Journal, v4151
Page 169
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3. Richardson 34 General Account. 34 m 3 Junction Meadow, Kern Canyon Tulare Co., California. 8150 ft. In the traps this morning there were 2 Peromyscus maniculatus from the traps set on the hill and 1 Peromyscus maniculatus and 1 Microtus mordax from the 10 traps set in the meadow. Took an early start this morning (7:15 A.M.) for the Kaweah Basin. Our route in was along the granite bluff, or high above the south side of the Kern Kaweah River. Our trail lay principally over granite taluses from which we shot 3 Conies and 1 Chipmunk. (Eutamia alpinus). The forest vegetation was thin consisting of willows along the stream and scattered individual trees such as juniper, White Pine, Fox-tailed Pine, and Lodge Pole Pine. These trees extended along the edges of the taluses and glacial hills extending up into the basin. We reached