R. MOON 1987 Journal 22 16 April Granite Mountains to Barstow, San Bernardino co., CA. Bruce and I tried to go to Barstow today before noon but ran into problems. My car broke down on highway 40 about 6 miles east of Ludlow at 0930 PST. Bruce sat in the car until about 1330 PST while I hitched a ride into Ludlow twice. The first time I bought some diesel fuel (I had to leave a $30.00 deposit for the fuel can) and fuel conditioner. After getting back to the car and trying the fuel & conditioner, which didn't work, we tried to figure out what was wrong. The only part on the diesel engine that we both recognized was the air cleaner. We still couldn't get the car started. So I got another ride into Barstow and called Philippe Cohen at the Granites; he came to pick us up and drive us back. Then we took his truck and towed my car all the way to Barstow, using the old Highway 66 (now the National Trails Highway). We parked the car in a parking lot and went to camp at Owl Canyon, northwest of Barstow. We found a longnose snake and two rattlesnakes there, a sidewinder and a Mojave Rattlesnake at 2130 PST.