Aug 6. 1 mi SE San Benito Peak, 4400', San Benito Co Calif. ridges of disintegrated serpentine varying in color from gray-green to light reddish (evidently due to the amount of chemical disintegration & oxidation to Fe2O3). Most areas were bare of vegetation but here & there were solitary digger pines & less commonly Coulter pines & incense cedars. Where these trees were thicker as down in the lower parts of the ridges there was some chaparral - largely manzanita. The road follows a small stream (which had water in it) in which grew a very gorgeous Castilleja, columbine, and a large yellow- flower with 5 petals, many stamens, one Pistil & an inferior ovary. We camped about 200 yards off the road along a small, running stream which runs west between San Benito Peak & Sta Rita peaks. The stream, although small appears to be a permanent one and has a small willow - 1 to 2 feet high, the castilleja & columbine mentioned before and Parnassia (?) as small Zygaenum, Yanow, and some grasses. Around camp is a mixed growth of Digger & Coulter Pines and incense cedars with scattered manzanita bushes on the hillsides and Chrysanthemum on the flat. There is also some Phamnus, Yerba santa, & scrub oak growth. The hills to the North & East are of the bare disintegrated serpentine described above and on the south the hills are more densely wooded & contain more scrub oak chaparral. We arrived in camp about 10:45 AM and set up camp & ate lunch.