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86 THE CONDOR Vol. XIV pole pine of various sizes from the .smallest trees just starting, in comparatively lately burned tracts, to the large trees many years old. There was also a certain amount of ground without any green timber, only the dead burnt standing or fallen trees. We stopped at this camp until the 22nd, having much rain. Col- lecting was not specially good here. Then we crossed the Medicine Bow Range by Cameron Pass into Jackson County, which is in the North Park. The altitude of the Pass I made 10,150 feet. This was a fine drive as the scenery was grand at many times. We were stuck in a snow bank a few minutes, and found flowers growing beside snow banks. The road down the North Park side was quite steep, and in need of repair in places. Several times it was necessary to "ride the high side" to keep the wagon from overturning where the road was washed out on one side. We dropped down a few nfiles and made camp by a rushing branch of the Michigan River, where there was plenty of good grass for the horses. I called this cmnp "Cameron Pass Camp". Here we made our first acquaintance with North Park mosquitos, and did not get rid of them until over a month later, when we crcssed to the Routt County side. We stopped here until the 25th. when we l?ig. 32. YOUNG MOUNTAIN PLOVER, ABOUT A WEFK OLD. AULT, COLORADO, JUNE 11, 1911 to cut hay, and the result is that often without a headnet. started on and reached Walden the next day. This is the county seat, and the only town of any size in the Park. It is situated on the sage brush plain by the Illinois River, though to the westward is an alkali flat with greasewogd, sloughs, and a few small lakes. The predominating birds of this sage and greasewood region were Sage Thrashers and Brewer Sparrows, which were abundant. The altitude of Walden i? 8275 feet. Mosquitos were there by milF._on?. Much hay is raised in the North Park. the meadows are irrigated, and the water kept on from early summer until time one cannot go about with any comfort We remained at Walden until June 30, when we left, intending to go to Red Canyon, of which we had heard as probably being a good place to work. It would take too much space to tell of our mishaps of that day, ho?v we got on wrong roads, stuck in the mud, and finally did not get to Red Canyon at all, but landed .at Hell Creek. We did not know where we were until next day, when we went exploring on foot, found a saw mill, got some information. walked over to Red Canyon and explored that a little. It was not quite what I wanted, for I was looking for a place where I could get to timberline without too much trouble. and it would have been too long a walk there. even though I might have camped much nearer to the Canyon than we were at the time. However, we stayed at Hell Creek until July 5. celebrating the Fourth with a feast of wild strawberries. Our next camp was Lake John, or rather at Brand's ranch. close by. This is a large lake, of irregular shape, perhaps two miles long, and nearly as wide, altitude 8200 feet. There were a considerable number of