Ed Loomis DS42 in jeep overlooking DS Valley. The remnants of the (very steep) road remain in place on Chocolate Mountain as of 2017, but vehicle access to the road ended in 1990s with creation of the Piper Mountain Wilderness.
Caption states, "El Toro before starting east, 9/1949," apparently the nickname of the truck - students include (upper, l to r) Donald Baker DS47, James Bostwick DS47, (lower, l to r) Donald Lammers DS47, Bob Bull DS48, Richard Patch DS47