El Karleton 1955 Journal June 23 Left Berkeley 1:40 P.M. driving alone in Plymouth. Clear mild day with brisk westerly winds. Gas 14.9 gallons. (4.42) at Berkeley (395.43). Merged 4:15 P.M. Gne. #7.93. Gas 6.7 gal. (2.01) 39666.4 Valley hazy sunshine, strong winds, warm but not hot. Arrived Yosemite Valley 7:45 P.M. Set up camp at Camp 19. Brief night check of alcohol mdr 10:15 P.M. no toads. June 24 Check of weather station Ahwahnee Meadows 1:40-2:30 P.M. Start for Tuoga Base 4:15 P.M. Picked up book-pusher Mark Hiserott, recent graduate San Jose High School, at junction of Tuoga Road & lower Yosemite Valley. Worked after hearing of my research asked if he could drum along. We camped at Foreigne Flat campground, working area 5 of Creek before & after supper. Evening check 9:15-10:05 yielded tadpoles but no adults. Cool, cloudy evening with air temps. 7-80 C. June 25 (Gas 15.0 gallons Hollbrook Jet on U.S. 395 in Nevada. #5.25. (39904.6)) Morning check at Foreigne Flat. Clear, cool morning. Still no adult Bufo 9:15-9:00 A.M. Sierra creapers, chickadees, purple finches, woodpeckers (sp?) seen & heard around campground. We pushed up to Twelvemile 10 A.M. Meadow clear of snow & brownish. No toads left side of road as we drove grade down into meadow. 4 miles S of Tuoga