was found at about 11:45. The temp in the shade at the side of the car 1/2" above the ground was 41.0. Jan 30 Bricesburg, Hwy 140, on way to Yosemite, Mariposa Co, Calif Stopped here after eating lunch and looked around until 3:30 PM - In all we caught 2 more Taricha. S.B. Ruth Journal 1969 Jan 31 Bricesburg Hwy 140 Mariposa Co, Calif Taricha sierrae, 2 adult, 1 subadult, and 2 juveniles Ambystoma lugubris. Also we found 3 Batrachoseps attenuatus. I found several caves along an old roadway just before the bridge over Bear creek but did not find anything inside. We are now on our way to Aptos for Ambystoma ... both tigrinum + macandasylium. Jan 31 Valencia Lagoon, near Rio del Mar Farnoff Hwy 1 Santa Cruz Co Calif. About 9:00 PM Nate Cohen and I drove out to Valencia Lagoon while R.C. Stebbins turned in early because of contractions in his lower gut. Mostly Nate wanted to see where the lagoon was. We heard many little