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Ann Lake Aug. 23.
Came through the woods without trail from Hensley Meadows and struck the Minto Trail on the south margin of the Lake. Distance about 12 miles. Most of the journey through lodgepole pine mixed with black hemlock and silver pine. Elevation of Ann Lake 4100 feet. 

Point on Metolias Trail, about 1/2 mile west of summit, Aug 24, 1898.
In the forenoon started out eastward on the Minto Trail and just before reaching Marion Lake took the left hand trail. Up to 5500 ft, [[underlined]] Pinus murrayana [[/underlined]] with [[underlined]] Tsuga mertensiana Pinus monticola Abies lasiocarpa [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] A. amabilis [[/underlined]], with occasional [[underlined]] A. nobilis [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Pinus albicaulis [[/underlined]]
Above on sheltered west slopes, where snow was evidently havy, [[underlined]] P. murrayana [[/underlined]] disappeared, and [[underlined]] Tsuga mertensiana [[/underlined]] became more abundant. At our nooning-place, 5800 ft., the forest consisted of black hemlock with considerable Abies [[underlined]] amabilis [[/underlined]],  with an underbrush of [[underlined]], Vaccinium cespitoides, Cassiope [[blank space]], Phyllodoce empetriformis, Sorbus parvifolia, Vaccinium membranaceum [[/underlined]] and a great abundance of [[underlined]] Leutkea [[/underlined]]
In the afternoon looked over the country to the 

Transcription Notes:
Only species name not verified is Vaccinium cespitoides. Genus name is correct, but cannot find match for "cespitoides" or similar. - dboomer @siobhanleachman - minor edit to Marion Lake.