R. MOON 1987 26 April Mitchell Caverns, Providence Mountains, San Bernardino co., CA. who the observer was. When we returned to Darner's Camp we saw a spectacular lightning storm pass over the Providences. In the Granite Mountains area it rained on and off for about three hours. After dark Bruce Waggy and I drove down Kelbaker Road to the old Hwy 66 (now the National Trails Highway) and then east to Essex to look for snakes that the rain may have brought out. We found a dead leaf-nosed snake and a dead Gopher Snake of on Hwy 66 west of Essex. The thunder and lightning continued as we drove up Essex Road to the Providence Mountains State Recreation Area. We saw only geckos on the road so we turned around below the campground and headed back to the Granites. We didn't find any animals on the road on the way back either.