R.E. Johnson 1969 Journal 185 March 26 Poncha Pass, Colorado to Price, Utah area (cont.) highway miles e. of Wolf Creek Pass on US Hwy 160. The country was generally timbered except for the road right-of-way. Snow was 1-2 feet deep & no bare ground except at roadside. Sunny, warm, partly cloudy. The scenery around the pass & down the San Juan River to the west was excellent (took several photos). I stopped at the first ranch on the floor of the valley after I descended & promptly got stuck in the mud. All the king's horses & all the king's men & one [the 2nd truck] International Scout pulled it out. Birds included Magpies, Ravens, Red-winged Blackbirds & a Hairy Woodpecker. I reached Pagosa Springs (7108 ft.) at 2PM & saw Western Bluebirds & Robins. At a ranch west of town I saw Ravens, Crows, Magpies, Starlings, Oregon Juncos, Western Bluebirds, Red-winged Blackbirds & English Sparrows. I believe there were also Mtn Bluebirds along the roadside but can't be certain. Reached Durango at 4PM and turned north on US550 through Silverton (9302 ft.), which lies isolated high & isolated -- between Molas Divide (10910) & Red Mtn Pass (11018 ft.). Everything was buried in snow & beautiful through this section of Colorado. Took many pictures but saw no Rosy finches. It was dark by the time I reached Ouray. Mountains of the La Planta & San Juan ranges surely have breeding populations of rosy finches judging from the rugged