Field notes, v1513
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Palmer 1935 Itinerary June 21 cont'd Seiad Valley, 1400 ft., Siskiyou Co., Calif. cont'd. surroundings follows: Camp is on the S side of the Klamath River about a mile below the bridge where the highway crosses the river. The canyon wall here rises steeply from the river. Along the river there is a fairly thick growth of Alder, Willow, Mountain Dogwood with a thick growth of underbrush - Blackberry vines, amelanchi ers, and other low bushes. Above the river, the rather rocky canyon wall rises abruptly. It is covered with a thick growth of Madrone, Douglas Fir, Hardy Oak, and Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysophyl l e p i c), in some places with thick undergrowth largely Mountain Dogwood and Ferns (Woodwardia). The main part of the valley is on the N side of the river. Most of the valley is cultivated with fields of alfalfa, grain or pasture. The uncult- ivated part is largely covered with scrubby Hardy Oak, small Yellow Pine and small Douglas Fir with a scattering of large Yellow Pines. Clear Creek, 1400 ft., 3 mi. W Klamath River Siskiyou Co, Calif June 22 Broke camp at Seiad at 9:45 A.M. and drove via the Klamath River Highway and Happy Camp to Clear Creek where we left the river and drove up Clear Creek about 6 mi. by road to the above