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Stenway
Palmer
1935
June 29 contd.
Roku Flat, 5000 ft. (cont'd.)
The meadow is a narrow bare strip of dry,
gravelly ground about 10-25 yds. wide. Joining
this is a heavy coniferous forest of Douglas
Fir, Red Fir, White Fir and in a few places
Incense Cedar and Pinus monticola. However,
this differs from Domone Meadow in having
a heavy cover of underbrush. This is made
up largely of Quercus sadleriana, with
scattered bushes of Arctostaphylos patula, Ribes
sanguineum, Ribes viscosissimum, Ribes marsh-
allii (?), Ribes menziesii and Sorbus sitchensis.
Along streams and in the gulches is a dense
growth of shrubs and low annuals.
June 30 Cold and foggy. Went out from camp and
traced down the trail toward Kelly Lake. Birds
and mammals very few. Saw: Olive-sided
Flycatcher, Stellar Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Junco, Allen Hummingbird. Heard Chipmunks
and Chickaree. Trees thin out as one goes
down hill here and the brush becomes
thicker. Arctostaphylos patula and Quercus
sadleriana are the most noticeable plants.
Also found Red Cherry common on the ridge.
Where there are openings in the brush, the
ground is covered by a small prostrate
marganita (Arctostaphylos nevadensis (?)).