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Off-trail adventures in Baja California : exploring landscapes and geology on gulf shores and islands / Markes E. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Markes E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula)--Guidebooks.
- Geology.
- Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Guidebooks.
- Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Off-Trail Adventures in Baja California describes--and maps and illustrates--nine hikes on islands, along coastal outcrops, and other special places where geography, geology, and ecology meet in singular ways"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Advice to the Reader
- 1. Cataviña: Gateway to a Peninsular Wilderness
- 2. Investigations on a Guardian Angel
- 3. Great Sand Ramp at Km 41
- 4. San Francisquito's Ancient Bay
- 5. Lost Lagoons of Bahía Concepción
- 6. Intersection of Fractures at El Mangle
- 7. Coral Reef on a Volcano at Isla Coronados
- 8. Song of the Amazon on Isla Monserrat
- 9. Riding Out Ancient Storms on Isla Cerralvo
- 10. Zen Aesthetics and the Big Picture: An Epilogue
- Notes
- Glossary of Geological and Ecological Terms
- Geological and Biological References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8165-9884-3
- OCLC:
- 869519903
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