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Mayhew
1960
Journal
18.
Mar. 19
Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
We camped at Yates Well at the
edge of the dry lake. Minimum temp.
tonight was 28°F. We drove 160 miles today.
Mar. 20
We arose at 0630 and checked sections
on or near Ivanpah Dry Lake. We drove
through Desert to Ripon to Ivanpah. Then
we went through the New York Mts. again,
but turned east toward the Nevada border.
We eventually reached Castle Buttes &
Indian Spring in the New York Mts.
Then we retraced our route to Ivanpah.
We drove from there to China, and then
to Helloran Springs for gas. After
refueling we returned toward China,
but camped in Joshua tree woodland
a few miles north of China. We drove
14¼ miles today. We camped for the
night at 2155. Minimum temp. tonight was 46°F.
Mar. 21
We drove toward China this morning,
checking several sections of Joshua
tree woodland. Before reaching China,
however, we turned west and hiked for
the lava beds north of the Kelso Mts.
After eating lunch in the lava
beds, we drove around the Old Dad Mts.
toward Baker. This road was in much
worse shape than it had been two
years ago. It took us over an hour
to drive 5 miles. After refueling at
Baker, we returned to Riverside.