Rants, Dean 2005 Journal Sawmill Creek, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA (cont) July 2 ... difficult to look for salamanders. I flipped rocks and logs along the stream but didn't see anything that looked like great habitat, aside from a few small spots. I looked for two hours, but saw no salamanders, from 4:30-6:30 PM, and then waited for dark. I proceeded back down along the stream and looked for an additional two hours but found nothing. I considered putting a data logger 0.25 mi into the canyon where the MVT database says a salamander was found (36.91262°N) 118.29430°W [WGS84, 31m acc.,], 1535m elev.) but the habitat didn't look very good and I couldn't find a place to put it where I was sure it wouldn't be washed away in a flood. I walked out along the north side of the canyon. In the morning, I explored the south side of the canyon for an additional hour but found nothing. Shannon Canyon, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA July 3 I drove from Sawmill Canyon to Shannon Canyon. I took a dirt road that dead ended near the entrance of the canyon. I then hiked across Shannon Creek and walked along a dirt road that led up into the canyon. Norman Stidham found a Hydromantes in the canyon at 5400 ft (Site #89). I started flipping rocks as soon as the road entered the canyon, at which point a stream from the canyon met the road. One branch of the stream flowed beside the road and was filled with dense willow and vegetation.