Field notes, v577
Page 27
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Calbreath 1941 Itinerary Berkeley to Weott California. Dec 27 Dr Miller, Ward Russell and I departed from Berkeley at CANON Highway 46 for Red Bluff. It was dark cold and with a brisk wind from the north east. It was rainy over we drove through rain to Tulain and from that point on the droplets began to crystallize and at Williams it turned to snow that was covering the ground to a depth of 1/2 to 1 inch. At Williams plans were changed and we crossed the. mountains on highway 20 through Olsdal, instead of going further north to Red Bluff. At elevations of approximately 1000', the snow began to pile up to a depth of 6 inches on the east facing slopes. Along the flats of the valley floor numerous dark colored Jockrabbits were running around in a sort of amazement possibly due to the unusual snow at this elevation. Two crows were observed running over the snow. Most of the other birds were seeking shelter from the snow under the trees and low brush, with the exception of some flocks of sparrows. Near the summit on highway #20 the snow was 6-8" deep on the level and this resulted in delaying our trip when we stopped to help some of the cars without chains. Just over the summit we were in Loke Co and the.