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8.05 We continue SW-WSW climbing to top another spur, SSW-NNE 2440 m.
8.35 Sama and another very big tree with pale pale scaly bark (Eugenia)
Chief spp. to 30-40 m. Character R-8 well spread: Pandanus common
and Agapetes, Reidelta, etc. in thick woody undergrowth. Calamus
present. Mammal signs poor between base and camp.
8.53 On SSW up spur.
9.00 Swing west down side spur to disappear in stream. 2420 meter.
Native fire places.
9.08 Down spur NW-W.
9.25 Rectangular pandan-covered house 30x10 ft in grassy pandan grove
2410 meters.
9.45 House in pandan grove 2400 m. C. N.
10.00 On C. N.
10.10 Dropping into a small valley. C. E. See valley of Mun ahead (blue
heights other side Grand Valley).
10.25 Bottom valley at junction to stony streams flowing NE. 2270 meters.
Lunch here (photo). Three butterflies (small blue fast flying dark
PoTlemia and white with black edging and some yellow) on sunny spring.
11.05 On down stream NE.
11.30 2250 meters. Cassowary tracks in bed of stream.
11.50 Much climbing bamboo in forest edging stream.
12.00 Track comes in from SW as we leave stream at 2200 meters.
12.05 Up through gardens NE. Village eight houses five minutes from
stream at 2260 meters. Here at 2.20 yesterday.
12.50 On: retracing our steps of yesterday through village of 2.20.
2.00 Camped at lunch place of yesterday. Mun close to ESE to edge of
Grand Valley half to three quarter mile below camp then turns NE to joining
the Balim.