V. memmler 1941 Itinerary May 16, A group of five intending to base camp along the coast somewhere in Mendocino Co. left Berkeley at 7:10 A.M. Party proper consisted of Mrs. Hilda W. Grinnell as leader, and included Josephine Crowley, Frances Prack, Jean Boulware and myself. Mr. David Johnson was with us on the first day and drove the old Museum Rio Truck. The rest of us went in Mrs. Grinnell's car. We followed highway 101, after crossing the San Francisco Bay on the Richmond - San Rafael ferry, north to Cloverdale. At Cloverdale we changed to highway 28. We pass thru forests of Coast Redwoods and were unable to locate Dinnichels State Park because the sign was missing. We stopped for lunch near the lower limits of the Navarro River. Vultures and Red-tail hawks, two or 3 of the former and two of the latter. Next we proceeded to Van Damme State Park and found a C.C.C. Camp there. Soon departed and traveled on north to the Russian Gulch State Park which is about 2 miles north of Mendocino City. The ranger, Mr. Engelhardt gave us permission to trap small mammals and collect Amphibians, Reptiles and flowers. We camped about