Mallard notes, v4295
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Mayhew 1958 Aug. 26 Journal 98. 1000 Palms area, Riverside Co., Calif. old highway toward Garnet until we reached the power lines of So. Caly. Edison Co. We followed the paved road that paralleled the power poles to North Palm Springs at Dillon Road, then retraced our steps to 1000 Palms. Several young animals were captured along the road shortly after sun-rise. At the time we started (0445): air temp. — 25.2°C. surface " — 25.5°C. Road " " — 29°C. Rel. Humid. — 39% The power line road is 3½ miles long from old 60-70-99 to Dillon Road. Old 60-70-99 from Garnet to 1000 Palms is 10 miles long. At 0710 we entered Ramon Road from 1000 Palms, and collected some young Uma inornata between 1000 Palms and 3 miles west. At the point 3 miles west, we entered a partly developed subdivision with paved roads. We stopped at the end of one of these roads & collected Uma inornata, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, & Ute graciosus. We left this area and drove up Highway 74 (Palms to Pines) to Mountain Center, then turned toward Idyllwild. We collected ■ Sceloporus graciosus 5 miles north of Idyllwild