147 Journal R.E. Johnson 1967 Sept. 13 Brooming to Butte, Montana (cont.) lightning hitting the lookout tower & one starting a fire cutting off all her communications to the outside world. She hiked out. Sept. 14 Butte to Bridger, Montana Drove south from Butte through Bozeman and Mammoth Hot Springs (Yellowstone Nat. Park), then east through tower lot & up Lamar Valley & exit the ne corner of the park to Cooke City & up on the Beartooth Plateau. The day started clear but by the time I reached the top of the plateau a blizzard was underway. I walked up Clay Butte Lookout (9811 ft.) located southwest of the plateau and saw many Water Bips and a few Horned Larks (both species in small flocks of 3 to 8). Timberline is as low as 9000ft on some parts of the mountains. Clay Butte has a few trees near the tower but otherwise the top is barren except for good grass cover in rocky soil. Approx. 6inches of snow covers the top of the peak. Due to impending road closure due to snow I drove down to Red Lodge (east) & to Bridger & camped beside the road. Sept.15. Bridger, Montana to Ferris Mtns, Carbon Co., Wyoming Drove south to Lander, Wyoming & visited the BLM district office. Lyle Rolston (Assit. District Ranger) told me that The Green (max elevation 9215) Mtns are timbered to the top & have no alpine zone. This is confirmed by the overprint (green) on the topo maps for the area (Casper, 1°62 j 1:250,000; Sagebrush Flats, 7 min.). A good dirt road goes to the top of these mtns & traverses the ridge (e-w). The turnoff is unsigned but may be found by driving east from Lander past Jeffrey City 5 to 6 miles, & turning rt. opposite a mailbox labeled Hoffmeister.