Cynomys field notes, v1407
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Koford 1954 Journal August 15, 1954 To San Francisco, Calif. Osborn took me to Jackson airport. Rough bouncy flight with 3 stops en route to S.L. City. Then I took 12:40 plane for S.F. Clean day & good flying visibility. Sue & kids met me at S.F. (4 p.m.) & returned home to Berkeley. December 2-10, 1954. To Ft. Collins, Colorado. Departed Berkeley afternoon Dec. 2. Drove via Bakersfield, Walker Pass, Death Valley, Boulder City, Kingman (Ariz.), Grand Canyon, Cannon, Kayenta, Bluffa (SE Utah), Monticello, Cortez (SW Colo.), Mora Verde, Red Parks, Durango, Wolf Creek Pass, Kenoza Pass, to Denver, then Ft. Collins, arriving afternoon Dec. 9. Stayed with Paul Baldwin & family. December 11. With Baldwin looked over Colo. A&M College libraries and facilities. Met Olson, head of Zool. Dept., & other members that dept. Hanson from Utah, a mammalogist interested in Otteras, teaching here this year. Visited a Cynocephalus ludovicianus colony near base of Spring Canyon dam with Baldwin. December 13. Monday. Left barn at 6:37 Smith yesterday. Raymond Today visited Front & Range Experiment Station. Mr. Bucci offered Elbert much cooperation as a desk for work. Mr. Reid, range mgr., spent most time with me. Veta Schiffer of Fish & Wildlife Don Service is here working on rodent problems, especially on Black Mesa (SE of Grand Junction). Mr. Henry of Rye Mgt. Dept. of college very interested in my work. He offered use of experimental range area west of college on College lands. FT The F.R.Cp. Sta. See on