Murray 1948 Journal Apr 19 Seira Suarez, Baja California California ground squirrel in a rocky wash. We have decided not to go to Las Palmas Canyon, but to go on through to Ensenada. The mountain here is mostly strata of shale, with some sandstone and much granite. There is a stream with some water coming down a deep canyon strewn with granite boulders. Along its margin are mesquites and tamarisk with even a little grass growing. The mountain slopes themselves have little but encelia, cholla, and a few other scrubby shrubs. Quite some distance up grief befell us. The International got sick and died and we spent considerable time working over the fuel pump and line. Finally it would run a little at a time by priming the carburetor and we struggled to the summit. The road up was quite steep, and tortuously wound back and forth straight up the mountainside rather than finding a pass. At the top is a thriving little village called Alaska on the map and road signs but apparently El Rumorosa by the inhabitants. Here we camped finally at 9PM.