ELK alston 1955 Journal July 19 left Yosemite Valley 5:30 A.M. with Paul Ellis. clear cool morning. Arrived Tioga Pass 8:10 A.M. after breakfast stop Meadows. mild, windless morning with air temperature 17-18° C. Tods already active at surface or emerging from burrows. light wind by 9:45 A.M. Sky ½ covered high cumulus formations. mosquitoes vicious! Togged toads #37-58 with CO60 tags. left Pass 11:30 A.M. and drove directly to Bardaville on U.S. 395. hot, dry day. Hwy 37 to Woodfords, #88 up into Hager Valley 4:30 P.M. Drive directly to Muggle locality on road to Blue Lakes. No signs of Bufo here. Check of clarity Valley pond on return 5:50 P.M. No toads or juveniles here. Tods/ales found dry stream in Faith Valley 6-7 A.M. cooked supper here. Night driving back to Woodfords and Hwy 4 to Hermit Valley on west side Ebbett's Pass. Camp here. July 20 Paul and I drove about 4 miles westward on Hwy 4(?) to lower end Hermit Valley. We finally found the Indian Valley trail (a jeep had been over at this year?) and hiked about 2 miles by trail N x NW of Hwy 4. Anlystoma wendyotylum (4) and Bufo boreas todgedale in pond along trail. Returned to car and drove up to Bigland Lake use Hermit Valley. Check of Bigland Road canyon localities. Direct return to Yosemite via Hwy 395. Continued clear warm Tioga Pass from Paradise Flt 6000 ft. 7:35 P.M.