1959 ristman Journal 200 Sept. Berkeley to Boonville, Mendocino Co., Cal. I left at 12:50 pm ( ) & via Santa Rosa to Cloverdale & Amer Hwy. 128 to Clevea & jins at about 4:30 p.m. The area from San Rafael to Petaluma is hilly grass-oaks from areas of pine grass to dense woodland. This area should be considered as a masaic"wood lands-grass" and not "grassland". From the bay area near Petaluma to Healdsburg the land is flat and perhaps was grassland - but oaks on all of the hills. There are oaks in the flats about Healdsburg. The road from Cloverdale to Boonville is very interesting - 2 apple tracks, one of sheep and 6 lumber - 2 of cut lumber & of red wood logs. The fences are good - mainly post-wire, but lots of shake & split wooden fences. Generally the NE side of the road was spotty with open grass & broad sclerophyll woods. - a few spots of serpentine - the SW side of the valley is woodland - long fir-red- wood. Many areas have been burned over - tall burnt canutes & a understory of persian oal & sprouting oaks, etc. This is a good example of succession - long time lapse area where the hills & d drive down to the flatsag & meads - there are many fine examples of fures, means, one cemetery and houses.