Murray 1948 2 Journal Apr 7 Point San Felipe, Lower Calif. Barren Colorado floodplain. 30 miles out of El Mayor the road disappeared into a sea of sand and it was necessary to drive east around the mountains which were ahead. This was good enough going through the flood plain with good weather, but a storm would make it very muddy and probably impassable. While within sight of the gulf a flock of about 50 white pelicans were circling high in the air. We set up camp about a mile south of San Felipe, at a fishing camp on the cliffs overlooking the shore. Apr 8 Same location Put up the mice saved in the live traps from the day before. Our camp is located in and around an empty house which turned out to belong to the assistant Police Chief of Mexicali. Around it are sand flats or outcroppings of shale, while the beach is just below. Several talus covered hills are nearby, bearing very little vegetation in the almost solid shale. Shot a Cnemidophorus tessellatus in the sand and a Crotalus cerastes which was under rocks on a talus slope. I saw.