2. moon 1987 Journal 74 17 May southeast of Goldstone Spring, Providence mountains, San Bernardino co., CA. Once I reached the center of the ridge I zig zagged my way up (south) toward the main peak at 1842 m. climbing each smaller rocky peak and looking for lizards and woodrat nests and skulls in the rock- piles. These woodrats, which build nests out of pine twigs and bark just may be Dusky Footed Woodrats (Neotoma fuscipes). I found part of one skull with some molars for someone at the MVZ to look at. This ridge is a wide, relatively flat topped ridge that is still within the burned area so that all but a few pines or junipers are dead. There are several different kinds of small (up to 1m. high) shrubs and some short grasses, that are probably introduced species brought by cattle, growing on the rocky ridge with sparse rock piles and small peaks. It is sunny, warm (~27oc), and occasionally windy up here; altogether perfect hiking weather. on nearly every rock outcrop I found one or a few fence lizards, and many cont'd.