Field notes, v1443
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LIDICKER 1975 Hull Mountain Trip July 5 - Left about 1030 with family for Lake P:11/2 Hwy Road & Lake Co. Calif. Arrived there about 1430. Joined in 4th of July barbecue at Ranch. About 1800 we left to drive up to Hull Mtn. We crossed Gravelly Valley & went E to College Patch & then up Boardman Ridge to Steve Smith's study and giant S. W Timberline Camp on the S. slope of Hull Mtn. This is about at 5700 ft. We found Steve & running his live trap said for his studies of Entomias sooner. A forward mile camp just E. of the road. July 6 Rather cool nights but still flies & mosquitoes active most of night. After breakfast we packed camp & hunted chipmunks most of day at series of spots to N. Eventually we got a few N. on the yet, on the NW side of Bald Mtn. When we went back W. to Thatcher Butte. Chipmunks were very scarce or/our very quiet. We eventually got 3 E. armensis near Sphinx Grove campground. I shot one & Steve shot 2. Earlier we had lunch about 1 mi. S of Monkey Rock & Naomi & the boys stayed there for the afternoon while Steve & I hunted. In addition to hunting chipmunks, we also checked a number of wet areas for M:cuters. There is a spring & small meadow just NW of Hull Mtn. Peak but I forgot to check it for