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[[underlined]] To Idylwild [[/underlined]] - 

[[underlined]] July 30 [[/underlined]], Took stage to Idylwild at 1:30 & reached there at 5:30 - 20 miles.  Himet is 1600 and Idylwild 5280 feet.

[[underlined]] Lower Sonoran [[/underlined]] reaches to the foothills at 2000 feet on north slopes and up the slope opposite to about 2500

[[underlined]] Upper Sonoran [[/underlined]] chaparral runs from these levels up to about 4500 feet on cold slopes and 5500 feet on hot slopes.

[[underlined]] Transition Zone [[/underlined]] begins in cold gulches at about 4500 feet with Pseudotsuga macro^[[car]]pa and coulter pine and [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] on more open slopes at 5000 feet with Pinus ponderosa & jeffreyi & coulteri, or at about 5500 feet on south slopes.  It extends up to about 7700 on north and 8500 on south slopes.

Located at [[underlined]] Idylwild [[/underlined]] in a tent under Pinus ponderosa & jeffreyi & Quercus californicus at 5300 feet

[[underlined]] July 31 [[/underlined]]. Took most of day for making out expense account.

Transcription Notes:
Himet probably refers to Hemet, CA.