Field notes, v1414
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Koford, R. 1975 Journal White Cloud campground, 11 mi. E Nevada City, Nevada Co., Calif. 4300 +/- ft. 4 April they were filling up with snow. I followed the most recent set, which started under a fallen incense cedar tree (leaves still green) about 75 m. SE of the gate to the helipad. The squirrel may have gotten onto the fallen tree via some nearby trees, thus leaving no tracks. From here the squirrel (Douglas Squirrel judging by the size) had gone roughly north, then circled around to the west, coming about 20 m. E of the easternmost pit toilet at the northern edge of the trip (where it had evidently gone up into the trees for about 10m.) then back south for about 118 m. (my paces) to a clump of small incense cedars and large conifers. Two of the incense Cedars had bark strewn beneath them that was lightly covered with snow. Probably the squirrel had torn it off. This finishing point was about 35 m. WSW of the initial fallen tree. pit toilet fallen tree 50 m. Heliapad gate The significant thing about this trip is that the total straight-line distance from one end to the other was over 100 m. There was one other set of older tracks which were probably Gray Squirrel tracks since they were larger. The track of both species in soft snow seems to be similar.