I recently came upon Willis Jepson's Siskiyou Expedition journal created in 1907 during a trans-Klamath adventure.
In August of 2020, a group of COVID-Bubble-Botanists embarked on a far less strange journey to traverse the Klamath Mountain Geomorphic Province, swim, botanize, seek out big trees, and relive the botanical adventure Jepson and his team experienced a century earlier. Jenn Yost and Matt Ritter traveled north from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with their grad students past and present. We were also joined by Jared Farmer, history professor and author, from the University of Pennsylvania. We had a blast, stayed cool in the rivers, and even found time to botanize. What follows are a selection of pictures and descriptions from our trip. Enjoy.