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Rana muscosa
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite Nat'l Park,
Tuolumne Co. Calif.
intermittent showers for last hr & 1/2 .
found in quiet shallow side pool
w some (o vegetation).
T. 15. R. 34E sect 5
Cathedral Creek, Yosemite Nat'l Park, Tuolumne
Co., Calif. elev. ~8160'-8240'. 3:30-4:30 P.M.
Stopped on road where creek is closest.
waded down @ ~ 100 yd steep
bank of lge rock, & lodgepole pine
bark extending & fallen. Water
hit foot so wacked 1/4 - 1/2 mi
downstream . Gets slower as
move farther downstream; not as
many lge boulders or fallen streams.
Noted small "meadow" on one side.
Graham caught 3 indiv. .. One
small indiv. was captured but
released. Probably juvenile. Noted
that when tried to capture it
would swim towards shore.
After releasing once it swam
to ~ 1/4 inch of my shoe & didn't
move when I "stroked" him on the
mud. Wonder about orientation in
juveniles? Should have tried