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Wolfson
1938
July 8,
(cont.)
En route to Wallowa Mts.
Snowshoe rabbits were seen of the
road to camp from Lostine.
July 9.
16 mi S, 3 mi E Lostine; 5500 ft, Wallowa Co., Ore.
Camp is in a canyon which runs N and
S. The Lostine River runs in the
valley floor and the ridges of the
canyon rise about 1500 to 2000 ft. The
valley floor is several hundred yards
wide from E to W and is forested for
the most part. The dominant trees are
the firs and included with them are
Larch, Lodgepole Pine, Spruce, and
Hemlocks(?) Rocks (granitic) are
common on the slopes and valley
floor. They vary in size from a
few inches to several feet. In several
places landslides have occurred -
due to snow - and these places are
crowded with fallen trees and boulders.
I left camp at 7:00 a.m. and headed
south along the road. On a standing
deaf tree on the E slope a Red-
aped Sapindaceae was collected.
Several small streams running