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Quest 1948 Journal 26
April 20 Alaska 4400 ft Baja California (unacquainted with the name) is an agglomeration of a dozen or so buildings along the road. On some maps, Alaska is known as "[illegible]" "El Rumorosa".
Killed two Sceloporus lizards this morning and saw many more on the large granite boulders. They stand out very prominently against the light granite. Saw many Eutamias merriami this morning.
April 20 Agua Hedionda 32°30'N 116°16'W Baja California
Arrived here about 4:00 P.M. after leaving the Alaska camp early in the afternoon. Saw one Citellus beckyi near a ranch house on the trip and one jack Rabbit.
The road was poor but entirely navigable for the trucks. The difficulty with the International truck has been solved, Dr. Benson locating a leak in the gas line and spending the late afternoon here soldering it up.
We are camped on the west side of a very broad flat canyon, surrounded by the rare "Red Shank" brush. Large granite boulders project above the tops of the Red Shank in scattered groups. We are by a spring marked by four willow trees. The water is murky and green and