Field notes, v1382
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E.L. Karlstam 1954 Journal (27) June 2 Cucho Station, 3 1/2 mi. E under Flat on Hwy. 120, 4452 ft. the history of this old stage cook station built with hotel, stables, culine in late 1860's, this spot is a huge collector's heaven. Boards ad other litter are all over the ground plus rotting logs down near the meadow. I took a rubber boa, saw but lost a yellow-bellied mtn deer down a rodent burrow, got cervinus colorus, Euceros gilberti; many scelogenus seen but warned me and not easily approached with noose. By 5:15 I was at Cane Flat Ranger Station. Talked hurriedly with a ranger there and he told of seeing and dening coronus at Tuoga Pass both day ad evening. He believes cold spray (evenings) of last week freezing the frods down. arrived Old Village 5:44 P.M., tried a surgery. June 5 Left Happy Lakes, Yosemite Valley 9:45 A.M. back- packing into little Yosemite area via the merced lake trail. Pair of ? scelogenus roosed side of trail below Nevada Falls. Weather clear and mild. made camp at noon along merced near junction Half Dome and merced lake trails. Caught two reinbown for dinner using brown bottle fly, 2 P.M. checked with cook at nearby trail maintenance camp. He pointed pond just off Half Dome trail about 1/8th mile N of merced River. I checked it out. No frods present but 4 young Thunnogchis seen in pool. One coptured. I continued around the NE sides of Liberty Cage ad Mt. Broderick. Finally came upon large marshy area