Pearson - 1994 4 November 4- Drizzly and cold most of the day (below 50). Eileen Lacey came by. She wants to get some Ctenomys maulinus to compare with her sociabilis and haigii. November 5- Left Bariloche about 11 a,m, for Cordoba. Yesterday's cold rain brought snow to Cerro Villegas etc. Lunch along the Alicura Reservoir and siesta mear Piedra de Aquila; Only one squashed hare on the road, very few sheep, cattle, or horses. Larrea from about [illegible] de Aquila to Neuquen. Some salmon culture rafts in the Alicura Reservoir. Slept in an informal dump a few miles north of Neuquen. November 6- Heard tinamous in the morning at our campsite. Drove north to 25 de Mayo, then good new paved road north toward Santa Isabel. Larrea all the way, but lots of diversity and many species in bloom. After about 4 hours the paving gave out, then unpaved for about an hour more to Santa Isabel. Saw no squashed hares on this stretch, two live martinetta tinaous, but almost no habitations, almost no livestock of any kind. This has gotta be one of the loneliest stretches of road in Argentina. We passed only a dozen cars. We stopped at one microwave tower and found a dead fio fio under the wires, guinea pig sign under thorn bushes, and lots of tuco sign. Late lunch in Santa Isabel, then half-paved half unpaved to General Alvear. One more martinetta along the road, a few chacras, but almost no livestock; then grapes and fruit as you approach General Alvear, where we arrived about 6 p.m. The sidewalks in the evening (Sunday) are crowded with young people, young couples with a baby, grandparents, and cruising the main. Balmy temperature. November 7- Flat tire in morning. Left General Alvear about 10:30 for Monte Coman, then to San Luis. Road straight, well-paved for several hours, much Larrea but quite diverse and everythig blooming, then stretches of road under repair or detour. No traffic, only a dozen cars in 4 or 5 hours of travel. Saw a hare dropping at one stop north of Monte Coman, and three more tinamous. We see no guinea pigs, but some droppings. Ice cream in San Luis, then north toward Villa Dolores. Three more tinamous along the road. Not a squashed hare since Rio Negro. one squashed snake, ringed black, red, and yellow, about 2.5 ft.