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[[underline]] Slippery Ford to Sportsmans Hall - 23 mi. [[/underline]]
[[underline]] Aug.5. [[/underline]]

Followed down the S. Fork, American R. to Riverton (Moores) where we crossed to south side on bridge at 3300 feet. The canyon is narrow and the side slopes are steep and at present dry. 
On the north side of river many Upper Sonoran species come up to Moores which fairly marks its extreme upper limit. Opposite side of canyon is pure Transition, & after crossing the river we go up the gradual grade to 4000 feet on top of ridge at 14 Mile House (Sportsmans Hall). Here the road descends again but on open ridges sloping S.W. & N.W. 
Pinus ponderosa & lambertiana & Pseudotsuga Libocedrus, Abies loweana & Quercus californicus ^[[insertion]] & chrysolepis [[/insertion]] all the trees of Transition zone on this part of the slope. Arctostaphylos patula, Ceonothus cordulatus, prostratus & velutinus, Prunus emarginata, Corylus & Amelanchier are the principal shrubs. Eutamias quadrimaculatus are common from Pacific along to near Sportsmans Hall.