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Pinus edulis & ponderosa & scattered trees & brush of other species. The grass is so tall & thick that it burns over & keeps most of the agaves & cactus & such things out.
The aneroid varies at camp from 5900 to 6200 feet, so I assume that we are about 6000.
In P.M. I climbed over the ridge to the north & explored the next canyon but found little there save a few deer tracks & some old bear sign. Found no water. A heavy hail storm came up in evening & I took shelter in a big cave 1000 feet above camp. The storm gathered grandly over the peaks in great whirling black masses of cloud & then came on with a crash & roar & a deluge of hail stones as big as hickory nuts. The horses broke loose, all but one mule, & stampeded down the canyon. I returned to camp at dark & found no supper - the cook had gone after the horses.