Journal 162 R.E. Johnson 1969 March 16 Berkeley, Calif. to Fallon, Nevada Left Berkeley a little after 4 p.m. Sky cloudy over the Bay Area & clouding up some in the Sierras. It had been clear & warm for several days preceding this. Followed Interstate 80 over Donner Pass, Ice Slated at Squaw Valley & then drove on east to Fernley & took US 95A & 50 through Fallon & camped near the Stillwater Jet. No snow seen so far along the highway in Nevada. Of course there was plenty of snow on Donner Pass, perhaps a record amount being well over the top of the truck. March 17 Fallon, Nevada to Baker, Nevada Drove on east on US 50. Saw few birds - only a small number of Horned Larks and one Raven before reaching Frenchman. A little further east the road begins to climb some & snow comes down along the road. The peaks are deeply covered. Horned Larks become a bit more common along the road. I saw 2 more Ravens & a Magpie before reaching Austin & 3 Magpies east of town. Also 3 Starlings & an English Sparrow in Austin. East of Austin summit the road descends through a Pion Juniper forest where I saw a number of Plain Titmouse and (squirrel?) and a Scrub-Jay. In the valley to the east (near Jct with Nevada 8A) I saw 2 Mtn Bluebirds, 1 Meadowlark, 1 English Sparrow (at some buildings) & one Say Phoebe. Further east the ground is again snowcovered (2-4 inches). There is a