Ronto, Dear 2005 Journal Bridge Meadow, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Co., CA Aug. 19 After propping my snakes and frogs this morning, I hiked back to Bridge Meadow. I went back to the spot on the ridge east of the meadow where I caught the garter snake and saw Elgaria yesterday. The habitat is pine trees among rocks and downed wood, with lots of grass and wildflowers. I searched carefully from 1:30-2:30 PM but saw no more herps. I walked down to the meadow and looked along Falls Creek for a while as well as out into the meadow but found nothing. I crossed the meadow and climbed up the ridge to the east. The pine forest gave way to rocky granite open areas. I saw a black bear in one rocky clearing, (38.13643°N, 119.61214°W [WGS84; 7m acc.], 2690m elev.). I continued to climb through open hemlock forest until the trees thinned and the habitat was open alpine vegetation. I looked in some meadow areas with heather and wet soil as well as in two small tarns, but found no herps. I crested the ridge south of Keyes Peak (38.12669°N, 119.60472°W [WGS84; 5m acc.], 2971m elev.) and could see a lot of granite areas that may have had seeps earlier in the year, but nothing that looked good for salamanders right now. I descended back to Bridge Meadow. I was surprised not to have seen any more lizards on the hike up, especially in the open rocky areas. I returned to the pond at the NW end of Bridge Meadow where I found [illegible] P. regilla tadpoles yesterday and collected two (SMRG4+G5) (38.14160°N, 119.61604°W [WGS84; 7m acc.], 2655 m elev.). The day was fairly warm and mostly clear.