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LIDICKER 1958 (July 13 cont.) A canyon off to the left with almost woodland type of vegetation. 1.8 mi. further the road descends; the vegetation here consists of scattered tall shrubs with much grass & herbaceous vegetation on the ground. 1.2 mi. still further there are a few semi- cacti on the hillside to the left, a large valley to the NW ahead. This large valley no longer looks like dips country - not even ornatus. The vegetation is thick, but there are still yuccas & prickly pears, also much oak & other broad leaved trees; slope to left could almost be called a woodland. 7/10 of mi. E & N a joblote (km. 38) which is probably Baguillo, there is a small lake to the N. Near the town we saw a Kildeer. About 6 mi. beyond the town the road begins to descend again into another large valley to the W. 4 mi. W of the town above is another town. Here we noticed House Finches. Calvillo is 4.1 mi. beyond this last town. We continued beyond Calvillo about 5.5 mi. where we turned N on a dirt road which descended 8/10 mi. to a river which we forded & began to climb up the other side. Here we met Pedro de Loera who apparently lives most of his time in Sary, Durango, but owns orchards in this area etc. He spoke a little English. With him was "Tito" Alberto Martinez who owns a tienda on the main plaza in Calvillo, & several others. We chatted