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Longhunt
Itinerary
Aug.14 Baker Cr., 11,100 ft.
although they do not ordinarily
range so high and their tracks
are usually found only crossing
the divides. Most of the sign
was found in areas where the
ground was smoother and not
covered by large rocks and where
numerous small grasses and arctic
alpine plants grew.
Last evening I set 25 mouse
traps baited with oat meal along
Baker Cr. and in a small marshy
mdw. near camp. The catch was:
Sorex palustris 14
Sorex sp ?
Microtus sp ?
The Sorex palustris and the
Microtus were caught at the edge
of the Cr. and the other Sorex was
caught in the mdw.
Aug.15 Baker Cr., 11,100 ft.
yesterday Alcorn and I hunted above
Ticaming Lake. I circled the ridge
SW of the lake and Alcorn
hunted NE of the lake and we
met on the peaks NW of the lake.
According to the barometer this