R.J.Raiff 1956 7 Journal March 29 Mohave River, 1450ft., 5mi. E & 1 mi. N Midway, San Bernardino Co. Calif. farther along the road and downstream where the scouts said they had a nice camp. Vic and I drove on down and found that the road, after about a mile drops down into the broadened river flood plain and reaches the river about 1/2 mile farther. The scouts (about 65 of them) were camped right among adjacent to the river in tall screw-beans and so were two other parties. At this point the road crosses the river with the aid of a crude plank bridge which partly floats and partly rests on the bottom. This road crossing is just a few yards downstream from a railroad bridge. We crossed the river and followed the road through thick growths of tall screwbean containing some Arrowweed and Desert Willow. For about a mile the road runs parallel to and between the river and the railroad and about 1/2 mile from the crossing it passes by the railroad junction or switchpoint of Afton where there are several houses. The scouts inform us that there is a well here where they obtain good water. About a mile beyond the crossing the road emerges from the screw-bean thicket and meets a more marshy area adjacent to their river, and here the road becomes impassable although vehicles have gone farther. We decided to camp in this area, returned for the families and made camp in a previously-used camping spot a few