September 25th, 2017

September 25, 2017
-Cedar Mountain off HWY 143 and FH050
-Take HWY 14 for 13 miles or until you reach the junction to Cedar Breaks-HWY 148. Turn onto HWY 148 and drive 7.6 miles until the next junction to Brian Head/Panguitch Lake-HWY 143. Turn off onto HWY 143 and go 9.6 miles. FH050 will be on the right.
-The habitat is mainly conifer with aspen trees interspersed. This is a treated and burned area, so there is no underbrush. The trees range from a about a foot to probably 100 ft tall. The slope was between 5-10%.
-I was with Jamie Smith and Mariah Porter.
-We arrived to the burned area about 3:00PM. We were making observations at 3:30 after everyone had separated into their groups. I made my observation at 4:40PM and I looked at for about 2 minutes as I was taking pictures.
-The temperature was nice. It was probably around 57 degrees Fahrenheit with could cover of about 10% (the sky seemed relatively clear, at least from what I remember). The wind was between a 2 and 3 on the Beaufort scale. It was nicer on the mountain than it was in town!
-The elevation was around 7000ft.
-There were several Elk (Cervus elaphus) tracks and around the burned area we were in, but I only noticed one set of tracks where I found this one. Elk scat was also present in the area. Some were actually pretty fresh!
-No further comments at this time.

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