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[[underlined]]Sept. 18[[/underlined]] Sunday- remained at camp and did some writing & hunting.

[[underlined]]Sept. 19[[/underlined]] Started for Dulce and again passing the lakes turned north & crossing several low ridges up & down easy grades through beautiful yellow pine forest finally came into a long draw & followed down it to Dulce, for at least 3 or 4 miles mainly in Upper Sonoran zone. 
Aneroid at camp read 7500, at the lakes 7425, and at Dulce 7000. 
While the whole country is mainly Transition zone the south slopes are generally covered with nut pines & juniper, especially if steep and rocky.
The open valley around Dulce is mainly Upper Sonoran, covered with sagebrush and Sarcobatus & a little grass on the flat part that is fenced in. Outside the sheep & goats have cleared off most of the vegetation from valley & bare side hills. Some juniper & nut pine is scattered over the south slopes & yellow pines come down