Field notes, v577
Page 139
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Calhoun 1942 Jun 27. South Fork Mt to Berkeley, Calif. We departed from Riley Camp at 5:55 AM. The ground had been covered with 4 1/2 inches of dry snow during the night. We drove in snow down the grade to about 2000 foot elevation. The Road from Riley to Bridgeville is good out of mountainous types, and is not paved. From Bridgeville to the junction of 101 the road is good, and is paved. Driving time from Riley to Bridgeville is about 2 1/2 hours. All of the country from Bridgeville to Riley Camp is comparatively free of brush species. The general cover is made up of open glades and pure stands of Douglas Fir and Oaks. For a distance of about 5 miles east of Bridgeville the Douglas Fir stand was made up of 150-200 foot poles with a slight mixture of secondary species. Brush species around the Riley Camp area of South Fork Mountain are limited almost completely to small stands of manzanita and Symphoricarpos. By driving south on highway 101 to the Richmond Ferry we shortened our