Stuart 1959 Journal 208- 26 Nov. Mother Lode Trip Left Berkeley about noon [59864.5]. Walnut Creek = all species of walnuts, cottonwoods and willows are bright yellow; the grassy hills tan and the cobs dull with dust. A few sycamores along Denmillo - near stream. Along the entrenched stream bed at San Ramon are Baccharis as large as the associated willows. Limavere valley = Hwy 50. a few large Baccharis at roadside. One most excellent board fence. One lone sycamore N. of Hwy. in bare hills - near road & house though. [905.5] turn off to Liver more from Hwy*50. Some of the Baccharis in Altamont Pass are in bloom! [at at Tracy] 940 Manteca on #120 (935.6 San Joaquin river & more roadside Baccharis. East of Manteca fruit orchards, olives, grapes with locusts and walnuts along roads & a few sycamores in yards. The area is open & dry. Franzia & Petri wineries 950 A few palms & one huge oak - the only one I've seen since the S.Joaquin River! 951 Escalon - Dairies, roadside ditches with cattail, the farmsteads are all here. Few orchards. 956 Palms & cottonwoods. = Stanislaus Co. line afew date palms. 957 first height of land - 15'± - more dairies. Many big barns, tall palms, cottonwoods, lambarki populus, Sycamores in yards (also Libocedrus). a lumber yard, orchards, olives, walnuts, etc. as turn to S & Stanislaus River, & Oakhurst+. First live oaks since S.Joaq. river growing a la natural! at 960 - Many tall palms & live oaks here - all dull from dust. East of town undulating country with lots of live oaks. P. sabinianae in groves! 963.3 E. of town on #120 up a little hill out of the river valley where the oaks are