One of America’s most celebrated authors, John Steinbeck, was certainly famous for his writings about California. And as many Californians, Steinbeck was drawn south by the allure and mystique of the… Read more »
Steinbeck and the Sea of Cortez
Posts Categorized: Books
The New Baja California Road & Recreation Atlas
There’s a new Baja Atlas available and we’re so excited for you to have this invaluable tool for your Baja explorations! The Baja California Road & Recreation Atlas is… Read more »
Q&A With Author Paul Ganster
A new book, Loreto, Mexico: Challenges for a Sustainable Future by Paul Ganster, Oscar Arizpe Arizpe C., and Vinod Sasidharan features essays by leading researchers on the history, natural environment, society,… Read more »
Peninsula Picks: Baja Travel Narratives
We could all use an escape right now and these Baja travel narratives will immerse you in the adventure, people, culture, and history of the peninsula. From discovering cave paintings… Read more »
Native Peoples and Native Plants of Baja California
By Michael Wilken-Robertson, author of Kumeyaay Ethnobotany: Shared Heritage of the Californias For over ten thousand years, native peoples have made their homes in the rugged landscapes of the northern Baja… Read more »
Peninsula Picks: Best Books for Your Baja Road Trip
Get the most out of your next Baja California road trip with these books and guides that will help you discover all of the unique history, culture, and nature along… Read more »
Searching for Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez
This spring, seventy-eight years ago, author John Steinbeck and his biologist friend Ed Ricketts explored the Baja coastline and its fertile tidepools, a stubbornly quirky project that he expected to… Read more »
The Mission Walker: Trekking El Camino Real
When she was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, Edie Littlefield Sundby was given three months to live. In response, she beat the cancer and decided to walk the 800-mile Alta California… Read more »
Peninsula Picks: Favorite Baja Gifts
The 2018 Discover Baja Gift Guide is here and to help you narrow things down, we picked a few of our favorite items that we’re hoping to see under the… Read more »
Peninsula Picks: 5 Books for Baja Travel
We’re often asked what we recommend for travel resources to Baja California so we’ve put together a list of some of our top picks to make the best of your… Read more »