Bourman 1952 Journal. 6. Aug. 12. 11.5 miles NE Chamas, 10,000 ft., Rio Arriba Co., San Juan Mts., New Mexico Abundance of grasshoppers, which don't appear in flight until about 9:00 A.M. Large ants are frequently encountered measuring 1-1/2 ft. in diam. There are some mosquitoes which are noticed primarily in early evening. Temperatures are cool enough at night to keep them inactive. Temp of air taken at 7:55 A.M. (MST) in shade of spruce on east facing slope. Learned how to distinguish the local spruce & fir trees. Character Spruce (Picea) Fir (Abies) a. shape of needles - squarish in x-sect. . : flat in x-sect - b. color of cones (?) - reddish brown-hanging; dark grey-vertical c. color of bark (mature tree)- reddish background: light grey, bark similar to yellow-pine tree smooth. Bark rough Looking north to Colorado (2 miles North of camp) could see 3 small snowfields on SE slope of mountains, possibly 5-6 miles distant, and an estimated 1000 ft. higher than our altitude here (10,000 ft.). This area about camp is grazed by a large herd of sheep, thus polluting much of the small streams. The owner ('[name]') dropped into camp & reported that there are many small (6'-8") trout in the streams; few large ones. The local game warden (camped 1/2 mile from here) reports 40+ elk in area, wildcat, 4 Coyote, 7 black foxes. He (Mr. Owens) said that the rabbits & grouse are "low" in numbers this year possibly due to the heavy snowfall last winter -- 70 feet! lying 40 ft. deep! Called horned owls tonight. Saw 2 & heard one other. One bat in flight around camp at 7:35 pm. No others seen. Post Script - Ward Russell brought in a marmot skull. S.O. Kendry found porcupine quills on spruce.