Journal 22 February 1964 Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos very tall tree, planted tall bamboo clumps, rare acacia, oocas. "mohogany" and "cedar" (=?- not swietenia m.), lolca. But coffee stethic common, + tall avocados than lived trails + fields. Kept pigs + 5 cattle. House about 700' elev. Muddy in rain. Papaya, pineapple, "king fruit."! With Abbott, Bartholomew, Bernard, Merced, walked 1½ hrs. slowly up- slope to pure Miria belt. Some grassland w. broken + shrubs; a few Holstein cattle, in good cond. (the horses fine + port). 23 February 1964. Hiked to top of Santa Cruz; 9/10 overcast day w. some rain. Much grass, but mostly ridges, palms, broken. In low spots, some ponds w. many water plants, and caves leading down into hollows underground, fern-lined at mouth. Cattle tracks + droppings common, but I saw only one - a fine black bull at summit. Summit easily reached, + vegetation there nothing spec- ial, mostly grasses. Occasional bar circular spots appear used for stamping a rolling. Few birds in high zone; or flock 10+ fin- ches, but saw no hawks. Broken clumps give appearance out- own land in Pacific NW. (Local people say fires in past, + many more cattle - even horses - a few yrs. ago.) Now Now does not appear destructively grazed, tho may be in dry season. ! In we talked with Alf Kentholm + father at their ranch. About 50 fine large Holstein cattle. Said started cattle about 10 yrs. ago w. bull bought Panama. But think doing poor. little future; production meat more profitable. Pargola perhaps best grown for cattle. Elephant grass for choking out unwanted veg. Be- cause droughts, grow plantations as cattle food reserve. Said many serious fire (set for fun by others), to 1962. Miria