Taco de Baja
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New book: Off Trail Adventures in Baja California by Markes E. Johnson
May be of interest to some. Just off the presses.
Available here: https://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2474.htm and other places. for around $20; although I think the official publishing date is not until
March 13, 2014. 
Some excerpts here: Google Books
ISBN: 978-0-8165-2130-2, $19.95 paper; electronic edition available. 272 pages, 6 x 9, 51 photos (16 color), 17 illustrations.
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Abstract Baja California is one of the Earth's last great wilderness areas that is easily
accessible to travelers. Whether you enter from the United States to the north or from Cabo San Lucas to the south, through a unique desert ecosystem
of islands and land bound by the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Gulf of California on the east. But where, you might ask, can you go to best
experience the physical majesty of Baja California? This book holds the answer.
Off-Trail Adventures in Baja California describes—and maps and illustrates—nine hikes along outcrops on islands and peninsular shores where geography,
geology, and ecology meet in singular ways. Each spot tells a story about the nature of the place—the cumulative effects of millions of years of
natural forces at work. During the course of his long teaching career, Markes E. Johnson has hiked much of Baja California, often with students in
tow. He brings a lifetime of study to his simple descriptions of the stories that are revealed by looking closely at natural phenomena framed by rocks
and fossils.
This hiking guide offers a wealth of stories that seem to encompass everything, and can clearly communicate Johnson's deep understanding of how our
planet's ecosystems function. Whether you like to hike with your boots on or from the comfort of your favorite chair, this book is a must-have for
anyone who has visited or hopes to visit Baja California's Gulf Coast. |
About the Author: Markes E. Johnson is the Charles L. MacMillan Professor of Natural Science, Emeritus, at Williams College in Williamstown,
Massachusetts. He is the author of Discovering the Geology of Baja California: Six Hikes on the Southern Gulf Coast, and coeditor of Atlas of Coastal
Ecosystems in the Western Gulf of California: Tracking Limestone Deposits on the Margin of a Young Sea.
Truth generally lies in the coordination of antagonistic opinions
-Herbert Spencer
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villafontana
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Gracias por compartir Taco de baja!
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MMc
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Thanks, MMc
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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David K
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Looks great... similar to Froy's book perhaps? That's one I hated to finish as I wanted it to go on and on!
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Neal Johns
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Many thanks!
Neal
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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