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under aspens Populus, etc, crawling about in the moist atmosphere. Under one small alder Alnus I picked up 25 live ones. In the same place under aspen Populus sticks I found Pyramidula Pyramidula, Zonitoides Zonitoides, Vallonia Vallonia, Vitrina Vitrina, Euconulus Euconulus, Thysanophora Thysanophora, Pupilla Pupilla, Vertigo Vertigo (gastropod) and perhaps others and an Agriolimax Agriolimax further up. In creek I found one dead Lymnaea bulimnoides Lymnaea bulimnoides (perhaps variety) and a few dead valves of Pisidium Pisidium which could not be saved. In the reservoir a mile up creek I got Physa sp. Physa The Oreohelix Oreohelix were on slopes of Mesa Verde sandstone, as well as the other land snails. Rained again while I was out. This noon the wind was east. Now it is south and it looks more threatening than ever, so we have ditched about the tent.