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Cogswell
1949
Journal
111
Sep. 5 Willow Creek, 400 ft. Humboldt Co., to Weaverville,
Hayfork and Red Mtn., 14 mi S Hayfork, 5200 ft.
Trinity Co., Calif. We left our loon creek
camp about 7:40 a.m. and drove the route indi-
cated above. Most of the way from Willowcreek
toward Weaverville the highway (US 299)
college
follows the Trinity River, which trends NW-SE
then closer to E-W. The mixed forest of
douglas fir - black oak - madrone which is pres-
ent near Salter, 5 mi from Willowcreek, con-
tinues for several miles. It is replaced by
apparent preclimax oak woodland containing
wedbud, burrion oak, manzanita, etc., on the
dry river terraces and extreme lower rocky
ridges and by postclimax Douglas fir forest
(probably with tan oak & madrone in small amounts)
on the protected N. facing slopes.
After several miles there are occasional Digga
Pines (Pinus sabiniana) on the drier S-facing slopes
and a scattering of yellow pines (P. ponderosa) on
the valley flats. In the vicinity of Big Bar
the general cover of the S-facing slopes is Diggar
Pine & Oak (black + live oak - Q. chrysolepis?)
in a woodland formation, while the N-facing
slopes are a mixture of Douglas Fir, &
Black Oak with a little madrone & other species.
Yellow Pine is more prevalent in the valley
& also on the higher ridges visible here.
By about 6 mi E. of Big Bar the Douglas fir has