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change.  The altitude is too great for the . [[underlined]] larrea [[/underlined]] belt so that several shrubs characteristic of it do not appear on the west side of the divide.
The most conspicuous difference in general appearance of the vegetation as one passes the divide is the addition of [[underlined]] Pinus sabiniana [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Fremontia californica [[/underlined]] in the piñons, while higher up and not appearing on the east slope of the mountains is [[underlined]] Pinus jeffreyi [[/underlined]].
In the ascent to Walker's Pass we encountered a strong west wind, which continued until we went into camp.  That this is the prevailing wind is evidenced by the trees and shrubs bending to the eastward on both slopes of the pass.