A. Good 1980 Journal. San Bernardino Natl Forest, Calif. 29 July (cont) until I fiddled w the wires leading to the battery. We then drove to Hwy 15 [illegible] + stopped at a gas station there. At that point the truck would not start at all + we had to get towed into San Bernardino where we spent the night in the parking lot of a gas station waiting for the mechanic to come the next morning. While in this parking lot I happened to look up + see 2 Amazons-type parrots fly by! I could see no detail as they were flying against the setting sun but they were obviously parrots -> flying close together with steady rapid wingbeats, short tails + [illegible] large heads. Also [illegible] making the usual flying-parrot din. Because of the truck problems Susan missed the plane she was planning to take back to the Bay Area. 30 July Up 6700. We waited around for the mechanic (who came at 0800) + found out that the problem was simply a poor connection at the battery terminals. When this was fixed + paid for (0900) we drove to Ontario where, after we had breakfast, I left Susan at the airport (she had booked a late flight). I then drove E on 10 to 243 + on 243 up into the southern part of San Bernardino Natl Forest.