Photo by Frank M. Chapman 



A MOUNTAIN OAK (ALTITUDE, 9,500 PEET) UNDER WHICH WE CAMPED 



"We camped in a superb primeval forest of pines, spruce, and oak. The pines (Pinus 

 montezumce and P. liophylla) compared favorably in size with those of the California Sierras, 

 while some of the oaks, locally termed ' encimos' we estimated to be 130 feet in height, with 

 a basal diameter of 6 feet" (see text, page 551). 



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