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R.E. Johnson
1967
89
Journal
July 20 Seven Devils Mtns, Idaho Co., Idaho (cont.)
Trail blaze marks on trees. When the bridge turns south (actually e-w ridge joins N-S ridge)
it is best to stay on the east side of the
ridge as it passes above & south of Mirror Lake.
Here the ridge runs into a 9000+ ft. pk ^ and the ridge
can easily be descended to Sheep Lake below (west).
Along the ridge Cassin's Finches & Oregon Juncos
were seen, plus a Mule Deer in velvet. At
9:50 AM a Rosy Finch was heard somewhere on
this peak but it could not be located. Shortly a Mt.
Mt. Goat was seen above & W.C. Sparrows, Audubon's
Warblers & Clark's Nutcrackers were heard. I
descended part way to Sheep Lake & so. into the
first cirque & saw Townsend's Solitaires &
Violet-green Swallows. At 11:40 AM a Rosy Finch
was heard from below the 2nd 9000 ft. pk (west
of the 1st but just east of He Devil Mtn). At 12 noon
2 Rosy Finches were seen (one flying west, one flying
east) on the northernmost part of He-Devil Mtn.
At 12:30 PM 2 Ewe & 2 bkid Mt. Goats were seen on a
ledge on the NW face of He Devil. From 1:00 to
(a393 ft)
1:30 PM I ate lunch on top of He Devil ^ The view
includes 18 lakes, + The Wallowa Mtns & upper slopes of
the Snake River Gorge. The Lakes include: Appendix, Rock
Island, Gem, Shelf, Sheep, Hanson (lakes), Echo, Quad, He Devil,
Triangle, Baldy, and Lily Pad.
At 3:55 PM young Rosy Finches were heard chirping