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Bivitized to be Aeesat’ cae honorable. He was accustomed to 
mule, even if I had to tumble off. The women got busy ee once 
gatos grandes and back safe if not sound. It did feel ne d to 
come out of the blistering heat of the riverbed and below tle Co- 
ta ranch and feel the cool ocean breeze. hen we got to town 
the barometer read only 450 ft.. which is 160 ft. too high, and 
which is a remarkable Basie 2 for such changes in aerate 
as we made on the trip. At 400 ft. Quercus Brandegei came in, 
a large and widely spreading sake a black? oak, with st le ob- 
long to lanceolate and mostly entire mature leaves, but young 
shoots with leaves inclined to be spinos tipped and ropttied: 
Below and to the Cota fence is an Anona bush, 10-14 ft. high, 
rigidly and aca branched and with atte of leaves on the ends. 
Sphacele does ae go below 5000 ft, The liveoaks are.5 to 1 as 
to Pinus cembroides. The spotted Jeaved Dis nodium is common 
ou rocky slopes dag tu 4000 ft. Higuehag: Pe. is 4-5 
ft. high, erect and only at Liguna along the 
Sept _ Went out to the beach, 2-3 mile and loufed along 
t 28. Left for La Paz on a truck so soe (4 a.m.) that 
‘it was oo. and got there at 9a.m, Feels good to be at the old 
.: Willd : : 
Weather clear. ~Barometer 100 ft., normal elevation: No mai 
yec Will have to stay a week for steamer for Loreto, Can get 
fruit here, such a3 avoca los, mangos, oranges, lemons, and coc a= 
Huts. Vegetation i is greener Fen due to higher humidity. 17 or 
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