Hanken, James 1976 Journal Western Hills Motel, Sanderson, Val Verde Co., Texas 6 July 0900 - Doug Ealins and I stayed here last night after driving yesterday morning from the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. We are bound for Mexico City and a rendezvous with Dave Wake, John Lynch, and Martin Feder to take part in a salamander collecting trip in southern Mexico. Doug and I left Berkeley at ~10:30 AM on July 2 and drove the first day to just outside of Victorville, San Bernardino Co, the first night. We reached the Chiricahua's and SWRS the evening of July 3 and remained there thru the morning of July 5. Doug and I attempted to collect some lizards while at the station to send to Dick Sage but were only moderately successful. We visited a couple areas below Portal in the morning and collected four Urosaurus ornatus in a dry wash near the road to Paradise. We also caught several Sceloporus jarrovi and 4 S. virgatus in So. Ford Canyon just above the parking area. The area is extremely dry having had