Twinning 1935 June 9, 1935 Mountain Chickadees, a Chipping Sparrow, and several Audubon Warblers were the only birds found in the dense Fir forest below the crest of Mount Rainer. Limmer Pine dropped out and a pure stand of Firs extended almost to the top of the peak. Snow was deep here, probably 5 or 6 feet in depth, even on the open slopes below the summit. Juniperus communis again appeared on the summit, as a very low creeping growth in the cracks of the rocks. An excellent view of the surrounding country was obtained from the summit. The Snake River valley lay below and to the north, Mount Thunder Mountain to the south and vast open plains in the distance. The snow-covered Sawtooth Range could be seen far in the distance to the north. Descent from the mountain was a long swift glissade down a huge steep snow slope directly below the peak. From here I crossed an open slope covered with a low growth of Artemesia, Currant, a dense spreading plant, which reminds me of the Ethinquian of the Sierra, and an unknown species of Dogwood, which is just coming into leaf. In a grove of newly leafing Osprens bordering a grassy meadow, densely covered with a growth of Corn Lilies I found a colony of squirrels, and secured one having a grey tail. The west facing ridge was covered with blooming flowers most of which were