M.F. Smith 1980 JOURNAL Escondida, 4600 ft., Socorro Co., New Mexico May 15 We stopped at an alfalfa field in Escondida on the east side of the river and got permission to trap there. Caught 8 animals but it started to rain and activity was way down so we pulled the traps. Took tissues from the 7 dead animals before heading north for Albuquerque. Dropped Dave at his house. Mark and Darcy Hafner had already arrived there. They are on their way to Berkeley. We checked into a motel and spun the blood samples and skinnet and stuffed the remaining animals. Got cleaned up and went over to Dave's for dinner and a chat with the Hafner clan. Albuquerque, New Mexico May 16 Jim karyotyped the live animals in the motel room while Carol and I did errands and the laundry. We got an inverter at Radio Shack for ~$80 to replace the defective one. This price is probably better than Sear's Ward's. Cebolita Creek, 16.3 mi. S. Grants, Valencia Co., New Mexico, 6800 ft. May 17 Drove west from Albuquerque on route 66. Got off at the Quemado exit and south on I/7, which is a two lane, paved highway.