bushes in the canyon bottom, and the sides of the canyon are steep and rocky. We are in a deep curve of the road, so steady large truck traffic Goes by us on 3 sides. Anyhow, there were mouse tracks around, so we pitched the tent and waited for it to cool off. Then I set 19 traps below camp, and 20 more above. I put watermelon rind in some and oatmeal in others. March 21, 1974 One Ophelot, and one manussa in my traps. N. Hollando OP got lots of mice, however, since he set more Thursday up the sides of the canyon among rocks, so we got 5 Opheloti; spect the rest of the morning fixing the lengths for EM study. The sun is really hot, but a cool'd breeze keeps things bearable. Found a gecko under a flatish rock yesterday. Smaller than the ones near Lima. A pair of dormice only have their roots near our camp, and are amazingly undisturbed by our activities. They sit out in the hot noon sun - with no apparent effort to find for shade. We have also seen flicks of doves low, and heard warblers. OP set out more traps up the canyon, and while waiting for him I found a neat little wrapped packet of coarse leaves that someone left here by design or accident. Wrapped with the dry leaves were a flat pancake-shaped greyish stone and a black [illegible] charred piece of bone.