Field journal, v4296
Page 35
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Transcription
Mayhew 1959 Journal 17. Feb. 4 Colorado Desert, Riverside & Imperial Cos., Calif. onto highway 60-70, and drove to Ford Dry Lake. The turn-off into the dry lake that we constructed is 21 miles west of Blythe (27 miles east of Desert Center). We marked the site with a large board stuck in a creoste bush on the north side of the road. On the south side of the highway, about 150 yards further east, is a sign reading "Palo Verde - good cafes, cocktail bar." There is also a cable crossing sign at that point, and a small white building about 150 yards south of the highway. The road to Wiley Well leaves the highway 3.3 miles east of the turn-off. One young Uma scoparia was seen when Frank dug it out of a dune. It was about 6" beneath the surface. However, we were unable to catch it. There were quite a few tracks on the surface at this location. This is the easiest place to get to to catch Uma scoparia that we have seen so far. We then drove to Blythe, through Ripley and Palo Verde, on the Palo Verde - Ogilby Road. This road is quite rough for a considerable distance (it is 30 miles of unpaved road to the Glamis turn-off). We drove through Glamis & pulled into our usual campsite in the Algodones Dunes at 1850, after a trip