J. Grott 1786 journal 95. Colorado, cont'd 31 May in the San Isabel Natl Forest, when I camped for the night. The weather was cold, down to freezing, as there were patches of snow here. It was getting dark. Thunder was heard in the distance, but there were clear skies overhead. Mountain bluebirds were heard calling even at this late hour (dusk). I camped in aspen/spuce/fir along the edge of a clearing at Cochaca Pass. During the night, rain began to fall, with thunder and lightning. 1 June The early morning dawn chorus included Mountain Bluebirds, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and yellow-rumped warblers. The weather was heavy fog and drizzling rain. The wind was gusting and heavy here. I packed-up and left immediately, over the nearly impassable mud of the road E to Guimac, Colorado. I drove back to the N on Hwy 12 to 160 to Walsenburg, then N on 25 to the Colorado City on Hwy 165. I decided to drive NW through the National Forest here, in hopes of finding