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Willow trees were seen bordering the hedges, The
RA leaves the coast at
Ensenada Sta. + climbs up
the sandy hills at a steep
inclination averaging about 40°.
The first inland vegetation
met were clumps of small
cereus cactus some of which
were in blossom. On the drift
sand a few small parallel
trucks were seen which may
have been mice. Burros
were also seen under the low
banks of RA cuts which
looked like marmal lion?
At Kilometer 32 there were on
top of a high apartment over-
looking the Pueblo River valley
with its fields of cane & grain
crops separated by hedges of trees
eucalyptus, willow etc. Above
Pueblo Sta. we saw a flock of
10 or more giant condors which
wheeled down the air within
50 or 75 yds of us. Many black
vultures were associated with
them. They were apparently
gathered about the deceased
carcass of a Burro. Further
in some miles the boys on
the riding on the carcatcher saw