May 14 - Solano Fire. We sat on the fire until today and traveled back to Negrito short again of a 14 day roll. No fires are going in Region 3. And we are last on the list to go out of R-3 since we hit SO-CAL early on.

Saw an elusive Gila monster. Our name sake. Didn't get a good picture. They are extremely rare to see in the wild and was the first sighting for everyone on the crew. Their saliva has so much bacteria that a bite can be fatal.