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Cogswell
1950
"Journal"
18
LOG OF LOCALITIES VISITED & TIME SPENT AFIELD IN
DONNER PASS - LAKE TAHOE - western NEVADA region.
(all times are Pacific Daylight Saving)
(for description of areas see preceding pp/)
June 17
0800-1100 - Cowgill Meadow; forest near Sugar Bowl Lodge (=
"Lodge" henceforth in this log)
p.m. - Big Bend Camp Ground; Chubb Lake; Bear Valley (SE end
+ midway of N side); Yuba Gap (very casual cover-
age of all these -- a scouting trip).
June 18
var. times- Lodge & vicinity
p.m.- Lake Van Norden (N. side) ; Soda Springs (near dam)
June 19 - Lodge & adjacent forest
a.m.- Lodge & adjacent forest; Cowgill Meadow
June 20
0800-1000 - Lake Van Norden (meadow E of it, plus along N shore
by car); Soda Springs (near dam).
1500-1700 - repeat: Lake Van Norden & Soda Springs
1030-1145 - N. bases of Disney Mtn. & Crow's Nest peak.
June 21
-
0820-0955 - S. slope Signal Hill
1010-1210 - Lodge to Sugar Bowl (up via W side, back via E)
June 22
0815-0950 - above Snow Lab (only visit here).
1010-1205 - N. base of Disney & Crow's Nest
1910-2030 - E. of Boca Reservoir
June 23
0900-1120 - Emigrant Gap (N slope); Bear Valley (N side, plus
briefer stop at SE end); "S. of Camp Spaulding"
1400-1600 - Cowgill Meadow; N base Crow's Nest peak.
June 24
0358-0630 - Cowgill Meadow (S border); N base Disney & Crow's
Nest peaks (for morning bird song chorus -- see
p. of this Journal for recording of awakening
times, etc.).
0830-0945 - Cisco Grove
1025-1145 - W. end Donner Lake
June 25
0900 & ff.- enroute (no observations except from car) from Truckee
to Sierra ville via State Hwy 89, thence W & N to
Sattley, Sierra Co. (stopped about ½ hour about 1
mi. N Sattley)
1000-1400 - Sierra Valley Ranch (Mr. Macmillan, owner) (spent
most of this time wading across flooded grassland
of central part of valley)
1400-1745 - enroute from last thru Vinton, Plumas Co., & E to
US Route 395, S. to Reno & W. to Donner Pass.
June 26
0800-0940 - N bases of Disney Peak; Cowgill Meadow (S. border)
1510-1640 - " " " " " ; " " " "