Thaler 1960 Journal P. 15 June 13 Berkeley to 3.2 mi.W, 0.2 mi.N Calpine, Sierra Co., Calif. (56800) Pete Schramm and I left Berkeley about 8:15 A.M in MVZ Chev for the Sierra Valley to trap gophers mainly. We stopped in Sacramento to pick a hand pick and gloves for me and made Truckee up about 1:20 P.M. After a quick lunch we drove on to the valley. We talked with the Forest Ranger at Sierraville. He suggested a place for us to camp here just east of the valley, above McNair Meadow. He also got talking about the local deer. Said that a lot winter from Sierraville NE along the foothills of the valley up to Vinton, also some more farther E into the desert areas along the State line. He said he saw and estimated about 800 deer between Sierraville and loyalton last winter. From here we drove up the west side of the Sierra Valley to the Sierra Ranch. After talking to the owner, a Mr. Terrell (sp?) looked over some of his fields for gopher sign with no results; either E of the ranch in lower land that looks like it may flood fairly regularly or W of the ranch in higher land, for wheat and sage off and years. We then drove back to the road and further N to the place where I got T. battae last fall. Here we walked along the road shoulder for about half a mile and got out about 10 or 12 sets. Many of these were in thick patches of grass (soft chess?). However although we got out traps here we had no luck just on the other side of the fence away from the road. )