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beautiful with clean ground beneath the symmetrical trees, beautiful grassy parks & strips where you expect every minute to see elk or deer, but where you see only horses and cattle. One big flock of sheep ranges north of our camp, but the open valley seems to be full of horses & cattle - all fat & frisky. The grass is excellent & not over grazed. The spring water is perfect.

[[underlined]] Sept. 8 [[/underlined]] Took saddle horses & rode south along the crest of the range for several miles through beautiful park & clean forest country, mainly above 10000 feet. Could see all over the Chama & Tierra Amarilla valleys & the big mts. beyond to the S.W. - a magnificent view over mesa, plateau, valley & bold ranges - mainly a forested country. Along the crest of the range we were above Aspens with only Picea englemani & Abies lasiocarpa, the only 3 trees of our level.