Banks 1758 Journal 29 March Trip to Colorado River, Clark Co., Nevada, with Ned Johnson. Ned and I left Berkeley at 9 PM Mar. 28, via Rts. 99, 466, +66 to Needles. Drove all night, stopping for coffee + gas several places. At dawn on Mar. 29 we were in vicinity of Barstow, where we had breakfast a little after 6 A.M. Several times during the morning we stopped to see the wild flowers blooming in the desert. The blooms were beautiful, with shades of yellows + purples predominating. Many composites, many with tubular corollas. 25road ni W. Needles, on Rt. 66, San Bernardino Co., Calif. This was one of our stops, and we took a walk for 45-60 min. in the desert. Ned + I each got a Desert Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) and I shot a lizard (#279) and found part of the shell of a tortoise (#280). Other birds in the area were: Roadrunner, Mockingbird, Turkey Vulture. Colorado River, opp. F-T Mohave Scatf., Clark Co., Nevada Drove to the river along a road (?) barely the width of the car, lined on both sides with 6-ft. high Arrow-weed. The entire bottomland here is one big thicket of this brush, with Poplars spotted around and much Willow. At least 2 horses and some cattle are in the area and have made trails thru the brush. We camped in a clearing right at the river, where