Return to Expedition 2000 homeCody Massing
May 22, 2000
#33
12:11PM
Location: 2300ft, 10T0626491/5239863
Temperature and Weather:
67 degrees, sunny, a little cloudy and hazy
Habitat:
Forests of many kinds of evergreen trees-western red cedar, douglas fir, western hemlock, silver pine and others. Some cottonwood and alder. Many streams from snow melt, some small patches of snow in shady areas, lots of deer prints - some very large, possibly elk: Lots of yellow violets and white trillium flowers in bloom. Skunk cabbage in ponds. Found a tiny green tree frog in a small clearing. Some new wetlands in logged areas - very large mosquito population. Also seeing slugs now.
#34
3:55PM
Location: 10T0621611/5246030, 2500 ft
Temperature and Weather:
64 degrees, sunny, mostly cloudy
Habitat:
Not really changed-lots of snow melt runoff, clear cuts to the south. Snow just melted. All ground is flattened down with some new plants coming up - trillium mostly. Also another small plant with three leave. These are in groups all over. We are on the edge of a very large manmade lake - lots of dead stumps on shore, deep water. Found another green tree frog - very small again. Been walking along a rocky slope with small conifers growing on it. Much more moisture in air. Most wild strawberries here aren't blooming yet.
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