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Behle
1933
Home Mt. 4700 ft. Humboldt Co, Calif.
June 2
often in bushy stands but in the bottom
of some draws and around rock
outcroppings attains a height of seven
feet. Three kinds of manzanita
have been noted and one form
of ceanothus. Few flowers are in
bloom. One gets the impression that
spring is just approaching. The
summit of Home Mt. is heavily
covered with snow banks especially
on the north side. Evidence on
the trunks indicates the snow
was about six feet deep last
winter. The drifts now are 3 + 4 ft.
depth.
Snow below camp at I judge
3700 ft. there is a large open
area appearing very green and along
the western margin is a grove of
oaks which extend up the ridge upon
which I was several hundred feet.
June 2-
Last night cold. Early in the evening
the clouds and mist settled down
over camp but later on during the
night it became perfectly clear with
a cold wind blowing. The temperature