Trachet, JA. 1972 Journal Kirkador Caverna State Natural Area (= State Park site), 22 1/2 miles N of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. May 14-18 I wanted to see before leaving this place for the third time. Pine Canyon (cold) is reached via a dirt track going first S, then SE, from the main park road. The turn off is through a grassy field just on the ledge side of the box ridge one creates on driving from there to the park personnel resi- dences. The road fords the creek (now with water from recent rains) several times before coming in about 2 miles to a place too eroded to pass over. Shortly above this the canyon forks, too larger fork going off to the E (maybe ENE). On the E and NE facing slopes especially, the pines pinegrove Pinos Remota attain a stature of real pine trees. These form small, closed-canopy stands of 20-30 ft in height, & a few trees a bit taller, & these 1-2 ft dbh. Almost all have green cones now, some very heavily. Some swags were especially impressive as seven layer trees. I found no animals limited to this habitat during my brief visit (19:30 - 20:15). Elsewhere in the canyon, the vegetation called to mind that of the rest of the park, though the mix was locally enriched with junipers, too. I neglected to mention this on Saturday, May 18, during put up my cameras from mid-morning by 16:00, I found a tour of Kirkador Caverna. This is a Carlsbad in miniature, mostly inactive. Much of the cave was vacuolated before there were current sensibilities about such things; still, it was very enjoyable. Ice caverns were surprisingly warm. No bats were present. That evening, at 20:45 or so, I would go up to watch the emergence of Taberida freidensis & thousands from Green Cave, near the N. entrance to the park (Green Cave was the only part of the park I visited in Edwards County). The NH3 smell was carried on the NE wind each evening from Green Cave the 2 miles or so to the lodge,