writers Dean 2004 Journal. July 4 GO Lakes to Nidette Meadows, Kings Canyon NP, Fresno Co., CA (cont.) the basin. Most of the slopes were covered in loose dirt and rock, and the seeps we saw were almost entirely dried up. It looked like there might have been a few seeps at the far end of the basin, but it didn't look promising so we turned back. There was an adult black bear at the north end of the basin. The weather today was sunny and warm with a few clouds. July 5 Nidette Meadows to Forester Pass, Kings Canyon NP, Fresno Co., CA Dean Schiville and I collected butterflies, grasshoppers and dragonflies while walking the John Muir Trail from Nidette Meadows south. We checked out some seep habitat to the east of the trail about 2 miles south of Nidette Meadows. Most of the seeps were dry, but we found a fairly large cave with a spring running out of it at 36°45.202'N, 118°23.141'W (16m accuracy), 3205m. The cave was about 10ft wide and went back about 15ft, with large cracks going still further. It looked like a great microhabitat for Hydromantes but we flipped all the rocks and didn't find any. Next we hiked partway up Forester Pass and stopped to check out some waterfalls and streams on a big granite slope on the north side of the divide. The habitat looked great for salamanders and we searched from 3-4 PM but didn't find any. We searched again at night from 9-11 PM but still found none. The weather today was sunny and hot in the morning and afternoon, cloudy later on and clear and cool in the evening. 36°42.536'N, 118°22.210'W (NA027, 15m).