ELKadatum 1954 Journal Oct. 16 Left Berkeley 6:30 A.M. (mileage [illegible] 33252) accompanied by Dick Russell, merced 9:10 A.M. (379.1) for gas and breakfast. Full tank (11.5-gal.) $ 3.55. Valley overcast light clouds, mild terrestrial, in 70's by 9 A.M. Arrived lower end of Yosemite Valley 11:30 A.M. (Dick suggested cutoff around Mariposa via Hwy. 49. This road paralleled creek, now dry, and looked like good upper Sierra oak woodland loop country.) We headed up Tioga Road for the pass. Dry sunshine most of way. some smoke in area from "range improvement" controlled burning in the foothills. Yosemite Creek [illegible]. Rain only. was dry but small flow in Porcupine Creek. The quaking aspen gloriously yellow-gold now. Tuolumne and other alpine meadows or snow flat all browned out. Arrived Tioga Pass 2:10 P.M. Winds here to 30 m.p.h. gust, Air temperatures in 50's. Mostly sunny but some light stratus clouds above. No frogs collected or seen. Some Hylo, but Bna were taken from pools. Water in pools and rivulets increased over Aug. 30 visit. Returned to Yosemite Valley 6:15 P.M. California frogs and Hylo collected 9 P.M. in front of Ranger's Club. Oak leaf litter here. One adult & frogs at Xtream Meadow after 11 at night. Evening dark and cool with some mist over the meadows. Oct. 17 Return Berkeley via 140, 99, 133, 58. Stige along shore 1 mile above Brucelyng on N-facing slope. Bna seen.