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Author Farnsworth, John Seibert, author

Title Coves of departure : field notes from the Sea of Cortez / John Seibert Farnsworth
Published Ithaca [New York] : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2018

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Contents Headwinds -- Vernal equinox -- Night life -- Transect in the Sierra de la Laguna -- To the island -- 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
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes In English
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Farnsworth, John Seibert -- Travel -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)
Farnsworth, John Seibert -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of
SUBJECT Farnsworth, John Seibert -- Travel -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of
Farnsworth, John Seibert -- Travel -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)
Subject Natural history -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)
Natural history -- Mexico -- California, Gulf of
NATURE -- Essays.
NATURE -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
TRAVEL -- Essays & Travelogues.
Natural history
Travel
SUBJECT Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- Description and travel
California, Gulf of (Mexico) -- Description and travel
Subject Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)
Pacific Ocean -- Gulf of California
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018022083
ISBN 9781501730191
1501730193
9781501730207
1501730207