71 Journal R.E.Johnson 1968 Aug 13. Missoula, Montana Studied for Masters exam in morning & took exam at 1:30 P.M. Committee: James R. Templeton, Burt Pfeiffer, Robert S. Hoffman, & Meyer Chessin. A rainy day. Stuffed Rosy Finches all evening. Aug 14. Missoula, Montana Stuffed Rosy Finches all day. Arranged for typist to type my final draft of the Master's Thesis. Rained all day. Water standing in streets. Aug 15. Missoula, Montana. Rain continued all day. Storm is general over western Montana & out eastward onto plains, therefore no point in starting a pack trip after Rosy finches. Instead I sorted out maps for the next several locations, caught up on mail, & finally labeled the last 4 rolls of Anchutka Island slides. Aug 16 Missoula to Superior to North Bitterroot Mtns., Montana Partly cloudy in the morning but the 3-day storm seems to be broken. Drove west of Missoula on Interstate 90 to Superior where I picked up a Superior District, Lolo Nat. Forest Map. Then I drove 25 miles up the Cedar Creek Road to the Montana - Idaho Border at 6400ft. in the northern Bitterroot Mtns. This is one of the highest points