Quest 1948 Journal 101 June 5 El Tule, 25° ft, Baja California off the highway, towards the ocean and procured 4 Balantiopteryx plicata (see species account). Dr. Benson saw one Lepus californicus on the road and shot it. Also seen in a sandy wash was one Citellus leucurus. The Terrain between here and San Jose del Cabo is noticeably different than north of that place. We have entered a section of low rolling hills with numerous washes between composed of what appears to be decomposed granite. The hills have a red tinture to them while the washes are white with the minutely fractured granite gravel. Towards the interior the mountains rise abruptly from the coast hills. The hills are vegetated with low brush and Pitahaya agria and barrel cactus, with the washes containing much more dense vegetation. Jumbo Ocotillo, Cardon, Pitahaya dulce, Palo Blanco and Cholla are some of the many plants in the washes. June 6 1mi N Cabo San Lucas, 30° ft, Baja California Minimum temperature last night was 53°F. It looked like rain yesterday at dusk, a dark, heavy overcast moving in from the south, but no rain was noted during the night. This morning the sky is clear except for a very few scattered clouds. We are camped east of the town on the road to San Jose del Cabo, surrounding us are fields