LIDICKER 1979 Alaskan Trip 6-8-14 June June 8 Left S.F. airport on Alaska Airlines at 1640. Two flights stopped in Seattle and Anchorage before arriving in Fairbanks ~2145 (2345 PDT). Jerry Wolff met me at the airport and we went to his apartment in town. Very hot night with little breeze. June 9 Went to INF after getting groceries and vehicle equipment for trip to Mt. McKinley North Park vicinity. Got to Healy at 1130 when he stopped for a cup of coffee before driving off to west on Otto Lake road. This is just N of Mt. McKinley North Park. Continued about 1 or 2 mi. past Otto Lake turning off on a steadily deteriorating track into the foothills and subalpine vegetation. This brought us to the new study area where Jerry has been practically toggling for microdes micrus. This is third trip since early April on top of 3 or 4 last summer, starting in July. Saw a grizzly bear in low past 2 study area. Jerry had set 3 trophies yesterday with Joanne Conway and Bob Murray. He checked them lines (248 ship tags - winter of mus. 57. at me 6:11) baited with peanut butter or oats) while I looked up to alpine vegetation above the trophies. The transition from subalpine to alpine is gradual, like dwarf larch, willow, alder and few sedgy sedge gradually dropping out. I sat