5 May Woke up about 8:50AM and got off about 9:40PM. Day began oppressively hot - perhaps the hottest and most humid we've had yet. Headed south of Cd. Valles on Mex. Hwy. 85 the plan being to go as far south as possible on this road in one day while checking the likely looking Anelytropis habitats on the way. As it was not checked several areas, only one of which had herbs and we ended up in the highlands of Hidalgo at a good trout area to look for Salamanders. The only good shooting we had along the road was as follows: Grounds of the Hotel Covadonga a few miles south of Covad Valles on Mex. Hwy 85 This is a large resort hotel we've removed from the San Antonio Spring of Cd. Valles. It has large extensive grounds including gardens, a large, now dry swimming pool, and a golf course. There is a stream running through the grounds on the east side and the gardens water a good deal. It was all the water and the lush vegetation that made the place an oasis in this otherwise dry area and that made it so attractive to us. We worked the grounds between 10:10-11:25 AM and found only the following: Physophya venulosa 2 found are