much better than from Boulder to Greeley. Occasional pass over hills covered with water worn debris from the mountains just like the mesa caps near Boulder, but not flat. Intermittent channels are also strewn with boulders and gravel and the soil generally sandy but hard. Saw plover with young, doves, horned larks, meadow larks, burrowing owls and lark buntings. At 1 p.m. we arrived at Spee’s homestead a mile west of where Eastman’s Reservoir is placed on our map and were informed that the reservoir is fully 7 miles further east, so we cut it out and started up Owl Creek for Slayton’s Ranch, that also being incorrectly mapped as being on Eastman Creek. Collected Physa at ranch 2 miles S of Slayton’s and reached Slayton’s at 6 p.m.
