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R.J.Raith
1956
Journal
Sequim area, Clallam Co., Washington
August 20, 1956
minutes of hunting we saw only an Steller Jay
high in a Doug fir on a cliff above the river and
a winter Wren in the very moist, mossy forest near
Camp Colonial. We broke camp at about 3 PM
after having seen or heard only one unidentified bird
in the campground during our entire stay. we drove
into Port Townsend and then out to Old Fort
Townsend State Park where we saw a J Blue
Grouse near the road as we [illegible] entered the park.
I forgot to mention that we saw a water Ousel
foraging in the Dungeness River just above its junction
with the Gray Wolf.
Big Quilcene Valley, 1700-3800 ft; Jefferson Co., Wash.
August 21, 1956
Today we packed up the Big Quilcene Trail
to try to do some collecting at higher elevations
in the region of Marmot Pass. We left the
end of the road (now 2 miles below the Bork shanty,
it's former terminus) at 10 AM. we hiked up the
Big Quil trail, which travels through dense forests
& staying generally close to the river, which is
a rather swiftly flowing rocky, mountain stream.
At about 3:30 PM we had hiked about 8 miles to
reach Shelter Rock where there is a rather decrepit
old log cabin, but plenty of flat ground near the
stream for a place to make camp. so we did.