Catalogue and journal, v1563
Page 531
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W. Reiner 1949 Journal 20 Aug. Colorado, Morgan Co., Ft. Morgan to Larimer Co. Estes Park. Park where we were met by Mr. & Mrs. Cullers, vague relatives of Bob's. We stayed at their small cabin in the hills above town for the night and enjoyed a good meal. 21 Aug. Colorado, Larimer Co., Estes Park to Grand Jackson Co., Grand. Pulling away from Cullers in mid-afternoon drove through Rocky Mt. Nat'l Park. Dr. Tory - former president of Colorado State College & A. and M. - now retired, gave us information on the region and introduced us to a seemingly good botany work by Preston, P. J. - Rocky Mt. Trees - 1940 Dr. Tory is a friend of Cullers and lives next door. Preston's work put out by Dowa State College Press in 1940 and treats western North America with excellent distribution maps. Another volume he showed us was Forcue, E. J. - Estes Park, Resort in the Rockies - 1949. Said to be good on geology of region. Put out by University Press in Dallas. At or rather beyond crest of Trail Ridge Road (U.S. 34) spent about one hour in later afternoon looking for Hydromantes at foot of large snow pack in cirque-like