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R. Zwislo
1953
Journal
Yuma Co., Arizona July 23
of transportation and thus explains the existence
of the palms there.
There are several prominent water streaks on the
cliff face at the mouth of the main canyon, at
the end of the road. Possibly water filled potholes
or even spring may exist up on those cliffs... Jony
liked my the main canyon after dark looking for
water, but found obs a tiny pothole 6" in
diameter. He brought back a few tiny black tadpoles
from it, too desiccated to be identified.
The Hyfa remain to be found. The presence of
Bighorn sheep (we saw two) suggests that some surface
water is present, but they may travel very far to it.
July 24
Returned to Los Angeles.
For what they are worth, here are max-min temperature
averages and ranges for our three main campsites:
Ave. Min Ave. Max Range
El Vezel 47.3°F 79.0°F (44-83)
Las Adjuntas 51.3 69.0 (49-73)
Mazatlan 73.0 93.2 (71-95)