Diaries of field trips, 1896, 1904, 1905, 1906
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August 13, 1906, Monday, (Continued) Rain in the late P. M. and all evening. Went to bed partially wet. August 14, 1906, Tuesday Very foggy in the A. M. and rainy occasionally all day and night. Left our camp in the ravine of the East Fork of the Ste. Anne River at 7.45 A. M. in a dense fog. Came down over the regular Low Trail. Stopped for lunch of beans, dried fish, wheat, and marmalade, at 11.00 A. M., about half way to the Forks Camp (6½ miles) Reached our old camp at the Forks at 6.15 P. M. Pedometer 12 miles. Altitude 675 feet, which means that 30 to 50 feet should be added to all altitudes taken on Tabletop Mountain. In the late P. M. put in plants. August 15, 1906, Wednesday Rainy all A. M. Cloudy and threatening later. Slept well last night. Woke at 6.15 A. M. Breakfast of salmon, tomatoes, Moxie Berries, and coffee. Spent A. M. in camp taking care of plants. Fair in the P. M. Soon after dinner we all went up to the falls about ½ mile up- river. Spent most of P. M. collecting in the vicinity. In evening worked on specimens so far as we could.