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W. Reimer
1949
Journal
19 Aug. Colorado, Denver to Morgan Co., Ft. Morgan.
Leaving the University which has a
beautiful campus and splendid setting
against the mountains we drove E.-ward
on State 7 and U.S. 6 to Ft. Morgan.
Along way picked up two T. ornata
LOR and noted one TOR in vicinity
Roggen in Weld Co. Also near here
stopped to extinguish small grass
fire started by passing train. Might
have blown into serious proportions
because of high gusty winds. Reached
Ft. Morgan at dark and camped
just N. of town on the S. Platte River.
Rained heavily during night.
20 Aug. Colorado, Morgan Co., Ft. Morgan to Larimer
Co., Estes Park. In morning returned
to point 5 mi. WSW Wiggins in Weld
Co. to collect in sand hill region.
Close to Empire Reservoir collected
Heterodon nasicus, Pituophis catenifer,
Holbrookia maculata, S. undulatus,
Ennomos multivirgatus, T. ornata.
Noted that large walking sticks were
abundant on plants as they were on
pavement last evening between Roggen
and Wiggins. In afternoon returning
to U.S. Hwy 34 drove W.-ward to Estes