ELK Canyon 1955 Journal June 11 of very brief log rolling stages southwest. One Eumeces gilberti collected 6 miles NW of Glenville. Other skinkae seen. Very dry under oak logs. Cedar Creek up toward Bearman Park had some water. We hit it lucky weather-wise. Heat wave subdued yesterday. Valley today a high of 80° with starchy freeze, intense up toward Walker Pass area. East side of Gorge had extensive cottonwood wind with redwing blackbirds breeding there. We did not jump force to check for tods. Warm windy and dry bee in anytown. Evening & supper stages here. At dusk about 8 P.M. we started driving roads in search of reptiles. Unfortunately the weather has cooled off past couple of days. Brief winds have kept roads from warming up sufficiently. Blockstone try. 8:20 A.M. about 23° C. Return to U.S. high ceiling. read up Grosvenor Canyon. One adult ♀ Buffon on road. June 12 Slept along highway N of Glenville, Inger Cr. Gas stage line give 13.0 gal. ($4.55) mileage 38882 at 9:15 A.M. Clear warm morning Owens Valley. From Independence we drove up steep narrow mountain road to Owen Valley 9000+ ft. White? Sawbrie in this Canyon McQuistan 1912 caught a Buffon in normal traps, locality vague (Kernsey Pass?). It could have been Owen Valley or even lower. I talked to Vic Taylor who has worked this area for 30 years. He claims never having seen a toad about the Owens Valley area, and he has seen many around Independence. Local information on toads is extremely spotty as evidenced by my King Canyon (Big Meadow) information of last week. Drew and I jerked