Field notes, v1390
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7 June 1980 p.2. incredible amount of trouble to pack out the bodies. Among the notes in the register on the peak were the following: "3-13-80 Dan Brown - Scotty's Castle DV. I saw 3 mule deer (not bighorns or burros) on the way up!" and "Nov 29, 1979. We saw 2 bighorns on the way up. D.S. Handsome SFCA" Surprising that both species should be there, in what looked to me like optimal sheep habitat. We left the truck at 9 am, returned to it at 6:30. a long day's hike. At intervals along our route we saw sheep (?) droppings and trails (which may have been of human origin). I stopped frequently to examine the terrain with binoculars, but saw no large animals. The ground was covered with dense low shrubs, mostly under 2 ft tall; and visibility was excellent; so if there were any large animals in the vicinity, I expect that I should have seen them. We descended the peak via a small, rugged canyon with out let into "Tight-fit Canyon" in section 9. Unfortunately we were too fatigued to search for the springs that are supposed to be near here.