Konto, Sean 2005 Journal Aug. 14 Trail from Leavitt Meadows to Dorothy Lake, Stanislaus NF/Mar Co., CA Our trip to Dorothy Lake in Yosemite began this morning at the Leavitt Meadows pack station on Hwy 108. Our group consisted of Chris Cowry, Kim Foor, Peggy Moore her crew (Holly, Dina and Alien) and myself. Chris caught a juvenile garter snake (Thamnophis e. elegans) north of Roosevelt Lake long the trail, and I caught a juvenile northern alligator lizard (Elgaria corulea) south of Jane Lake in the morning. We hiked through pine forest and sagebrush areas most of the day. There was much more granite as we climbed to Chain of Lakes and Long Lakes, but I didn't see any seeps to check for salamanders, since all the snow had already melted. The day was cool and cloudy, with thunderstorms in the afternoon. We camped near the junction of the PCT and the trail from Chain of Lakes. Dorothy Lake, Yosemite National Park, Stanislaus Co., CA Aug. 15 We hiked to Dorothy Lake this morning and set up camp on the SE side of the lake. The weather was gray and cold all day with intermittent rain - not good for reptiles. I searched around the small lake south of Dorothy Lake and found an adult Thamnophis e. elegans in the water (SMR4-8). I turned rocks and logs and walked around the area for about an hour but found nothing else. I looked at some small seeps across the creek east of camp. They looked like torrent Hydrodrometes habitat, but I found none in 30 min of searching. I will return to look at them at night.