D.O. Straney 1976 35. 26 Nov Contd. At lunch at MacDonalds by I-15 in San Bernardino, then off to San Jacinto Mts., Riverside Co., Calif. I threw my back out at Mill Creek so this was not overly comfortable. By now the wind was strong blowing dust and campers on the Thruway. Fortunately it also blew away the smog, so we had a marvelous view of all of the Mts. Set our first traps (100) 10.5 mi SE Banning (Hwy 74), the hills at this elevation are rolling and green with thick looking chaparral on a granite base - big boulders and the soil is thick pebbly fine weathered granite. A unique habitat. Then drove uphill, but a few tenths of a mile convinced us we were at the highest elevation for chaparral. We drove several miles anyway to get a good view (clear sky) and to look at the habitat. These Mts are gentler than the 1st 2 and the oak parkland and pine forests are much thicker and more eastern in aspect. The wind, this was fierce. Returned to 8.1 mi SE Banning where Peg and John set 40 traps. My back suffered some from the Mt. Voodoo. As it threatened.