Cogswell 1949 Journal 73. French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. Aug. 19 We broke camp at Big Lagoon between 10 & 11 a.m., stopped for lunch & groceries at Orick and then on up to Elk Grove in Prairie Creek Redwood State Park where we saw about 25 bull elk lying about near a small plum orchard or grazing leisurely nearby. The Redwood forest surrounding the valley at that point is about as solid as any we saw, and afforded a good starting point for our drive eastward. Returning to just N. of Redwood Creek (N. of Orick) we proceeded on the road which climbs up the end of and follows along the top of the ridge known as the "Bald Hills", which forms the divide between the Redwood creek and Klamath River drainages. The Redwood forest, at first almost pure, soon became mixed with Douglas Fir, which took over completely as the dominant further inland. Some scattered Redwoods were noticed in draws on the south facing slopes and generally distributed on the north facing slopes even to well along in the "Bald Hills". Tanbark oak was noticeable as soon as we reached the top of the ridge & be- came more & more common inland. Golden Chinquapin was also common in the forest understory, and much Hemlock at one point still within the Redwood belt. The "Balds" of the Bald Hills occur chiefly on S. facing slopes & knolls, often have a few