Canti, Blair 1973 Journal July 23 9 mi. S.W. Austin, Lander Co., Nev. Drove to Austin via Tonopah, North on Rt. B-A, arriving about 5:15 PM. We went to The Big Creek Campground, about 13 mi. S. of Austin, Toabe N.H. forest, and received a camp site. It is quite nice, being located on a 4' wide mountain stream. A broad leaf tree -> [drawing] lies the stream here. One quaking aspen is present. At 6:00 we drove to 7 mi. S. of Austin, Reese River Valley, and looked for a trapping site. No holes were seen, the ground was rocky, and consisted of sage or sage and grass. Much land has been cleared of sage and planted with a grass, presumably for grazing, and the New road don't run along the river, as the old one is said to have. Our experience told us that lack of burrow complexes indicated a lack of Kangaroo rats, so we drove back South on the Big Creek road to a point 6 mi. S. Hwy 6 and Trapped there. Here Two burrow complexes were found, the plants being again pure sage. Many Black tailed jackrabbits abound in this area, one would run across the road every 25 yds., sometimes we would see 12-15 in 5 sec. The ground was carpeted with this mammals.