Field notes, v1538
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Quast 1948 Journal 103 June 6 1 mi N Cabo San Lucas, 20' ft Baja California bottom of th bay to th surface. Those of the schools are about 6 in long, but Cabrillo were cought off the pier that weigh from 4-8 lbs. June 7 Punta Gasparino, 10+ ft, 23°16'N, 110°9'W Baja California Arrived here yesterday after a hard but interesting trip from Cabo San Lucas. This road seems to be travelled much less than that on the east side of the cape and leads over considerably rougher terrain, climbing high into the mountains between here and Cabo San Lucas. The vegetation is of the same kind as in the southern part of the peninsula but grows high and heavy from th mountains to here. We are still in the weathered granite country and see occasional granite outcrops in the form of large boulders. Considerable more soil is present in this area. Minimum temperature last night was 63°, max- imum today was 77°. We are camped in a large wash just north of Punta Gasparino and are about 200 yds from the ocean, separated from it by a large level beach. South of us are small sand dunes thickly over- grown with short dense shrubs and composed of very fine, dark sand. North of us and forest- east of us is the wash bottom that points towardsthe sea from the mountains several miles to the east. Saw two large Iguanas yesterday that were