Mallard notes, v4295
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Mayhew 1958 Journal 63. Mar. 29 Colorado and Mojave Deserts, Calif. This morning at 10 A.M. Frank Vaske & I started on a scheduled 5-day trip through the Northern Colorado Desert and most of the Mojave Desert as far as Death Valley. The weather was partly cloudy but fairly warm. (Speedometer reading 2897) We drove through Indio to Mecca, then through Box Canyon in the Mecca Hills to Desert Center. We went north toward Rice from Desert Center, but off on another road to cross Danby Dry Lake. When we reached the Santa Fe railroad tracks, we turned left to parallel the tracks through Chubbuck to Cadiz, then along the highway to Amboy. After refueling, we took a road toward Kelso from highway 66 east of Amboy. We camped for the night at 8:30 P.M. about 4 miles north of highway 66. (Speedometer reading: 3144.) Flowers were growing in profusion about 8 miles north of Desert Center. There were also fairly abundant areas in Box Canyon & just north of Danby Dry Lake. Although a large number of lizard tracks were seen near Desert Center, no lizards were seen all day. Andalusian warblers, phainopeplas, & mockingbirds were seen.