California Condor Eben McMillan 23 June 1963 in any way, I can see no advantage to be further obtained in the interests of Condor Preservation, by keeping this small refuge that by its very remoteness, make any guarding or policing of its secrets, worthless. Therefore it would seem in the best interests of a dedicated program to save Condor that this small refuge only tends to weaken strict discipline in protective measures to save and protect Condor, and its discontinuance should be expedited with all haste. We pushed on up Falls Canyon Trail that led us through Mission Pines, a group of mature Pine and Cedar Tree. The pines were of Ponderosa, Coulter and Sugar Varieties and many dead snags of these species offered very good roosting perches for Condor. The Falls Canyon Trail, that passes through Mission Pines is not extensively used by hikers or horseback travelers. We saw no sign of human usage that had taken place since the last rain which was some few days ago. It is too rough for Trail-Bikes. A U.S. Forest Service Trail Crew had spent some effort on the Falls Canyon Trail this spring that made it very enjoyable to travel by horseback. Proceeding along Falls Canyon Trail we passed through Mission Pines and into Mission Pines basin where we began to see a few tracks of Deer. Deer seem to be very scarce in the Sisquoc River and throughout the Chaparral areas that cover much of the lower and central areas of the San Rafael Mountains mass as well as the general east slope of the Sisquoc drainage. In the Mission Pines basin we came upon the crossing place of Falls Canyon Trail and the main trail that follows the top of the ridge from West Pine Lookout to San Rafael mountain and on to Cacau Guard Station. Turning left and East at this -