Field notes, v577
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Culbreath 1942 Willow Creek to South Fork Mt in Trinity Co. Jun 13 , as our plan to break camp tomorrow morning Jun 14 We broke camp at 8 AM and left Willow Creek at 11 AM. Willow Creek is at an elevation of 600 ft. The dominant vegetation cover is that of Douglas Fir, Black & Canyon live Oak, Tan Oak and Madrone. There are a few scattered yellow pine throughout the association. Leaving Willow Creek one climbs along steep canyon road to a summit at 2750 ft. above sea level. The canyon sides are steep and fairly heavily covered with timber. Little if any large virgin timber is to be found. The canyon bottom along Willow Creek is narrow and bordered sparingly with Alder. There are relatively few places that could be called Alder thickets. Near the summit logging operations are now beginning. Over the top the road breaks out onto a open ridge of short grass and scattered Black oaks on a South-west slope. The road descends & from the summit to Redwood Creek. The elevation at Redwood Creek is 806 feet. Highway 299 from Redwood Creek climbs a second summit from Willow Creek. The elevation at this summit is 2200 feet. Heavy logging is now in progress along the road at this summit. From the summit to Kobel the