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17, 1960 Mombo Meadows to Five Lakes, near Squaw Valley, Calif.
stream (i.e. - granite boulders along the edge &
rocks and gravel on the bottom of the [pools]). The
ponds seemed to be more in the shade than the others
in which we have found frogs. There were no tadpoles
seen. I also saw a frit here. We thought we were
at the point where we turned off for the lakes,
but a check with my map showed we were still
about 120 feet too low. At the top of this climb
we found a sign pointing to the Five Lakes, and
a fairly comfortable but dusty path leading there.
About 100 ft. from the sign we were greeted by
an open meadow with a few sulfurs flying about.
I got 2 or 3 coppers, 2 or 3 saepium, a & acmon,
and 2 or 3 frits, and Tony got about the same.
He saw an angle wing. Under a log we got a
couple of small Hyla. Tony found a sign with
the name "Mombo Meadow", so this is what we
are calling it. We ate lunch here. Just beyond
the meadow was a pond about 30 feet in
diameter, but we couldn't get to it because of
the mud around it. There were a couple of Aeschna
flying over it, an avoto & in the mud, but apparently
there were no amphians in the pond. From here on
the terrain became more forested, but olivier and
dustier, and there was little undergrowth in the forest.
Near the top of the ridge I saw a Tarnetum. Tony
said he had seen some like it about 6000 ft on
the 15th, flying along the creek. After hiking for a
while, I finally saw one of the Five Lakes through
the pine trees. We hiked along one and then down
to its edge. Here many damselflies and dragonflies
flew along the shore. We saw trout jumping from the