E.L. Karlstrom 1954 Journal (16) May 14 ½ mi. SE of Cane Flat Ranger Station, 6700 ft., Yosemite Natl. Park, Tuolumne Co., Calif. one adult seen at above locality. Bera egg clusters collected. no signs of B. conurus here yet, but probably breeding site (?) afternoon overcast and very windy in the valley. Arrived Berkeley 6:00 p.m. (D.S.) mileage 1160. Road mileage from Yosemite Valley to Berkeley via State Hwy 120 to Manteca, U.S. 50 to Walnut creek road 190 miles. winding road from Cane Flat to Chinese Camp makes this route much harder to drive and slightly longer driving time. May 21 Left Berkeley in Plymouth with John Erickson and Ann (Sycadester 29483) Tucker 4:30 p.m. (D.S.) measurable traffic to Walnut creek and south to U.S. 50. Arrived Yosemite Valley (29273) about 10:45 p.m. Evening fair and mild. checked May 22 Grant Carter station 11:05 A.M. sunny skies, temp. high 70½. Recorded max-min. temperature and changed date on thermographs. Afternoon spent with young adult geryze from St. Michael's church, Berkeley. Evening fireball watched from Grant Carter meadow. Gae 154 golden (29738.) Two adult B. hovecz picked up in broken oven. May 23 clear, stormy evening, mild. Trip to Glacier Point next morning 10:00 A.M. (D.S.) On return trip I stopped off at Paregy meadow 2:00 p.m. and checked weather station. Air thermograph was running but did not for nearly all of week. this thermograph apparently had been wound too