Part 17 - Natrampa to Lung travel and botanical observations

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SUMMARY:
Notes describe travel from Natrampa with rainy conditions, a greener but still dry valley, and common flowering plants including aquilegia at Trüu and abundant iris on the camping flat. A road section collapses during crossing, the river is muddy, and the following day’s march to Lung yields little of interest as the lilies are finished.

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Didissandra kingiana 2313,

8th July. Natrampa. 8 miles. 10247'. Fine, clouds high up the hillsides, but not sunny in the valley. Rained during the night. Left at 5:45, in at 10:30. The valley is much greener than when we were here before, but obviously very dry still down here. Found a pretty aquilegia at Trüu, [Semiaquilegia ecalcarata 2316] St. John's wort very common there. From there on iris, [Iris decora] the pretty little star-shaped one 2251, is very common, and the flat on which we camp here, is covered thick with them. At one place - where the ladder used to be - the road had given way. We put a tree trunk across the gap, but the whole thing gave way with a man on it. He had a nasty moment, but managed to get over all right. The river is very full now, no longer the clear stream it was. It is a filthy muddy colour now. No birds of interest, except one 'badh zat' which I missed twice here. I have foolishly brought very few cigarettes with me, and have to ration carefully.

9th July. Lung. 9200'. 7 miles. Rained most of the night and half the day, but some sun too. Saw very little on the way here, and nothing of interest. The lilies are all over.