Paul DeBenedicti's 1960 Dec 15 Tehachapi, Cali - to Thousand Palms, Calif. We stopped at Tehachapi and got to gether. We will eat at Mohave. The Tehachapis look quite inviting. The standard yellow butterfly flower grows profusely, and there is considerable undergrowth of various types. The high mountains have considerable snow on them, but the mountains seem quite dry. The point we stopped at, well in the pine forest, is supposed to be a site for Ensatina croceator, but we saw no animals at all. The back of the truck is quite fun, but only for about 3-4 hours at a time. I had quite a time keeping my feet warm. At Tehachapi we met John, and went to lunch. We ate with Ted at Mohave. Then I had to get in back with Elvey (crowded, and how!) and stayed there until we got to Thousand Palms, about 3:00 - that is to say, about 6 hours Ugh! At Thousand palms we learned Ted, who had decided not to caravan, had broken down outside of San Bernardino. We waited at Thousand Palms until sun down, Gene, Elvey, + I hunting lma in the sand dunes. We saw a few tracks of lizards & snakes, but many rodents, rabbits, and some beetles. I took a few shots at some sparrows with my slingshot, but didn't get any. At sundown we called the Highway Patrol, who hadn't heard anything else, and told them we were