ITINERARY. 



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ITINERARY. 



Plans for the summer months of 1901 embraced an ex- 

 amination of the flora of the Gunnisou watershed, includ- 

 ing the region from Marshall Pass to Grand Junction, with 

 the valleys and hills adjoining the Gunnisou River and its 

 principal tributaries. This region has a northwest and 

 southeast extension in west central Colorado and includes 

 areas of very diverse character, both topographical and 

 geological, and the flora varies accordingly. The drainage 

 area is a part of that of the Colorado River and its waters 

 eventually reach the Gulf of California. 



The region is separable into three distinct areas: The 

 High Mountain Area, the Foothill Area, and the Desert 

 Area. On the extreme east lies Mount Ouray and its com- 

 panion peaks; to the'north the Elk Mountains of numerous 

 very high and often jagged peaks, and to the south the 

 Gochetopa Mountains less lofty and more often with 

 rounded, grassy summits. The above, with that portion of 

 the San Miguel Mountains about the headwaters of the 

 Uncompahgre River, a tributary of the Gunnison, and the 

 Grand Mesa, compose the High Mountain Area of this 

 region. 



All that country between Jack's Cabin, Sargent's and 

 Lake City on the one hand, to Cerro Summit and Ridg- 

 way on the other, may be classed as Foothill Area. This 

 is a country of comparatively low, rounded hills and narrow 

 valleys, the hills covered with sage brush and scattering 

 pine and spruce, the valleys with alder, willow and cotton- 

 wood along the streams, and with frequent rich meadows. 



Passing down the Gunnison, the river just below Sapinero 



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