Banks 1960 Journal 13. June 13 Sand Flat, 6800 ft., Mt. Shasta, Siskiyou Co., Calif. - Got up early to hike the 3 miles to Panther Meadow. First checked the traps. Had taken 1 Bronzos out last night, within 1 hr. after setting. Now had one more in the tent, where I had a trap guarding supplies. Left traps set. About 7 ami., the dirt road meets the black-top road to the ski bowl. I followed this, finally found Panther Meadow. It is on that main road, about a mile below the ski bowl, & I had passed it Sat. evening. The only sign is 100 yds. from the road, facing away! It is not much of a meadow - just a flat. Panther Creek starts there, from meltwater. And it is still under 3 ft. of snow. The topo sheet is wrong regarding the position of Sand Flat and the road. Returned to camp through the forest. Didn't see much. Had a chipmunk in my traps. Shot a Carpodacus and an Evening Grosbeak in camp. In p.m., walked over the ridge just across the road (W). There is another large sand flat, completely barren. There is some large Arctostaphylos at one end, by the edge. The forest all around here is mostly Red Fir, very tall trees. Some has been logged recently, but relatively little, & nothing close to camp. There are frequent openings, with low Arctostaphylos or no cover. Soil is all sandy or rocky. Lots of fallen trees and dead snags. There is nothing moving at night - no owls, bats, or nighthawks - it gets pretty cold. Lots of vole markings in the flat, but nothing that looks like gophers. Began to break camp, will leave in the morning. I am convinced that