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Books what books you always take with you?

MMc - 8-17-2018 at 10:44 PM

There are books we take with us what are yours?

Baja Almanac
Pacific tide pools
Between Pacific Tides
Baja Ca Plant field guide
What aree you're book?

David K - 8-18-2018 at 07:23 AM

Good topic... I totally blew it this week as I had neither my typical books with me, or the AAA map with mileages (Baja Almanac, Baja Plant Field Guide, Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, and an AAA map). I have also taken the Roadside Geology and Biology book by Minch, in the past. It was great to be a mobile classroom with my two kids on our trips and those books were great.

[It was a quick 3-day trip and it is a busy time for me, so I was not focused as much a usual. It was a great trip, and I will be posting a report.]

I did have the Nat Geo maps in my glove box (and my book, Baja California Land of Missions), but those maps do not have mileages. So, when I took the Laguna Hanson road (for the first time), I didn't have much of an idea of the distance between Hwy. 3 and Hwy. 2... it was just 58 miles, I would find out.

[Edited on 8-18-2018 by David K]

woody with a view - 8-18-2018 at 07:55 AM

Playboy. But only for the pictures! LOL

BajaBlanca - 8-18-2018 at 08:01 AM

When we first moved here and we were still driving back and forth between Mexico and US of A, I always referred to THE BAJA HIGHWAY by John Minch and Thomas Leslie.

As you travel south, they tell you about the geology of the area you are driving by kilometer by kilometer. There is also some info on the plants/trees. I adore this book!

Marc - 8-18-2018 at 08:31 AM

Baja Almanac & my Kindle with over 30 as yet unread titles.

David K - 8-18-2018 at 08:37 AM

Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca  
When we first moved here and we were still driving back and forth between Mexico and US of A, I always referred to THE BAJA HIGHWAY by John Minch and Thomas Leslie.

As you travel south, they tell you about the geology of the area you are driving by kilometer by kilometer. There is also some info on the plants/trees. I adore this book!


Yes, it is good... he did change the title with this newer edition published in 1998 (Minch even mentions the change on the front page):

BajaBlanca - 8-18-2018 at 08:41 AM

I don't have the updated book. I bet it is better .. amazon, here I come.

David K - 8-18-2018 at 08:47 AM

The only thing I saw amiss in the new book (and not his fault) was that the kilometer markers south of San Quintin were changed after he published it, so the locations in that section are off by around 2 kms.

SFandH - 8-18-2018 at 08:54 AM

Reminds me, I need to buy a new Spanish-English dictionary. Mine is falling apart.

Thank goodness for Kindles and WiFi. I have the Amazon bookstore at my fingertips when in Baja, at least when I drive into town.

MMc - 8-19-2018 at 06:23 AM

What's on the kindle? Is It fiction or resource books. I take plenty of fiction too but that changes.


Quote: Originally posted by Marc  
Baja Almanac & my Kindle with over 30 as yet unread titles.

basautter - 8-19-2018 at 03:26 PM

Baja Almanac
Baja Catch (great starting point for fishing)
Baja Adventure Book (dated, but still has some good info)

I also take a GPS device for mapping and a SPOT for emergencies. I will be upgrading to an inReach prior to my next big trip! :light:

pauldavidmena - 8-19-2018 at 03:36 PM

It's never the same exact titles, but always at least one of the following:

Skipjack Joe - 8-19-2018 at 05:53 PM

Quote: Originally posted by basautter  
Baja Almanac
Baja Catch (great starting point for fishing)
Baja Adventure Book (dated, but still has some good info)

I also take a GPS device for mapping and a SPOT for emergencies. I will be upgrading to an inReach prior to my next big trip! :light:


Agreed.

mtgoat666 - 8-19-2018 at 07:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by MMc  
There are books we take with us what are yours?


Various fiction, and usually a stack of recent/unread New Yorker.

Marc - 8-20-2018 at 06:36 AM

Quote: Originally posted by MMc  
What's on the kindle? Is It fiction or resource books. I take plenty of fiction too but that changes.


Quote: Originally posted by Marc  
Baja Almanac & my Kindle with over 30 as yet unread titles.


History & bios mostly. Been having trouble with small print. I can enlarge the print on the Kindle.