20, 1960 Squaw Vally to Colfax, Calif., via U.S. 40. We got off about 1 P.M., getting gas outside at the junction of Squaw Vally Road and Calif. 89.. Along the Truckee River I noticed many areas that did not look so bad for frogs, and a few ponds separated from the river. There are many grassy areas, and much open forest, which looks good for collecting earlier in the year. The river is not too badly built up, except near Truckee, but lots of people fish along the river. There is a Shell Station on the Tahoe side of 89 at the junction with U.S. 40, which is freeway to about Donner Lake. I saw more open forest, and a couple of fruits flew across the road. There was a small forest fire on the ridge north of the highway at the west end of Donner Lake. There was little at Donner Pass, and the only reason we stopped at all is because traffic had stopped to watch a plane dropping chemicals on the fire I mentioned above. No specimens seen here. The pass is quite barren, and doesn't look too inviting. However just beyond (west of) the maintance station the situation changes. There is much open space, and many roads leading into the surrounding mountains, which many are cleared for skiing. The area looks good especially for lepidoptera. At the spot at Emigrant gap where we stopped when we came with the Riggs I thought I saw a D.O.R. snake and there was a dense growth of tall Erioginum in the area, but we couldn't stop. Beyond Emigrant Gap, the 40 was being converted to Freeway, and was under construction for about 13 miles. At Colfax, Mom