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ngley
1981
17-20 January 1980
Primary purpose of this trip was to install
weather stations. Secondary purpose was to
hike through part of Titus Canyon and Fall Canyon.
Drove to Furnace Creek via Pahranagat, Shoshone route.
Picked up fence post whopper. Set one station
at 0 elevation, then camped at Mesquite Spring
Campground. Rained in early morning
18 Jan - set rain gauge + HiLo at Radiator Water
Then proceeded to E side of range, Phiney
Mine, to set 2 more stations. Snow started
as we headed toward camp at Willow Spring
road, so we hiked up at the wagon wheel
motel in Beatty. Saw a Kit Fox in Sarobatus Flat.
19 Jan - Drove through Titus Canyon. Stopped at
Headfield and hiked about 2 mi up Titus Canyon.
Saw several sets of sheep tracks, [illegible] considerable
sheep shit. Found remains of ringtail.
Got snowed on some, but not much. Spent
night at Stovepipe Wells.
20 Jan 1980 - Parked at parking lot at end of Titus Canyon
and hiked up Fall Canyon to Fall. Saw considerable
sheep shit in wash, widely scattered. No sheep seen.
Came home at night.