Journal 12 October 1968 Km. 92, nr To La Parrita, Chih., Mex. with Dr. Char. Thack of NM State Univ., when joined in evening by three Herners and Jim Ellis, U C Davis grad students. Off to El Paso in morning 12 October and, after various delays, started down road to toward Chihuahuas. About 30 mi. out, fine sand with many montroska. atruples w. narrow leaf boden on wings side. Near Sanlaguez, road dives to 100' high & fire ride to N W + E, but saw nice good bodsmithie shrubs. Over a gas (?) under 5. of town about 100 mi. S. of Juery, 60+ rovers - at first I thought it must be a slaughterhouse. / One probable Swarman bowls / [faded] cumulus clouds, & apparent rain over mts. to W. / Arrived at La Parrita (Km. 92) (Red sunset on clouds to W.) after dark. Drive toward Santa Clara Q. and camped just through cattle guard. Sprinkling auracut, + much lighting in evening. (Not dry in Oct. !) 13 October 1968. Light rain last night. Coyote chase to Nwd SW about sunrise. 7/0 scerubos - starter. A sharpshin hawk flew by about 8 a.m. open grass - brue - oak clump zone. / We drove or about 2 miles to new site old MV Z camp and camped near 80' red rock cliffs + stream (5 yds. wide & running well) about 1/4 mile on (2.3 mi. beyond cattle guard 1/2 of route) about (1 a.m. I started exploratory walks to lower parts 2 canyons leading = C. Norio e. C. Oscura sky E, S. by W. from area old camp; the W. are dry wash, the E. are running, noisy with pools 5-10 m. long + 1/4 + m. deep - swimming with bullfrogs (?) while dove, 10 mm. long, & many fishs 50 mm. / In bore of thick tall bunch ridge at edge CBK382! (camp roo. by ro.) creek I saw a cold king snake lying quietly. When I disturbed it a Piranipurus ran out of the clumps and ran about as if confused. I put smoke in log. The mouse still confused, in open. Saw a leopard? frog with narrow snout. Hot, humid, ex- starter, but breaking up. Returned to camp 14:30. Ascoma - many dry on ground, w. some cups still in trees, and green scraws some tree. Some smell but plentiful. Along trail in a canyon bottom, fairly abundant probto droppings now.