Field notes, v491
Page 95
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C. oregonus but had buffon the Tail + very little on th back. June 6, Mt. Harrison Did some Skinning in the morning + set and 4 sets of gophy traps. Numerous of their Earths cores were present that such mounds occuring after the melted snow were difficult to find. Looked for bide th rest of the day. June 7. Mt. Harrison This morning we again hiked to the South ridge below the Mt. with the hope of getting some more of these squirrels collected day before yesterday. They seemed very wary today + only 4 were seen. After hunting a couple of hours we started out for Lake Cleveland that lay at the N base of Mt. Harrison in a Cirque. Snow was at least 10 ft. deep in places along the way + much fun was had "glissading." Region around lake was covered with Lodge-Pole Pine, Red Fir + Timber Pine (Pinus flexilis); a few Junipers communis were also seen in scrubby form. Driving back to we did some Skinning before dinner. Snow on the ground makes