Koford Journal July 11, 1955 wind (Cave N.P.), S. Dak. Observed prairie dogs & colony Shirttail Canyon. Rain on & off in afternoon, & thundershstorm. Les Allie 5 C's, arrived to help me. Brown, dry, now in prominent pattern in green grasses in the July 12, 1955 Sprinkles during nights. Visceral, fair breeze, warm day. With Les Allie visited several Cypripedium towns in park, especially looking for range vegetation effects. Saw a flock of 305 mourning doves in Highland Creek area. Between Nat Springs & Wind Cave, about 6 p.m., saw about 20 night hawks. Coyote heard every night in Shirttail Canyon, & antelope seen every day. July 13, 1955 With Les Allie studied vegetation on Cypripedium town in Shirttail Canyon. Luttop Warm, mod. breeze, 3/10 sun. clouds. July 14, 1955 Continued vegetation study. Completed two line transects. Visited other C.L. towns in park. To Devil's Tower, Wyoming July 15, 1955 With Allie drove to Devil's Tower, arriving 10 a.m. Look- ed over town & identified plants. Clear hot day. July 16, 1955 Identified plants. Allie left for Rapid City. Took photos & soil. notes. Hot clear day, light breeze. July 17, 1955 Counted prairie dogs, took photos, made step- point range analysis 1 area. Hot clear day. Departed 2:30 p.m. & drove via Newcastle to Ft. Collins, Colo. July 18, 1955 Correspondence & office work. Not day. July 19, 1955 Spent most of day at Cypripedium colony at CPER. Saw a Butte with white tail, white near each wrist on upper surface wings, nearly all white below over Dec. 22 (PER). Rocky Mtn. Nat'l Park, Colo. July 20, 1955 Visited R.M. Nat'l Parks. Drove to Fall River Pass, then to Bear Lake. Walked to Dream Lake. There saw a martin,& nearly several rothe tame marmots. Chickarees, golden mantled