Trail Log 1995-1997 - Lamar at Colorado State University

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1996 January 14, 1996. Lonetree Mountain, from Kelley Flats, alone. Left trailhead about 8.30. Lovely day, warm, I was soon in shirtsleeves from the climbing. Climb a bit and the terrain flattens out. Trying to find the gentler route around to the east, I missed it twice, turning too early on roads that proved to be deadends. The third right turn is the one you want; don't turn too soon. That meanders up and down a while, crosses a power line with a telephone line, and then climbs back steadily to join the straight, steep one (on which I returned) toward the top. Up top the terrain is undulating but often surprisingly flat. Jumped about 24 elk when I walked into the wooded area in which they were hiding for the day. Nice views of Cassian's finches. Several hair woodpeckers, juncos, robins. Continued north and reached the area where four roads join, here to discover that one of the roads has been recently bladed and is passable by cars, though it looks like it would be terrible if it rained hard. Turned west. The bladed road generally follows the old 4-wd road (the Wintersteen Park Road), but chews it up. Hopefully it will not be built further than the stretch of private land in here. Discovered a man with a jackhammer (rented jackhammer, pickup had an Alaska tag) working on the road and (as it turned out after lunch) getting ready to do some blasting. He didn't even know how far the road was going; was just hired to remove the rock. Went on, with more peace and quiet. Lunched in an open area below Lonetree Mountain. (I followed an old Mary Hagen writeup, but tossed it as there is more detail here now than in the writeup). A half dozen mountain bikers on the return, one seems to be a property owner in here. She says the bladed road comes out in Glacier View off the Redfeather Road. Feb. 14-20, 96. Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest. Flew to Phoenix Wednesday, Feb. 14, and waited too long in line to get a Budget Car. Drove to Flagstaff, nice drive up, but arrived in dark. Thursday, Feb. 15. Marcus Ford, my host at Northern Arizona University, took me out to Walnut Canyon, a national monument, with Indian dwellings in the canyon rocks. Walked down and around about an hour. Spoke at Northern Arizona University that evening. Friday, Feb. 16. Up early, and drove to Petrified Forest, stopping enroute to see the Meteor Crater. I was at the crater pretty much alone. Meteor thought to have hit about 49,000 years ago. World's first proven and world's largest evident meteor crater, though some other more obscure sites are suspected. On to Petrified Forest and nice day there, with a few walks. These trees were living in tropical forests here about 225 million years ago; the dominant genus was Araucarioxylon (are-a-carry-ox-a-
lawn). A near relative is Araucaria heterophylla, Norfolk Island pine, seen splendidly last summer in the Divinity School lawn at Stellenbosch, in South Africa, native to Norfolk Island, off the coast of Australia. Another relative is the Monkey Puzzle Tree, Araucaria araucana, seen at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, native to the southern Andes. Family Araucariacae. Tall, coniferous trees, in which the crown is monopodial, with radial limbs. The Grand Canyon, though it has old rocks, was cut in the last five or six million years, so these trees were living long enough ago for the Grand Canyon to be cut some 45 times. One famous log, "Old Faithful," on the Giant Logs Trail, is 35 feet long and weighs 44 tons. It is somewhat exposed and was hit by lightning in 1962, which caused portions of the log to break off. The park resource manager then worked hard to repair the log. But today the policy has changed, believing that it is best to let nature take its course.. Drove out through the Painted Desert, which is now incorporated into the Petrified Forest National Park. The famous "Painted Desert feeling" of hunger in the late morning with a too late lunch, originated here. I was last here in 1961, 35 years ago! May 29, 1961. I paid $ 6 entry fee, senior discount, for the Meteor Crater. When we were here in 1961, I paid 75 cents, and Jane didn't go in to save money! But I figure my salary now is 14 times what it was in 1961. Friday evening. Dinner, a Sabbath evening meal, with Marcus and Sandra Ford; she is Jewish. Saturday, Feb. 17. Up to Grand Canyon, driving around through the East Rim Drive. Stopped at Lipan Point, with a nice view of Hance Rapids at a distance in the river. Western bluebird here. I found I had a chance for Phantom Ranch, if there were no-shows. They typically book 6-9 months in advance, about 75 persons, and typically have about two no shows. Flora: nice Ponderosa pine here. Utah juniper (J. osteosperma). cliffrose, Cowania stansburiana Two bighorn ewes seen from the rim, a hundred yards below Kolb Studio. Took too long trying out a pot pie in my backpacker stove, with the oven cover. Grand Canyon Hike Sunday, Feb. 18. Waited from 6.00 onward in the dark, and got the first of only two no shows, and checked out of hotel. Then caught shuttle around to Yaki Point, to go down the South Kaibab Trail. On the trail about 8.00. Steady descent. Nice day, not hot, but comfortable, in short sleeves. Nice lighting. Two bighorn ewes, rather tame, on the trail about two-thirds of the way down. One group of perhaps fifteen pinyon jays, rather noisy, with some calls like a magpie. Passed Natural Arch, seen some distance up off trail. Reached Panorama Point about 12.00 and ate lunch there, overlooking the two bridges. Left about 1.00 p.m. Redtail hawk. Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) Descended to River, crossed over the Black Bridge, lingered by the river's edge some. Checking my river pictures later, this is
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Trail Log 1995-1997 Holmes Rolston,
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1995 January 4, 1995. Wednesday. Ad
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"Winnow" - the root is wind, vent,
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Worker's Directory. He gave me a co
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7 year. Leaving the hospital comple
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9 Bougainvillaea. Many kinds, all w
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11 Gerenuk - a very long necked ant
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13 I took a bird walk on my own, as
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15 francolins egret, unidentified e
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17 2 males, old males 3 females, wi
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19 somewhat better on the return tr
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21 mahogany trees wild fig trees ga
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Continuing, we crossed a long, flat
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25 50 zebras 1,000 zebras on one si
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27 impala giraffe and baby zebras c
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29 Robin chat stone chat northern d
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Page 45 and 46: 37 July 10. Monday. Drove to Kruger
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Page 59 and 60: 47 At Skukuza, I separated from Joh
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Page 63 and 64: 51 Red-billed woodhoopoe, with call
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Page 103 and 104: July 10, Wednesday. Drove to Laming
Page 105: We drove through the rainforest and
Page 109 and 110: QUT. Elizabeth Saxon, sat beside me
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Page 120 and 121: it later deteriorated. Wombat kille
Page 122 and 123: Seminar at 2.15 p.m Chris Mortenson
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much better in the lower, protected
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To Tower Junction, then to Tower, l
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Back to the ranch. The coyote was a
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crows are unusual inside Yellowston
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as a bell in contrast to yesterday.
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I went up on a higher hill to try t
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Siberia and Lake Baikal June 15-29,
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Russia has an 80-year old system of
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In the dining car, there never seem
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Reached Zilovo, about 10.15, about
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City tour on a nice day. Population
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second oldest 2,000,000 years. It h
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Communism unraveled, and that, we t
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Thalictrum foetidum Grimmia calcare
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Walk to Shaman Rock. From the rock,
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Viola rupestris Euphorbia alpina Pl
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Lychnis sibirica Schizonepetala mul
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wapiti, elk (American term), red de
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July 16-18, 1997, Tuesday through F
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Events in Ft. Collins area: July 28
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Camped at Sarto Creek, in flats nea
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Shuttle back to Missoula, arriving
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Polygonum viviparum, Alpine Bistort
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