June, Dean 2004 Journal Palisade Lakes to LeConte Canyon, Kings Canyon NP, Fresno Co., CA June 21 I hiked from Palisade Lakes to LeConte Canyon on the John Muir trail. I saw lots of good Hydromantes habitat on the trail past Palisade Lakes for several miles, and again near the junction at the Kings River. Lots of good habitat in lower LeConte Canyon as well, but I didn't have time to search for salamanders there. I went to two sites where Danny Boiano, an NPS ecologist, found salamanders last year. At the first, on the slope south of the Kings River in LeConte Canyon, I found one adult A. platyphalus. I didn't find any at the second site, a spray zone at the bottom of a large waterfall and surrounding areas (given by Danny as UTM 353716 E, 4108842 N (WGS 84), 10920 ft). I looked from about 12:30-1 AM but much of the habitat was inaccessible since it was very steep. I saw lots of areas in LeConte Canyon that could potentially have salamander populations. The weather today was sunny and warm in the morning, cloudy with a few sprinkles in the afternoon, and very mild at night. June 22 LeConte Canyon to South Lake, Kings Canyon NP, Fresno Co., CA I hiked out from LeConte Canyon to South Lake via Husky Basin and Bishop Pass. I was going to check out the habitat in Husky Basin but decided to hike to my car because of thunderstorms and snow in the afternoon. There was about 1/2