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10.50 Stopped to rest after a bad climb through low rather dense
forest - following a well used native track - with σ and ζ
Papuan forest tracks in it going our way - have seen these since
we first picked up this track.
Altitude 3310 - now onto edge of grass and scattered clumps of
forest and trees and view back to ridge north of Habbema from
which I viewed this two days ago.
11.00 Left - going SE crossed to east of ridge and followed a grassy
valley - tree ferns - one half way up slopes second growth
forest regenerating after fires evidently.
Several big twenty-foot diameter boulders had rolled down into
bottom of valley - when entering this valley over a well worn
track which in valley has evidently been repeatedly washed away
by landslips so trail new here.
11.35 Reached a hole in ground - as though an underground cavern had
collapsed. One steep rock wall - native camp under its shade.
Tox - ahead - saw a pair of brown falcons on wall but they flew
before I arrived and I saw but one flying about - altitude 3380 -
rested here.
11.45 Left
12.00 Reached river where had lunch
12.55 Started on up hill - where many woodcock leaving - native track
well pronounced.
1.20 Top of ridge 3520 m.
1.40 Left top 2nd ridge 3560 alt.
1.50 Alt. 3640 m. top 3rd ridge - view of 3rd dome (or dome behind it
as it proved) deep valley and bluffs beyond.