Just a little preparation will greatly enrich your time in Baja. There are many good books available on gray whales, birds, and desert ecology in libraries and local nature stores. If while reading you discover a selection that you particularly enjoy or if you have a favorite story, whether it be whale/Baja related or not, bring it to share. We often have a night or two of reading special selections. Some books we recommend include:
Natural History of Baja California and Desert Ecology
The Forgotten Peninsula, Joseph Wood Krutch
The Log From the Sea of Cortez, John Steinbeck
Baja California, William Johnson, Time-Life Publications
Backcountry, Mexico, Bob Buleson & David Rusking, University of Texas Press
Distant Neighbors, Riding Baja!, Moore & Peacock
Searching for Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez, Andromeda Romano-Lax
The Magnificent Peninsula, Mexico's Baja California, Jack Williams
The Lonely planet Baja California, David Peeves
Deserts, National Audubon Nature Guides, MacMahon
Into a Desert Place, Graham Macintosh
A Field Guide to the Common and Interesting Plants of Baja California, Jeanette Coyle
Baja California Plant Field Guide, Norman Roberts
Birding/Ornithology
California Coastal Birds, Mac’s Field Guide.
Birds of North America, National Geographic
Whales, Dolphins, Marine Mammals, and other Fauna
Eye of the Whale, Dick Russell
Sightings: The Grey Whales, Mysterious Journey, Linda Hogan and Brenda Peterson
A Pod of Gray Whales, Franois Gohier
Gray Whales, David George Gordon & Alan Baldridge
The Sierra Club Handbook of Whales and Dolphins, Stephen Leatherwood & Randall Reeves, Sierra Club Books.
Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises of the Pacific, Peter Howorth
The World of the California Grey Whale, Tom Miller
Whales Primer, T.J. Walder, Cabrillo Historical Association.
Marine Animals of Baja California, A Guide to Common Fish and Invertebrates, Daniel Gatshall
Angler's Guide to Baja, California, Tom Miller, Baja Trail Publications
Handbook to the Common Intertidal Invertebrates of the Gulf of California,
R.J. Brusca
Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Baja California, Walt Peterson
Sea Kayaking
Sea Kayaking, John Dowd
A Trailside Series Guide to Kayaking, S. M. Krauzer
Sea Kayak Rescue, Roger Schumann
Guide to Sea Kayaking, Derek Hutchinson
The Basic Essentials of Sea Kayaking, Mike Wyatt
The Essential Sea Kayaker: A Complete Course for the Open Water Paddler,
David Seidman
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