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19-24 July 1979 Plummer Mine Shaft to Grapevine
Peak, with a side trip to Plummer Spring
We arrived late afternoon (ca 5 pm) at our
campsite near the shaft, and prepared to
hike up to the pass to spend the first night
of a several day backpacking trip. The weather
looked potentially threatening, so we ascended
the hill N of camp to get a better view.
Rain started before we reached the top of
the hill, so we decided to stay in the
vehicle for the night. During a lull in
the rain, I managed to put out 18 snap
traps, going up the ridge S of camp,
including sets at several fallen logs
and likely-looking rocks. It rained off and on
most of the night. Results of 18 trap-nights:
(human-spread traps, baited with peanut butter
and quick rolled oats): 1 - Reithrodontomys
egalotis (#100); 4 - Peromyscus (#101-104).
Put up the Reithrodontomys as a skin,
and the Peromyscus skinned and preserved
with Caltox (+thanks to Keith Grove for
the suggestion and material).
On the trip in to our campsite, going
then across vast flat, saw 10 Jackrabbits,
a Mule?, a Burrowing Owl and several
heath's Thrashers and Horned Larks.
20 July Rained most of the day and
night, mostly a light, misty rain that