P.Brylski 1985 Journal Rose Valley Ranch, 2.5 mi N. Coso Jct., Inyo Co., Calif 21 Jan. Arrived here ~ 6:30-7:00 pm, having left Berkeley ~11am. Stopped in Livermore, Coalinga (gas), Mojave. It seems pretty warm relative to normal (~50°c) Too dark to set gopher traps, so stopped in at Little Lake for a beer. Met 60-year old Doris Bliss. She'd had thru 3 husbands, and was out seeing the sights in her VW bug; had quite a few laughs. Slept above Coso Jct. 22 Jan 5am Started setting gopher traps. The gopher sign (fresh wounds i.e.) isn't everywhere (as in spring/summer). Fresh wounds are found every 20-50 feet in the area near the roads. But in the interior, they seem to be more sparse. Set 35 meacles at 25 stations; and all 8 my livetraps (35). 10pm Eating dinner at Olancha. I catalogued 8 gophers thus far. 3've got 4 live ones awaiting numbers. No males yet - all females. All 8 them are in reproductive condition. The uteri are swollen in all cases - some of them greatly so, with vascularization/placentation sign. I clipped 4 or 5 out and preserved them in alcohol... One female (924) had 6 embryos - probably about 5mm long.