Trail Log 1995-1997 - Lamar at Colorado State University

Walk to Shaman Rock.
From the rock, we saw mandarin ducks, first seen at a distance, then closer, when we walked to
where the boat had come around to pick us up. A very striking duck.
Plover-like bird in the same area.
Return to the boat.
June 24, Tuesday.
I was catching cold and had to get up four times in the night! Tough getting in and out of the upper
bunk.
The Russians too had their "manifest destiny" to cross the continent.
krai - territory
oblast - region, rather like a state, headed by a governor.
republic- headed by a President
Types of nature preservation areas:
zakaznik - a preserve, originally hunting preserves, often now for endangered species or
landmarks.
National Park.
zapovednik, nature reserve, for scientific research, not particularly for recreation. Baikal-Lena
Preserve, and Barguzin Preserve are of this kind.
his is a very pleasant day, but breath frosty in the air until noon.
Stellaria media - introduced from Europe.
Mysotis suaveolens
Plantago media
Iris flavissima, yellow. In the local Red Book.
Saxifraga sp., small, white, on solitary stems.
Primula farinosa
Cerastium arvense, Mouse-ear chickweed. Found widely in Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Geranium praetense
Iris ruthenica (= Russian), small, blue
Ptilotrichum tenuifolium, rather like an Alyssum.
Spring is dry here, the rains do not come until July and August.
Draba nemerosa. In U.S. from Eurasia.
We made a visit to the farm of Anton Badaev, a Buryat farmer, now a farmer, formerly an official
in the Communist party, and in charge of a collective here.
This was followed by a fish fry and cookout by the lake, gala affair. A sheep was "sacrificed" and
roasted, at least one leg of it was. Accordion music, dancing.