Journal R.E.Johnson 1967 May 28 Squaw Valley & Vicinity, Placer Co., California Clouds which began to move in yesterday are now quite dark & threatening rain. I decided to stay in camp & put up yesterday's six rosy finch skins, as well as dry my boots, sock, etc. In the afternoon I drove over Donner Pass to locate the beginning of tomorrow's hike to Castle Peak, then I drove back to Tahoe City & around the north end of the lake to the Mt. Rose Rd & up it to the road summit. The tops of the peaks were in the clouds. The distance from the road to Mt. Rose is only 3.5 miles, but the trail is covered so deeply with snow that it can't be located. I hiked to the top of a minor summit (9160 ft) above the road summit. Most of the ground was snow covered but patches of gravelly volcanic soil showed here & there on south facing slopes. Low bushes grew in these spots. Oregon Juncos, White-crowned Sparrows, Mtn. Bluebirds, & a Mourning Dove were seen. Camped again at Silver Creek Campground on US 89.