Tompson 465 Bogachiel Guard Station to Hyack & Return April 26, 1934. It is about 11 1/2 miles from Bogachiel G. S. to Hyack. Trail leads up river and ups North Fork. All the way (and Muriel reports it for about 3 miles beyond) there is a dense undergrowth of huckleberry, Salmo- berry, vine maple, ferns (both sword and "elfe brake" and some bracken), salad and oxalis as well as others of less forage value. There were signs of elfe browsing but no over-browsing. A band of perhaps 10-12 elk was flushed about 6 miles up the river. He could not get an accurate count in the dense underbrush. Elk tracks were, however, numerous all the way. The bulls are reported to winter higher, in the mts. We saw only a few bull tracks. A few deer tracks were seen, but on the whole, not abundantly. One or possibly two cougar's tracks were seen at intervals along the trail. Aplodontia holes are common. Muriel picked up 3 bobcats droppings and one bobcat's tracks were seen on the trail. A flock of crossbills was heard. On the whole, the forest trail has