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ompson
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Grand Teton National Park
July 13 1931 Trip to lake 1/4 mile east of
Leeks Camp. This lake is about 3/4 mile
long very shallow and entirely covered
with lily pads. The water is lower than
it was last year. Mr. Lawrence caretaker
of Johnson's Ranch, saw swans with 4-5
young there last year & the year before.
There are none on the lake this year.
Food, nesting sites & nesting material
are abundant but the water is too low
and covered with Elies to be suitable
for swans this year, we deduced.
A Barrows Goldeneye with 3 young
perhaps 2 weeks old were swimming on the
lake.
A Beaver House 35 ft. across & 10 ft. high
stood in a narrow neck of the pond. This
is the largest one I've ever seen.
Trip to Bear Lake July 13, 1931.
That afternoon we drove over the old
Ashton Height road, 10 miles from the
Snake River, to Wagner Lake & Grassy Lake.
One mile east of Wagner Lake, we took the
trail into Bear Lake 3 1/2 miles north in
Yellowstone Park. The lake has some tule lilies
& marsh grass, but no swans, nor nests.
Fishing (native Cutthroat Trout) good. Caught
1 two lb. fish. No swans on Kering Lake, Teton
Lake, Wagner, nor Grassy.