Salt 1947 Journal 5 mi E, 4 mi S, Shandon, 1175 ft, San Luis Obispo Co., Calif. 19 Aug Met Dr. Alden Miller, Paul Dehnel, & Bob Storer at Paso Robles at 2:30 PM. 18 Aug. Drove from Paso Robles to Shandon to ranch of Dan McMillan about 5 miles S.E. of Shandon where we spent the night. Got up in the morning (19 Aug) and walked about the hills around the ranch house a little. Those portions of the land not cultivated are covered with Haplopappus and Encelia on the hillsides and grasses and low shrubs (of unknown species) in the flat portions. Saw Horned Larks, Mourning Dove, Valley Quail, House Finch, After breakfast drove to this location and set up camp. We are located in the San Juan Valley along a dry wash I presume to be the bed of the San Juan river or a tributary of it. The valley floor is about 2 miles wide. Hills rise on each side to about 1300 ft on west and about 1700 on the east. Most of the flat portions of the hilltops and portions of the valley floor are planted in wheat and are now stubble. The uncultivated portions of the valley floor are covered with wire-grass and clumps of Atriplex. The hillsides are covered by sparse cover of Haplopappus, Encelia, and some Artemisia.