Coves of departure : field notes from the Sea of Cortez /
Farnsworth, John Seibert,
Coves of departure : field notes from the Sea of Cortez / John Seibert Farnsworth. - xii, 193 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Headwinds -- Vernal equinox -- Night life -- Transect in the Sierra de la Laguna -- To the island -- First interlude : August in Bahia de los Angeles -- Same beach, different expedition -- Sea sparkle -- Red sky at morning -- Second interlude : June in the Sierra San Pedro Mártir -- Essay : the cove of departure -- Death & poetry in the sand dunes -- Tailwind.
"The author documents ten years of explorations of the Baja peninsula and the Sea of Cortez as a professor taking undergraduates on sea kayak expeditions to the Isla Espiritu Santo archipelago. He also tells of his experiences with a condor restoration project in the Sierra San Pedro Martir based in a field station on Bahia de los Angeles"--
9781501730184 1501730185
2018021682
Farnsworth, John Seibert--Travel--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula)
Farnsworth, John Seibert--Travel--Mexico--California, Gulf of.
Natural history--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula)
Natural history--Mexico--California, Gulf of.
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Description and travel.
California, Gulf of (Mexico)--Description and travel.
Coves of departure : field notes from the Sea of Cortez / John Seibert Farnsworth. - xii, 193 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Headwinds -- Vernal equinox -- Night life -- Transect in the Sierra de la Laguna -- To the island -- First interlude : August in Bahia de los Angeles -- Same beach, different expedition -- Sea sparkle -- Red sky at morning -- Second interlude : June in the Sierra San Pedro Mártir -- Essay : the cove of departure -- Death & poetry in the sand dunes -- Tailwind.
"The author documents ten years of explorations of the Baja peninsula and the Sea of Cortez as a professor taking undergraduates on sea kayak expeditions to the Isla Espiritu Santo archipelago. He also tells of his experiences with a condor restoration project in the Sierra San Pedro Martir based in a field station on Bahia de los Angeles"--
9781501730184 1501730185
2018021682
Farnsworth, John Seibert--Travel--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula)
Farnsworth, John Seibert--Travel--Mexico--California, Gulf of.
Natural history--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula)
Natural history--Mexico--California, Gulf of.
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Description and travel.
California, Gulf of (Mexico)--Description and travel.