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The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California
Joseph Wood Krutch
University of Arizona Press, 1986
a lovely piece of writing about an amazing place
+ Almost forgotten
+ Great field book!
This is one of the books that first drew me to Baja california years ago. Unfortunately much of what Krutch saw has inevitably been swept away by the rising tide of tourism & development, but enough remains that Krutch's lyrical prose is more than a eulogy, one can still find some of teh magic ...
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Cooking With Baja Magic : Mouth-Watering Meals from the Enchanted Kitchens & Campfires of Baja
Ann Hazard
Renegade Enterprises, 1997
You'll Be Glad You Have It
+ Great Baja-style cuisine
+ Best Mexican Food
+ A joyous celebration of the culture and cuisine of Baja
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Moon Handbooks Baja
Joe Cummings
Avalon Travel Publishing, 2004
Baja Guide
+ Pretty helpful
+ Better than Lonely Planet Book
My interest was in Nature of the Baja Penninsula and the Pacific Coast. The Baja Handbook gives an excellent summary of what is there but also, especially in the case of the Whales, something of their life cycle. It was a very usefull Guide for my purposes
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Best Places Baja: The Best Restaurants, Lodgings, and Outdoor Adventure (Best Places Baja)
Sasquatch Books, 2002
Very useful-outstanding info
+ Best Places Baja: The Best Restaurants, Lodgings, and Outdoor Adventure (Best Places Baja)
+ It's a Baja Bible
My wife and I drove to southern Baja for the first time this winter. This book was invaluable for helpful tips, places to stay, good and inexpensive restaurants, and local info. It also provided info on how to avoid getting ripped off and some safety tips for driving. The quality of our trip was ...
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Searching for Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez: A Makeshift Expedition Along Baja's Desert Coast
Andromeda Romano-Lax
Sasquatch Books, 2002
A good try
but I am not sure that anyone could really recreate the voyage of the western flyer and capture the same magic. The Sea of Cortez is different and so are the players.
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Into a Desert Place: A 3000 Mile Walk Around the Coast of Baja California
Graham Mackintosh
W. W. Norton & Company, 1995
The word incredible barely lends justice to Graham's effort
+ Great reading!
+ Husband's birthday present
+ True Baja experience
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Baja Bugs and Buggies
Jeff Hibbard
HP Trade, 1987
excellent
+ Great Information for Baja Builders
+ Baja Bugs and Buggies by Jeff Hibbard
Even though this book is dated it still points you in the right direction. For those who commented that it is a bit outdated I say YES it is but so is the aircooled vw. The parts interchange comments were particularly useful and the parts vendors are still around with improved versions of the very ...
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The Baja Adventure Book
Walt Peterson
Wilderness Press, 1998
Happy kayaker
+ Excellent Guide Book; review from one of the guides
+ Anyone interested in Baja needs this book
+ Fun in the Baja sun!!
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Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border
Luis Alberto Urrea
Anchor, 1993
comments can be deceptive...
+ who cares about objectivity.
+ Have A Good Cry, But Then Act
+ Former Border Patrol Agent writes...
+ No sugar coated Mexican cliches here, just the sad truth.
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Foghorn Outdoors Baja Camping: The Complete Guide to More Than 170 Tent and RV Campgrounds
Gloria Jones, Fred Jones
Avalon Travel Publishing, 2003
Impressed with this book
+ Needs to be updated
I found this book to be by far the most helpful and user-friendly guide to camping in Baja that I've yet seen. While it is purported to be The Complete Guide to More Than 170 Tent and RV Campgrounds, I found it to be much more than that. More accurately, it is, in fact, the complete guide for ...
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Motorcycle Journeys Through the Baja
Clement Salvadori
Whitehorse Pr, 1997
Provides an excellent taste of motorcycling in Baja.
The book begins with fascinating general information about motorcycling in Baja. As the man can write, these three chapters go by too quickly. The next seventeen chapters provide detailed route instructions for both dirt bikes and pavement pounders, with difficulty ratings for the dirt roads. Gems ...
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Los Cabos Guide to Good Eating and More
Judy Chaikin, Ida Wool
One Step Productions, 2003
Excellent Resource! Great Recommendations! A+++
+ Good Eating, Great Guide
+ Los Cabos Guide to Good Eating and More
This guide was a godsend! With so many restaurants in and around Cabo you never know what to expect or who will rip you off. We followed the guide for breakfast, lunch and dinner and even recommended places to fellow travelers and everyone loved it. The descriptions are great and you know what ...
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Sea of Cortez Marine Animals: A Guide to the Common Fishes and Invertebrates Baja California to Panama
Daniell W. Gotshall
Sea Challengers, 1998
This color field guide describes 189 species of fish and 65 species of invertebrates that are commonly observed by divers and snorklers in this region. Each species is illustrated with a color photo. The narrative includes identification, maximum size, habitat,geographic range and, in most cases, natural history notes.
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Almost an Island: Travels in Baja California
Bruce Berger
University of Arizona Press, 1998
It's worth the trip
+ Highly Recommended
+ A 30-year perfect exposure of Baja California
I enjoy travel and have just returned from a wonderful trip to Baja, CA. Well, I didn't actually get to go in person but I did the next best thing. I just finished reading Berger's story of his experiences over three decades in the remotest region of the Sonoran desert, Baja, CA. Berger is a ...
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Frommer's Portable Los Cabos and Baja
Lynne Bairstow
Frommers, 2003
Frommer's Portable Los Cabos and Baja
+ Very Good
Book arrived in excellent condition and in a timely manner.
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