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A Manzanita like bush with berries( [[space]] ) Rhus [[space]] (thick leaf) & scrub oak, (Quericus [[space]] )

On south slopes Lower Sonoran goes to the top of ridges that seem 500 feet higher. It is marked by white & blue sage, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Hosackia glabra & in places by Opuntia englemani & by the absence of the previously mentioned Upper Sonoran species.

[[strikethrough]] Near the head of the canyon [[/strikethrough]]

A mixture of Upper & Lower sonoran birds characterizes the valley, Phainopeplas, Nelsons Oriole, Mocking birds, etc, with Aphilocoma, Melospiza &

Near the head of the canyon at 1300 feet large trees of Quercus agrifolia? & douglasi? are abundant. Then we cross open grain fields over the summit at 1500 feet & down to Ramona in an open, mountain valley - at 1400 feet.

Stopped at the Adams House for dinner & was surprised to find lemon & orange trees full of fruit in the yards, to see Olive & umbrella & pepper trees flourishing