Christman, D. M. 1960 Journal 6 Apr. Berkeley to Joshua Tree National Monument. Dr. Miller, James D. Anderson & myself left Berkeley at 6:00 a.m. and by way of Hayward and Tracy onto Highway 99. In Merced we stopped to repair a tire – inner tube, and were delayed from 9:00 a.m. to 11:15. Ate lunch in a park in Fresno at noon. About three we approached Tehachapi pass from Belberfield. The upper portion of this broad flat alluvial floor was (Bena) covered with shrubs, a carpet of Lupinus and lush grass. The treeless lower foothills were also lushly covered with grass, and extensive areas of Amargosa and to a lesser extent Eschscholzia. Named Larks. The oak woodland is greening up, short grass was dense. Joshua trees toward Mojave from Tehachapi are in clumps with relatively few of them branching – these appear to be clones. The desert about Mojave is just opening up – a few areas with a carpet of yellow flowers, few shrubs are green or blooming. 466 & 395 to Adelanto & Victorville, San Bernardi B.P.D. Bought groceries & a meal at Buncel. Onto Hwy18 and road to Joshua Valley. Pleasant evening – collected 3 sidevindas. a 3/4+ moon and no rodents seen. Into Indian Cave at 10:15 p.m. – to sleep with rock cars and Bugs sounding off. 7 Apr. Indian Cave, Joshua Tree National Monument, 3,000 ft. San Bernardino to, Calif. After a guide breakfast we were in the field by 6:15 a.m. Jim and I worked toward the "pot holes" up the steep fractured granitic walled canyon.