Palmer 1935 Itinerary May 15 Parks Creek, 2900 ft., 1/2 mi. SW Edgewood, Siskiyou Co. Calif. As we are breaking camp today, a general survey of this area, as seen by us since May 9, follows: The S (upper) end of Shasta Valley, which we have covered to some extent from our base camp is largely upper Spruce with tongues of Incense Cedar and Yellow Pine following the streams down a short way from the mountains. Transition apparently begins here at the extreme S end of the valley, almost as soon as the level valley floor ends and the hills start more sharply upward. Further N and W, there is a bare area between the valley floor and the Yellow Pine belt on the hills. This end of the Shasta Valley, is watered largely by the Shasta River and its tributary streams: Parks Creek (on which we are camped) and Willow Creek which comes down from the mts. near Gazelle. The W part of the Valley near Gazelle is flat and dry and is in some places planted to wheat and alfalfa. The E side of the valley is apparent ly better watered, the streams apparently tending to flow in that direction where they meander thru flat winding valleys