Jornand Hafner, M.S. 1974 11 October (cont) 11.8 mi. E. Boron, San Bernardino Co., 2500 ft. California road and later we learned that ~1½ inches of rain had fallen the previous Monday 7 October. The fact that puddles still remained was quite amazing. We drove along the road until we were forced to stop at a deep wash-out. We camped and set out 20 live traps in several directions from camp. The plant community was predominantly Atriplex with very sparse and small larrea and even fewer cholla. (No Yucca in this area.) There were numerous recent washes indicating considerable flooding. 2230 - we were setting traps near a small knoll west of camp when I noticed a pair of eyes reflecting my searchlight beam. I walked towards the eyes and saw an adult kit fox (Vulpes macrotis). The Fox approached me and then retreated. He was very reluctant to leave the area and continually approached & retreated. After ~5 minutes the Fox retreated out of