Hosts, Sean 2005 Journal Charlie Canyon, N Fork Oak Creek, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA June 30 d drove to the N Fork Oak Creek campground and hiked into Charlie Canyon on the south side of the canyon to the spot where Ted Papanfus indicated he had found Hydromantes. The area has a cliff of volcanic rock about 8m back from the stream. There are lots of medium to large sized rocks in front of and beneath it. There is a cave-like area under an overhang of the cliff that was a little damp at the base, with lots of grass and stinging nettles. Along the stream is a dense thicket of willow, thorn bushes and horsetails. d found two H. platycephalus at about 11:30AM under rocks beneath the overhang. d then found three more adults and one juvenile closer to the stream under rocks, but outside the dense vegetation. The rock here is volcanic in origin. It is much cooler both beneath the overhang and along the stream than elsewhere in the area, where desert vegetation predominates. d deployed data logger #883625 at 1:50PM against the left side of the cliff just below the overhang (36.83885°N, 118.27990°W [WGS84, 8m acc], 1613 m elev) in between the two places d found Hydromantes. It looks like it will be shaded in the morning and the spot should be representative of the microclimatic conditions here. d took the 6 salamanders back to