thousand years. They have not decided how the lower Rafaports to be there. Because our small sample so far is similar to the rest of ours at Carro Geores, I am inclined to think coal pellets. Maybe they collected into pools of water to form the lenses. When we came home day I put 2 Carro Geores/pellets in water. They both floated for just 2 minutes. Pellets that disintegrated before the water arrived would provide loose scattered throughout the deposit. Saw maybe a dozen rabbits (hares) DOR, about 15 cimarragos. Condors roosting on a cliff above the River Mangano. "Water rats" catch fish at the hatchery. Everybody seems to know about water rats, except me. = Rattus?? Day warm, afternoon became gray overcast as though a storm were coming. nov. 16 Found coal pellets, stuffing in Barlorks, and Rafaports' for dinner. Cloudy + light sprinkles. nov. 17 Left about 10 for Solvanda, mostly drizzle. Pablo Knuff and a new Brazilian were at the Mascardi ranger station, and a Mr. Acuna is in charge of the wrangler's station. Pitched camp at same place as last year: 43 km 55 W Barlork, 1030m. Then it rained then sun. Get Big Sherman on the grid. Everything looks the same. Trails still passable, but a few fallen wire limbs blocked a few. Now shoots up to 8 ft. tall have come up in the middle of the trails, their leaves not developed yet, their stems not fully