R. Zweifel 1953 Journal June 28 Following directions provided by Stan Weitzman and Jack Fatin, who were down here last year, we were able to able to find the road to take us back into the mountains in the general direction of Guadalupe y Calvo. The road follows a railroad bed to Ajeto (in Durango) and then a better logging road to El Vergel (Yagunite on the aeronautical chart). The "alti-plano" aspect is again evident here, but in terms of actual area, is less well developed than farther north. The upper reaches of several (2 main) deep barrancas are crossed, and near El Vergel the road climbs to over 8000', leaving the scrubby oak and pino country and ascending into the yellow pine - medrone association and the mountains. There was evidence of a slight rain today, but the heavy summer rains have not yet started. The "lakes" at El Vergel are dry. When Fatin and Weitzman were here last summer, the road ended at El Vergel. However, there is now a road under construction to Guadalupe y Calvo. We have camped by a stream on that road 12 kilometers from El Vergel. From our campsite (elev. 7800') the only trees which can be seen are yellow pines. The region has been logged, hence the aspect is relatively open. There is practically no understory,