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[[underlined]] To Questa [[/underlined]]

timbered with nut pines & juniper, well back [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] over the lava rock rims. The creek at San Cristobal runs a little ditch full of good water that keeps a narrow line of little ranches green.

Camped at a spring 200 feet above Red River among beautiful junipers & big yellow pines. Good gramma grass covers the ground & furnishes fine feed for the horses. Near the settlements the grass has been mainly killed out by over grazing but the scarcity of water protects it farther back.

[[underlined]] Aug. 15 [[/underlined]]. Struck Red R. about a mile from camp & then followed up the valley about 2 miles to Questa. Then about 3 miles farther up into the mouth of the Red River canyon & camped.

Aneroid at camp 8050, at Red R. 7850, at Questa 8100, at camp 8200. Came about 5 miles.