See Skamiter Camp Camp in canyon of river at 12,000 feet all, surrounded by fir forest + rough limestone cliffs + ridges. above the camp rose fricked + grassy slopes to the sharp bare peaks above timberline. Timberline variable highest trees at about 15,000 feet but not becoming prostrate shrubs no meadow on high peaks or glaciers owing to their almost vertical slopes. Seen only in thin streaks. Rock formation limestone only; very cavernous, color gray + hard. No water in river driving to porous nature of rock only when wellington is present is there water in the creek near the camp. The meadow covered by dead herbs, very little grass, in places studded with bushes of Berberis a few