Inits, Jean 2004 Journal July 18 Graveyard Lakes, John Muir Wilderness, Fresno Co., CA James and I hiked from the Nermilkin campground on Lake Edison up to the Graveyard Lakes looking for Hydromantes habitat. The lower elevations were heavily wooded and the habitat higher up didn't look good either. It was mostly loose granite and dirt with a few small patches of snow and the occasional small sap. We didn't have much time to look for salamanders and had to turn around at the lowest of the lakes. I collected some butterflies for Jean Dharille's project; the Parnassius sphaes were abundant. The weather was partly cloudy and cool with a few showers. July 22 Sierra Buttes, Sierra Co., CA Dave Wale, Bob Hanson and I drove to Sierraville yesterday and spent the night there. This morning we went to find Hydromantes platycephalus on the east face of Sierra Buttes where Dave had found them in 1981. Following his map, we tried to drive up a dirt road from a campground off of the road to Gardine Lakes, which led up to a mine, but the road was blocked by a chain. We walked instead, starting at 8 AM. We walked along the road to the mine, where it ended, and then went uphill on a very faint path through manzanita and hemlock. As the path leveled off near the huttes, Bob and I continued cross country to the east face. There were several fairly large patches of snow and Glume Creek had a moderate flow, but Dave said there was much less snow than on previous trips. We worked our way up and over from the north end of