June 13 Deshjon Co., Calif. across California line, and Klamath River valley, there is a much more arid belt; much bare hillside, many junipers, stretches of low chaparral consisting chiefly of what looks like canthus cineratus; but flocroaks + yellow pines are still represented even on the hottest slopes, and on shaded slopes predominate. Grass is here all brown and the air hot and dry - nothing like it since we left Texas! Across Shasta Valley to Edgewood, alt. nearly 3000 ft. (3:25 p.m.). Here begins good Transition again. Shasta Valley is almost bare of trees; the level stretches are farmed or else are natural meadows when streams come from springs. The numerous little hills are either bare or with