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Odocoileus scaphiotus, abundant in mts. beyond where the trails go. Many are killed each season. Sciurus nigripes, Common up among oaks & Spruce & pine & Umbillularia in higher canyons, 2000-4000 feet. Eat cones of digger pine & big cone spruce. Eutamias merriami, Common in chapparel from 2000 to 4000 feet. Neotoma , common in chapparel Perodipus? , big one common in bottom of valleys Perodipus? , one common on steep slopes in chapparel at 3000 feet. Closed burrows seen. Maybe Dipodomys Thomomys , com. everywhere. Fibs , com in Mts. Lynx , " " [[dittos for com. in Mts.]] Canis , Common in valley Urocyon " " [[dittos for Common in valley]] & Mts. eat Cascara berries & Prunus iberifolia. Taxidea , A few in valley Procyon , Common along streams. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[underlined]] Happy Canyon & Cachuma Creek [[/underlined]] Sept. 29 & 30, Took saddle horse & rode up Happy Canyon, then over into Cachuma Creek canyon and up to Gonzale's ranch, where I left my horse & tried to climb San Rafael Peak. Got up about half way - to 3000 feet, and had to give it up. There are no trails up & the chapparel is so dense I could not even crawl under it. Came down into Cachumas canyon & followed up it till dark, Slept by a little fire until daylight & then went on up a trail to a peak west of the Cachuma to about 4500 feet. Got a good view of the range & good notes. Found lots of Pseudotsuga macrocarpa on cold slopes and Pinus sabiniana on warm slopes. No very good Transition zone species, but plenty of maple, Quercus chrysolepis & Umbellularia. Came back to ranch & rode back to Los Olivos.