J. Groth 1989 journal 236. Trip to Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona. May 20 I left Berkeley today at around noon, driving the route of Interstate highways 580 east to 5 south. Mileage on the red Toyota truck was 87923. By sundown I was crossing the desert to Arizona on Interstate 10 via 210 - the Pasadena Freeway. Weather was high clouds, rather cool in the Central Valley. By about 10:30 pm I had reached the Vicksburg exit on I-10 in Arizona, where I camped and staked out in the desert just about 1 mile south of the freeway in a creosote flatland. May 21 Woke to the calls of the Crissal Thrasher which perched on the mesquite (rare) bushes in the desert. I explored and found an old stick nest in that tree, 5 ft above the ground (morning dove or thrasher?). Left the area, but first saw bird (thrasher?) fly up and later found an old canid (looked like a dog) skull at a few bones. stayed at dry Dragon Mts -- sunny there -- took a few photos. Arrived at Pinery Canyon, Cochise Co, around 4:30 pm. Creek fairly dry in the canyon, but water further up. I drove into Barfoot Lake and found three carloads of campers as it didn't look like they were about to