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and 2 abedor, autos in sniftstrahe hob
1 Phylloto and 2 Colonys, Parrots feeding on mollé.
Bained all day. Biting sand flies yesterday and
today.
Aug.25 Cloudy over-night. Left at 8 a.m. and drove all day,
grounds at 9:30, camped between Chimborazo and
Andahuaylas at 7:45 p.m. miserable road. Crossed
two ichu-covered "plateaus" without much grazing.
no alpacas or llamas, some horses, cows,
sheep. Lots of arid scrubby country. Chimborazo
valley & fields still charming; it is the site of my
earlier photo of cottage & poplars & mountains. Camped
after dark.
Aug 26 Wolf in a pasture in a drizzly fog. Left
early and drove through mist & clouds for a couple
of hours then over to third icuenter range, then
camped alaway about 2 pm; saw flies at river,
then up to the 4th cumbre. magnificent mountains.
Camped at dusk overlooking a pueblo in a
deep valley (Cachara) and with snow-capped
mountains above.