ual DeBenedicti: 1961 Jan 1 Indio, San Bernadino Co, to Mojave, Kern Co., Calif though the difference lies in the nature of the desert. That of Sonora is a rocky desert with little sand, that of California is the sandy desert. north of Indio. Still, the contrast is striking, and I much more prefer the Sonoran desert. Thousand palms really looks desolate now. The mountains to the west look a little more interesting than those to the east; they at least are a little colorful. It is Mt. San Gorgino. Just south of Banning in the mountains to the east there is a patch of what appears to be pines. It looks interesting. There may be a road up to it via Millard Canyon State Park. We ate Breakfast at Banning. The country around Cajon Pass is considerably more interesting. The shrubby, though low, is quite dense. The taller mountains are pine couered and many have considerable snow on them. The mountain I noted near Banning was Mt. San Jacinto. We stopped a little ways beyond the turn- off to 365 and Havty and I each got a few Xantusia vigilis under Joshua tree logs. Joshua trees are fairly abundant in this area, mixed with low bushes, sage and creosote (?), and grass on a rocky sandy soil. Most of the desert here is dry open sagebrush with patches of and scattered single Joshua trees every now and then, not especially attractive. I don't like this area but it was gun to finally do a little collecting here. Just