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bajalera
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Well that's my objection. Sounds academic--which is likely to turn off the average Bajaficionado/a--although it isn't.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
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David K
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Well, that was my term... Antonio never called it that... It really is Wilderone's baby... So, let's see what she has to say about the name... We do
have some great books to get it started... Everyone coming to the big town festival July 22-24 should try and bring a desert, sea, or Baja related
book not yet on the list... if they can.
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David K
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Awesome John, good job!
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David K
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At Barnes and Noble tonight I bought a copy of Baja California and its Missions by Tomas Robertson, La Siesta Press c1978... I was surprised to find
it there! Anyway, I already have this fine book and bought it for the Baja Cactus library... will deliver it to El Rosario tomorrow night.
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wilderone
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Since I'm coming to the Cultural Faire in July, thought I'd accumulate more books for the library. So I bought 18 from Alibris.com, online - free
shipping!!
Also, Antonio envisions a wonderful library, which will also have books for sale, where Baja authors can offer them for sale, and will also be a
library for the El Rosario citizens as well, with other subject matter besides Baja-related. So although it will serve as a point for research with
it's abundance of Baja-related subjects, including historical, geographical and biological, it will also contain books for citizens and hotel guests,
generally. I occasionally run into best sellers in Spanish, which I buy too, for this purpose.
"Baja California and its Missions by Tomas Robertson, La Siesta Press c1978... " - wonderful addition - thanks, David.
Additional titles:
Sea Kayaking - Johan Loots
Essentials of Sea Kayaking - ?
Angler's guide to baja california - Tom Miller
Friendly whales - a Whalewatchers' guide to the gentle gray whales of
Baja Ca - Roy NIckerson
Air and fire - Thomson, Rupert
Almost an Island - travels in Baja CA - Bruce Berger
Southern CA and BAja - Judy Wade
A field guide to pacific coast fishes of No America - Gulf of Alaska to Baja CA - William Eschmeyer
The Baja Book II - Tom Miller
Discoverying the geology of Baja CA : six hikes on the so. gulf coast - Markes Johnson
Frommer's great outdoor guide to So CA and Baja - Andrew Rice
Beaches of Baja - Walt Wheelock
Due South Los Cabos - Stephanie Marceau
The Other Side - Journeys in Baja CA - Judy Botello
Baja California - William Johnson - Time LIfe book
Baja journey - reveries of a sea kayaker - Robin Carey
The Baja Adventure Book - Walt Peterson
Also picked up another No. American birds book
and I'll throw in my Life of John Muir
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wilderone
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Thanks, John. You'd make a good librarian!!
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Antonio is planning to show off the collection of books, to be displayed on some shelves being made. They will not be available for reading just
yet...
A reading/research room is planned for the future.
Please bring any Baja, desert, ocean, etc. subject books to the festival you can donate for this library.
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David K
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Keep those books coming... You will be recognized by future Baja explorers as well... Lorenia (Sra. BajaCactus) is logging all donations for
recognition on index cards...
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I'll be bringing the following titles on my Thanksgiving trip. I'll take yours as well if you'd like. One book at a time - a wonderful library can
be created.
God and Mr. Gomez - Jack Smith
The Old Gringo - Carlos Fuentes
Baja Legends
Sunset Travel Guide - Baja California - July '73
California Missions Pictorial - McConalogue, Publ; '65 ed.
Desert Wildlife - Edmund Jaeger - '61
New Baja Handbook for Off-Pavement Motorist in Lower Ca. - '73
Spanish/English dictionary
Natl. Geographic - Feb. '94 (Sea Turtle story)
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John M
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Updated book list
Wilderone and others
I added the books Wilderone is taking for the El Rosario book library to the ongoing list (to the list on my computer) and will repost a new update in
a day or two.
Has anyone added any other books recently that aren't shown on the list several posts up?
If you can take the time to put the author and date of publication with your titles it will make our list more accurate.
John M.
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I should have taken a photo of the huge custom bookcase in the lobby at Baja Cactus last weekend! It will contain the books once Antonio has a safe
system or hospitality room, so the books don't 'get lost' once they become available for viewing.
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Lucked out this weekend and found a few more titles to add to the list:
Diving and Snorkling Baja, CA, Lonely Planet, Walt Peterson Feb. '99
Baja Handbook, Joe Cummings, Feb. '92
Baja, CA , Lonely Planet (5th ed. 2001) - another one
Baja, CA, AAA Auto Club '95
National Geographic, Dec. '92 (Whale sharks)
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BajaCactus must have found a better home in the motel for the books. The bookcase was empty a few days ago.
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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The books will NOT be stored at the motel until a SECURE system for viewing them is devised... The bookcase is huge... I will get a photo of it this
weekend when I am there...
No one wants any of these valuable Baja treasures to become 'lost'.
If you want to borrow a book while you are staying at the motel or resting in the future hospitality lounge (on your way south), you will probably
have to provide some kind of guarantee or deposit. Antonio will come up with something good. I am sure we can convince Antonio to get a coin operated
copy machine...
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BajaCactus
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Not to worry my friend Neal...
All the books are safe and well guarded at the moment.
I have been making reference cards for each and everyone you have so kindly donated...so, everyone can have a better idea of the book they want to see
prior to asking for it.
Also, I am working on a VERY secure and safe way to lend them...we do not want any of them to get lost.
The book showcase at the BajaCactus Motel lobby is ready and waiting for it to be filled, we even put a couple of custom made chairs...but it has been
my fault there is nothing in there yet...
Also my architect is modifying the third stage of construction of the motel to include a full size library.
I apologize for not being more agile in this matter... I just do not want to mess it up...and besides... I have also been extremely busy finishing up
the installation of the high speed satellite connection at BajaCactus....this is almost done...in 2-3 weeks at the most will be up and running...and
then I will have more free time to finish the library project.
No problem with that copy machine David... easily done.
I wish to deeply thank everyone helping in putting this library together...I believe we will make a very nice project of this.
Antonio M.
[Edited on 11-23-2005 by BajaCactus]
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David K
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The collection keeps growing with your donation/ contribution of a Baja or related book/ magazine.
The future hospitality room will likely be the location of the library. The books are being kept safe until a system is devised that will keep the
books from 'growing legs'.
Check the list that John M made above, and if you have something to add, bring it down this weekend and enjoy the festival.
Antonio is treating all Nomads to a special dinner Saturday afternoon at the motel!
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Yes - keep 'em rolling in so that everyone can learn about the Magnificent Peninsula and its natural resources. My last batch included:
Fossils, A Golden Guide, Frank Rhodes
Stars, a Gold guide, Herbert Zin
Butterflies and Moths - Peterson First Guides, Paul Opler
Fodors, Baja and Mexico - Pacific Coast Resorts, 1991
Scorpions, Charlene Billings, Dodd Mead & Co. 1983
Snakes, TFH Publ., 1994
Painted Turtles, Jerry Walls, THF PUbl. 1996
Sailfin Lizard, JOhn Coburn, TFH Publ. 1996
Angler's Guide to Baja, CA, Tom Miller, 1979
Diving and Snorkling Guide - Cozumel, 2nd Ed., Pices Books
Passports Travel Guide to Mexico, Thomas Cook 1995
Lizards, David R. Molnich, TFH Publ. 1995
Naturalists Guide, Deserts of the Southwest, Peggy Larson 1977
Desert Tree Finder, May Watts 1974
Capturing Rainfall -Small Scale Water Supply Systems, St. of CA, May 1981
National Geographic - Oct 1989 - "La Ruta Maya"
Scuba Diving Magazine - Dec. 05, Mar. 06, Jun, Jul, Aug 2006
The Flowering Desert, Amy Huys, Feb. 1969
Cacti, Tribune Books, 1973
Whales, Lesley Dow 1990
Land Hermit Crabs, Paul Nash, TFH PUbl. 2001
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Newest combined book list
Keeping tabs on what has been donated, here is what I have as the most current list.
When we were last in El Rosario I talked with Antonio about these things. He is still as enthused as the rest of us. His concern is that the books
don't grow legs and wander off into the wilds of Baja.
The custom built bookcase is a dandy.
John M.
New alphabetical (by titlle) listing of the books either promised for, or donated for, the Baja Cactus Motel Library, as of this date:
July 19, 2006.
AAA Mexico Travel Book
AAA Baja California - 1987
Air and fire ? Rupert Thomson
Almost an Island - Travels in Baja California - Bruce Berger
Angler's Guide to Baja California - Tom Miller
Angler?s Guide to Baja California ? Tom Miller - 1979
Baja Adventure Book, The - Walt Peterson
Baja Adventures by Land-Air-Sea c1981 by Mavin & Aletha Patchen
Baja Book II, The, c1977 by Tom Miller
Baja Book II, The - Tom Miller
Baja California, AAA Auto Club, ?95
Baja California - William Johnson ? (Time-Life Book)
Baja California and its Missions by Tomas Robertson,
Baja California and the Geography of Hope. Joseph Wood Krutch / Eliot
Porter. 1969. paperback.
Baja California ? Lonely Planet guide
Baja California ? Lonely Planet guide, 5th ed 2001
Baja HaHa ? Hoctor
Baja Handbook, Joe Cummings, Feb ?92
Baja Journey - Reveries of a Sea Kayaker - Robin Carey
Baja Legends ? note ? no author shown
Beaches of Baja - Walt Wheelock
Birds of North America ? Golden Field Guide
Butterflies and Moths ? Peterson First Guides ? Paul Opter
Cacti ? Tribune Books - 1973
Cave Paintings of Baja California. Harry W. Crosby (autographed). 1997.
hardcover with dustjacket.
California Desert Wildflowers. Philip A. Munz, Univ Calif Press. 1962.
California Missions Pictorial, McConalogue, 1965
Capturing Rainfall ? Small Scale Water Supply Systems, State of CA - 1981
Desert Tree Finder, May Watts - 1974
Desert Wildlife, by Edmund Jaeger, 1961
Discoverying the Geology of Baja CA : Six Hikes on the So. Gulf Coast - Markes Johnson
Diving and Snorkling Baja, CA, Lonely Planet, Walt Peterson Feb ?99
Diving and Snorkling Guide, Cozumel, 2nd ed., Pices Books
Due South Los Cabos - Stephanie Marceau
Essentials of Sea Kayaking - ?
Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes of No America - Gulf of Alaska to Baja CA - William Eschmeyer
Fishes of California and Western Mexico. Burgess and Axelrod. 1984.
Fodor?s Baja & Mexico ? Pacific Coast Resorts - 1991
Fossis, A Golden Guide ? Frank Rhodes
Friendly Whales -A Whalewatchers' Guide to the Gentle Gray Whales of Baja Ca - Roy NIckerson
Frommer's Great Outdoor Guide to So CA and Baja - Andrew Rice
Girl of the Sea of Cortez. The, Peter Benchley. 1982. paperback
God and Mr. Gomez by Jack Smith
Hunting the Desert Whale; Personal Adventures in Baja Calif. Erle Stanley
Gardner. 1960. hardback with dustjacket.
King's Highway in Baja California, The, Harry Crosby.
Land Hermit Crabs ? Paul Nash - 2001
Las Misiones Antiguas, the Spanish Missions of Baja California c2002 by Edward Vernon
Life of John Muir
Lizards ? David R. Molnich - 1995
Log from the Sea of Cortez. The, John Steinbeck. 1941. paperback.
Lower California Guidebook 4th Edition c1967 by Gerhard and Gulick
Naturalists Guide, Deserts of the Southwest ? Peggy Larson - 1977
New Baja Handbook, Crow? 1973
North American Birds book
Offbeat Baja c1977 by Jim Hunter
Old Gringo, The by Carlos Fuentes
Other Side, The - Journeys in Baja CA - Judy Botello
Painted Turtles ? Jerry Walls ? TFH Publications - 1996
Passports Travel Guide to Mexico ? Thomas Cook - 1995
Pictorial of the Americas, A, Ansel Adams
Rockhounding Articles, misc xerox copies, bound.
Sailfin Lizard ? John Coburn - 1996
Saints and Demons in a Desert Wilderness, A History and Guide to Baja California's Spanish Missions c2003 by Dave Werschkul
Scorpion Man; Exploring the World of Scorpions. Laurence Pringle.1994.
hardback.
Scorpions ? Charlene Billings ? Dodd, Mead & Co. - 1983
Sea Kayaking - Johan Loots
Sea of Cortez, The, c1966 by Ray Cannon
Sea Shells ? Orbis Books
Shell Book, The, ? Ronashko
Snakes ? TFH Publications - 1994
Southern California and Baja - Judy Wade
Spanish/English Dictionaries (3)
Stars, A Gold Guide ? Herbert Zin
Sunset Travel Guide, July 1973
Time of the Bells- When California Began c1961 by Richard Pourade
Todos Santos Book, The, Lee Moore (autographed). 1996. Spiralbound.
Water Quality in the Kumiai Communities of Baja Calif, and Building a Kumeyaay Environmental Strategy. Native cultures Institute,1996. Spiralbound.
Whales ? Lesley Dow - 1990
World Food ? Mexico ? Lonely Planet
Bound articles:
San Diego History ? Winter 89 ? A History of Santa Rosalia in Baja California
San Diego History ? Spring 1976 ? El Camino Real in Baja California
San Diego History ? Winter 1980 ? The Baja California Gold Rush of 1889
San Diego History ? Fall 75 ? Problems of the Serra Route
The Trout of the Sierra San Pedro Martir ? Lower California ? John Snyder
Magazines:
American Archaeology
Baja Life magazines, early issues (3)
Desert ? 1956
National Geographic, October 1989 ? La Ruta Maya
National Geographic, December 1992 ? Whale Sharks
National Geographic, February 1994 ? Sea Turtle story
National Geographic Adventure
Saltwater Sportsman
Scuba Diving Magazine ? Dec 05/Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug 06
Sunset Travel Guide, July 1973
Maps:
Baja, United States, Mexico, California
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David K
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Thanks John.
The author of 'Baja Legends' is Greg Niemann, if you care to add that...
Great book all Baja enthusiasts should have, fairly new (c2002), published by Sunbelt. I had the honor of being one of the proof readers when Greg was
ready to send the m/s to Sunbelt.
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bajalera
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Hey, DK, in working with a manuscript, you were a copy editor, not a proof-reader [these read stuff after it's been typeset]. So you can upgrade your
status.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
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