R.J. Raiff 1956 25 Journal Lamoille Creek, 8800-9600 ft., Ruby Mts., Elko Co., Nev. June 13 sleeping bag. He left immediately upon my shining the light on him and my uttering a loud cry. In the morning I discovered he'd been chewing on the leather of my gun case. We left camp about 6 AM and drove up to where the road ends at about 8800 feet. At this point the canyon is oriented north and south (south upstream). The west wall is covered with rocky slides and exposures and with low willows, still minus leaves. There are patches of snow but most is melted. Many rivulets run down from the melting snow. The east side is nearly entirely snow covered and bears scattered Limber Pines and bare cliffs of rock. The head of the canyon (just a couple of miles beyond the end of the road) resembles the east side but with fewer trees and more snow. The floor contains quite a few Limber Pines some in small groups. The ground is mainly covered by snow but there are bare patches at the bases of some trees and under small groups of trees. Small patches of willows (minus leaves) are exposed under several of these groups. In places the larger branches of the stream run exposed to the air but they are mostly covered by snow. The snow appears to be a few feet deep probably never deeper than 4 feet.