| Kayaking the Vermilion Sea: Eight Hundred Miles Down the Baja Contributor(s): Waterman, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684803380 ISBN-13: 9780684803388 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: The story of an epic journey on the legendary Sea of Cortes--and of the struggle of a man and a woman to come to terms with nature, themselves, and each other. Kayaking the Vermilion Sea is an exhilarating, lyrical journal filled with the region's lore, history, and natural wonders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - True Crime |
| Dewey: 797.122 |
| LCCN: 95001997 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.55" W x 8.42" (0.58 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With two slender sixty-pound kayaks, a ten-pound medical kit, twenty pounds of books, triple-digit temperatures, and no contact with the outside world, Jonathan and Deborah Waterman spent two months paddling through the violent tides and storms that define the mythically charged Sea of Cortes. Amid the lore and romantic past of the Baja they discovered that what began as a mutual exploration would soon become an unforgettable test of will. Exhilarating and lyrical, filled with images of death, beauty, and adventure, this paradisiacal journey depicts the past and present of a legendary body of water -- and the struggle of a man and a woman to find each other. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waterman, Jonathan: - Jonathan Waterman is the author of nine books, has made four television films, and works as a freelance author and filmmaker. In 2004, his writing about the Arctic won the prestigious National Endowment of the Arts Literary Fellowship. |