Bowman 1952 Journal Aug. 11. 11.5 miles NE Chama, 10,000 ft., Rio Arriba Co., San Juan Mtn., New Mexico. The following is a brief resume of the happenings during the last 8 days. The MVZ party, consisting of Ward Russell, Jerry Russell, Stuart Randry, and myself, left Berkeley on Aug. 4 about 5:30 a.m. Both MVZ panel trucks were taken. First night camped 80 miles W Needles, Calif., on the desert. Temp. that night well up in estimated 80° F. Slight cooling at sunrise. Camped on the outskirts of Gallup, New Mexico. Slight rain that night. On the morning of Aug. 6th we crashed the '47 Chev. truck at San Ysidro, New Mexico. Stuart Randry was driving when accident occurred. (Randry was not in possession of a valid driver's license). I was injured slightly and taken by ambulance to Grants Hospital, in Grants, New Mexico. Here I remained until the morning of Aug. 8. During this 2 day interim, the remainder of the party attended to repairs of truck, and storage of surplus equipment at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. On leaving Grants, N Mex. on Aug. 8, we drove (4 in cab of '51 truck) to Albuquerque where we camped on the desert east of town. On Aug. 9, we remained in Albuquerque during a.m. for shopping and awaiting estimate of repairs on truck ($50). In afternoon we drove to Santa Fe where we picked up mail and obtained directions on camping localities in the high country in Northern New. Mexico. We made camp at Bravos Lodge, 6 mi E Parkview, at about 8000 ft. On the morning of Aug. 10, we surveyed the immediate vicinity of camp. The dominant tree here is yellow pine. In an hour of hiking around camp, saw or/and heard the following animals: nighthawk (3+); broad-tailed