23 July El Dorado National Forest, El Dorado Co., Calif I spent the night at the Taylor Creek parking area (elev. ~ 6260 ft.) about 3/4 mile north of the north end of Fallen Leaf Lake. I looked for squirrels in the vicinity from 0715 to 0830, then checked the area along road 13N00, about a mile east of the Lake Tahoe airport. Though there were more mature Jeffrey Pines in this area than around the parking area, the soil was sandy and dry - not good for fungi growth and hence probably not good for squirrels. I then talked to the resources forester of the Lake Valley Ranger District, John Schillings, in South Lake Tahoe. He said the chickaree population was low and that plague had been found in the area. He suggested that I look at the Sierra Ski Ranch area since that road would be clear all winter. I did, and found it to be almost all red fir forest. It was quite open and the soil was fairly dry. I saw very few holes such as chickarees make when digging for subterranean fungi. I then went back east to Meyers, took Hwy 89 southeast to Hwy 88, and Hwy 88 west to a campground across from Lumberyard Ranger Station, 37 miles east of Jackson, Amador Co. - Sky was clear, temp. 50°F rising to mid-70's. Wind light.