we have planned is riding an elephant into the rainforest to look for exotic and some endangered species such as tigers, leopards, elephants, black bears, and birds.  The country boasts more than 1,000 species of birds including two endemics found nowhere else in the world, the White-eyed River Martin (pictured below) and Deignan's Babbler.

We will also visit temples, the River Kwai, many national parks, the Phi Phi Islands and the floating market in Bangkok.  Watch for more postings to see the adventures we didn't plan.  
The "Land of Smiles" awaits.

Millie for Mayor Vote Tally to Date

The vote tally as of March 4th has Millie with 53 votes.  Voting continues through April 8th so you can still cast your vote for a great cause and a great candidate!  Even though she is lower in the tally, you can see she is taking it all in stride.  Thanks for your support.

Millie for Mayor of Divide

No Bones about it, She'll Treat you right

Millie is our lead guide, breaking the trail to adventure in the backcountry of Southwest Colorado. After a long, hard day of tracking and hiking Millie loves to feast on soybeans always mindful of being strong and fit. When not working she loves a good game of fetch or tug of war especially with her campaign manager, Zorro the cat. Periodically she chews on branches and much to her surprise, even some still attached to the trees!

If you elect Millie for Mayor she promises that every bowl will be filled with food, hugs and belly rubs will abound and that no stone will go unturned to provide each and every animal a good home and a family that loves them.

This is a fundraiser for Teller County Regional Animal Shelter, a no-kill shelter where I adopted Millie and Zorro my wonderful pets. If you would like to learn more please visit http://www.tcrascolorado.com/index.php?page=mayor-of-divide.

Vote Millie for Mayor!!

Winter Wonderland

Woke up this morning to a new skiff of powdery snow. We went out first thing into the pristine wilderness to do some tracking. The first tracks we came across were the cottontails, the main food source for our other park animals. As we hiked through the flocked pines we came across Red Fox tracks and chose to see what he was up to in the early morning hours. The tracks led us about a mile until we lost them in the deep snow in the forest. The story from the tracks this morning told us that the fox marked the trail numerous times to let us know who it belongs to, he chased a rabbit to a rock formation hoping for breakfast (the rabbit did get away), and frolicked in the snow looking for mice and voles. Upon our return we took many pictures of the winter wonderland. The layers of snow were like walking on a blanket of diamonds and the slight breeze blew snowflakes from the trees like gold dust. Enjoy your winter wonderland wherever it may be.

Look carefully to right of window - "gold dust"