Field notes, v501
Page 203
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J.D. Anderson 1958 Journal June 11 Caribou, Modoc Co. to Burney, Shasta Co., Calif. Probably would not have made it without the chains. Met road crew from forest service who would not attempt to go uphill. Passed up at Caribou & chose west on Rt 299. Road runs thru Yellow Pine forest for a few miles out of Caribou and then drops down to Sagebrush flats near Aldin. Just out of Mulino it goes over another ridge with good Heavy Pine - Fir forest & drops to another smaller Sagebrush flat. North of McClellan it again goes into Pine - fir which blends into Digger - Pine - Blue Oak for awhile. Fast of real Juniper Sage-brush country fades out between crossedout Fall River Mills & Burney. Ate lunch in Burney then tried to find a suitable camp near Lake Britton but found it unsuitable. Country too open not much timber and quite dry. The lake, though large, does not look good for Ambystoma. Returned to Burney & thence west on 299 to our first campsite Transcribed: Burney, 4300 ft., Shasta county, Calif. This locality is just west of Hatchet Summit (.5 mi. W on spedometer). Set up camp here in tall Yellow Pine, Incense Cedar, Douglas-Fir forest. Quite close to Rt. 299. After getting camp organized I walked east towards the summit turning logs & boards. Worked for 2 hours but found nothing. A small stream runs E to W from Summit & drains into a larger stream which in turn runs thru a boggy meadow on the south side of Rt 299. Most of my afternoon was