Cogswell 1950 "Journal" 3a Carson City, 4700 ft., Ormsby Co., Nev. -- plaza of the State Capitol (one small block) and the highways S & N of town were only areas in which observations were made. VEG. TYPES: plaza -- exotic broad leaved trees of various kinds, Populus fremontii, shaded grass below tree canopy; highways near town -- dry or irrigated grassland; Great Basin sagebrush formation on all upland slopes (see Aphelocoma caeruleascens). VISITS: Aug. 6 Carson Valley, W. side, 4800-4700 ft., Douglas Co.,Nev. -- coverage was only along road thru Walleys Hot Sprgs; Genoa & north toward Carson City. VEG. TYPES: Great Basin sagebrush formation (Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata, Prunus andersonii, & few other shrubs, sparse dry grasses & forbs); dry or irrigated grassland (bits here & there); marshes in distance below road; irrigation ditch bordered by tall grasses & scattered Populus fremontii trees. VISITS: Aug. 6 Daggett Pass, 7450 ft. (at summit), Carson Range E of S. end Lake Tahoe, Douglas Co., Nev. VEG. TYPES: semi-arid conifer forest (Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus murrayana, Abies magnifica) with broken but abundant shrub understory (Ceanothus cordulatus, Arctostaphylos nevadensis, etc.) merging into more arid conifer - sagebrush woodland (Pinus jeffreyi, Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata, Arctostaphylos glauca patula) on steep E. slope of range, and into pine-fir forest (Pinus jeffreyi, Abies concolor) in Haines Creek canyon, down which the road rund just before reaching Carson Valley. VISIT: Aug. 6 Galena Creek Camp, 6600 ft., in mouth of Galena Cr. canyon, E. base Carson Range NE Lake Tahoe, Washoe Co. Nevada. -- camp area is justW Nevada Route 27. VEG. TYPES: on alluvial fan-- mixed conifer & broad leaved forest (Pinus jeffreyi, Abies concolor, Populus fremontii) with openings filled with shrubs (Prunus sp Ceanothus cordulatus, Arctostaphylos glauca, Ceanothus velutinus) or tumbled, waterworn boulders; bits of riparian thickets (Salix sp.) along turbulent stream. VISITS: (lunch stop on our all day trips with campers)-- June 27; July 12, 26; Aug. 9, 23.