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Point Arena Lighthouse
Point Arena Lighthouse - Book
ARC097
The low rumbles of the fog signal and flashing beam of light from the powerful lens have guided mariners away from the perilous waters surrounding Point Arena Lighthouse since 1870. After the great earthquake in 1906 and the rebuilding of the tower in 1908, Point Arenas navigational aids continued to warn ships away from the peninsula off Northern Californias Pacific coastline. The original tower was replaced with a concrete cylindrical tower that rises 115 feet from the headland. This became the first lighthouse tower in the United States constructed with materials found to be superior to the stone and masonry lighthouse structures of...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Merita S. Whatley
ISBN: 9780738599663
$2199
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Tracks Along the Left Coast: Jaime de Angulo & Pacific Coast Culture
Tracks Along the Left Coast: Jaime de Angulo & Pacific Coast Culture - Book
IPS057
" Tracks Along the Left Coast  more than accomplishes its self-appointed task of celebrating de Angulo’s legacy." ― Rain Taxi "Schelling’s biography of Jaime de Angulo―'cattle puncher, medical doctor, bohemian, buckeroo,' among other things―presents a fascinating, full-bodied portrait of a man and an era, as well as delving deep into California’s Native history. De Angulo’s isn't a household name, but in Schelling's work the man called by Ezra Pound the 'American Ovid' comes blazing to life in all his singular brilliance." ―Stephen Sparks,  Literary Hub   California, with its scores of native...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Andrew Schelling
ISBN: 9781640090415
$1695
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The Deserts of California - A California Field Atlas - Book - Paracay
The Deserts of California - A California Field Atlas - Book
HEY016
A magnificent illustrated journey into California’s famed deserts and the astonishingly abundant life they contain. A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller! From Obi Kaufmann, author-illustrator of the best-selling California Field Atlas, comes a grand adventure through time, geography, and ecology in California’s deserts. Of a piece with his richly illustrated books The Forests of California and The Coasts of California, this volume features hundreds of vivid watercolor maps and illustrations, blending art and science to breathtaking effect. Journeying through the Great Basin, Mojave, Colorado, and Sonoran Deserts, Kaufmann pays special...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 1.9 x 7.9"
Author: Obi Kaufmann
ISBN: 9781597146180
$5500
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Bay Area Trail Map: Big Basin and Castle Rock 3rd Ed.
RHP007
Scale 1:25,000 26 x 39" unfolded, 9 x 4.3" folded Printed on waterproof plastic, full color on both sides This map covers the Santa Cruz Mountains from the outskirts of Saratoga and Los Gatos to the Pacific coastline around Point Ano Nuevo. Castle Rock, Big Basin, Portola, Butano, and Ano Nuevo State Parks are fully covered, as are many regional parks of the South Skyline Boulevard area, such as Fremont Older Open Space Preserve, Upper Stevens Creek County Park, Sanborn County Park, and El Sereno Open Space Preserve. The map includes the entire Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail. All official hiking trails were drawn from GPS data...
Product Type : Map
Book Type: Map
Dimensions (IN): 26 x 39" unfolded, 9 x 4.3" folded
ISBN: 9781934127285
$1095
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California Rocks: A Guide to Gems, Minerals & Crystals - Folding Pocket Guide
QRP029
California Rocks is a colorful quick identification guide to rocks and minerals in California. While accurate identification of rocks and minerals often requires extensive laboratory techniques, many are easily identified by unique combinations of features. This guide bases identification of rocks and minerals on color, hardness, crystal shape, and unique features. The rocks and minerals in this guide have been chosen specifically because they are either unique to California or commonly available and easily identified. The guide also provides brief descriptions of the different classes of rocks, differences between rocks and minerals, and...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Folding Pocket Guide
Author: David Trexler
ISBN: 9781732875265
$895
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The Forests of California: A California Field Atlas - Book
IPS142
The first book of a major new trilogy from artist-naturalist Obi Kaufmann From the author of  The California Field Atlas  (#1  San Francisco Chronicle  Best Seller) comes a major work that not only guides readers through the Golden State’s forested lands, but also presents a profoundly original vision of nature in the twenty-first century.  The Forests of California  features an abundance of Obi Kaufmann’s signature watercolor maps and trail paintings, weaving them into an expansive and accessible exploration of the biodiversity that defines California in the global imagination. Expanding on the style of the  Field Atlas ,...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.75 x 7.5
Author: Obi Kaufmann
ISBN: 9781597144797
$5500
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Spooky California - Book
GPT252
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for thirty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in California. Set in the Golden State's big cities, oceanside towns, rugged mountains, and sparsely populated deserts, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have readers looking over their shoulders again and again. California's folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. Readers will meet the Queen of Death Valley, cheer on the ghost who haunts his claim-jumping...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: S. E. Schlosser
ISBN: 9781493040773
$1795
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Exploring Southern California's Beaches and Islands - An Artist View
Exploring Southern California's Beaches and Islands - An Artist View - Book
CAP005
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Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.2 x 0.3 x 11
Author: Don Douglass & Réanne Hemingway-Douglass
ISBN: 9781934199107
$1595
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Essential Muir (Revised): A Selection of John Muir’s Best (and Worst) Writings - Book
HEY013
A new edition of Muir’s writings that places his environmentalist ideals alongside his damaging prejudices Essayist. Preservationist. Mountain man. Inventor. John Muir may be California’s best-known icon. A literary naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club and Yosemite National Park, Muir left his legacy on the landscape and on paper. But the celebrity of John Muir does not tell the whole story. In  Essential Muir , for the first time, Muir's selected writings include those that show his ecological vision without ignoring his racism, providing a more complete portrait of the man. Taking the best of John Muir’s writings on nature...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: John Muir
ISBN: 9781597145503
$1600
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Fish-n-Map: Trinity Lake / Whiskeytown Lake
Fish-n-Map: Trinity Lake / Whiskeytown Lake
FMC023
Waterproof map   Contours:  20' Scale:  1:28,500 / 1:12,600 GPS Data:  No Water Type:  Fresh
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Field Identification Guide
Dimensions (IN): 4 x 9 (Folded)
ISBN: 761428082732
$1495
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Eerie California
Eerie California - Book
IPS024
Eerie California  tells the story of the Golden State’s strange and spooky sites. Describes over 100 locations in Northern, Central, and Southern California including these bizarre attractions: • Haunted houses, hotels, highways, and parks • Lairs of “Bigfoot” and other elusive creatures • Ancient, unexplained ruins and earthworks • Legendary lost civilizations and underground cities • Ghosts, phantoms, and apparitions • Accursed and “jinxed” places • “Phantom panthers” and other sinister animals • Weird cult centers • Earthquake lights, moving rocks, and more strange geology • Lake and sea serpents • Prehistoric rock and cave art...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.8 x 0.5 x 7.8 inches
Author: Mike Marinacci
ISBN: 9781579512514
$2295
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Let's Count California: Numbers and Colors in the Golden State
Let's Count California: Numbers and Colors in the Golden State - Book
FAM016
7 pink anenomes waving in the sea . . . 6 orange poppies smiling at the sun . . .  2 red cable cars on a San Francisco street . . .   Numbers and colors are more fun in California! In this dynamic, colorful primer, young readers count from 1 to 10 learning colors along the way as they discover the places, animals, and other wonderful things that make California so unique.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Board Book
Dimensions (IN): 8 x 8
Author: David W. Miles
ISBN: 9781942934592
$1295
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Flutes of Fire: An Introduction to Native California Languages Revised and Updated - Book
IPS226
An essential book on California’s Indigenous languages, updated for the first time in over 25 years Before outsiders arrived, about one hundred distinct Indigenous languages were spoken in California, and many of them are in use today. Since its original publication in 1994,  Flutes of Fire  has become one of the classic books about California’s many Native languages. It is written to be approachable, entertaining, and informative—useful for people doing language revitalization work in their own communities, for linguists, and for a general readership interested in California’s rich cultural heritage. With significant updates by the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Leanne Hinton
ISBN: 9781597145664
$2600
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100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Southern Oregon & Northern California - Book
NVS013
NEW! The most comprehensive, reliable guide to Southern Oregon and far Northern California, this book includes trails, towns, parks, museums, wildflowers, fire lookouts, cabins, and quaint lodges, proving there's more here than just Crater Lake, the Rogue River, and Mt. Shasta. Whether you're hiking, camping, or just visiting, you'll find secret getaways with tips for what to see and where to stay in the State of Jefferson, the land between Redding and Roseburg.
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Guide Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 5.5
Author: William L. Sullivan
ISBN: 9781939312266
$3000
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The New Beachcomber’s Guide to Seashore Life of California: Completely Revised and Expanded - Book
IPS277
Newly revised and expanded, this guide to the most common animals and plants of the California seashore is a must-have companion for any curious beach visitor. Look no further than  The New Beachcomber’s Guide to Seashore Life of California  for the essential tidal guidebook. More than 600 species of the sponges, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars, sea anemones, jellies, fishes, seaweeds and other flora and fauna you’re likely to see are described here in concise detail―that’s more than double the entries from the original and ever-popular  Beachcomber’s Guide to California . Each entry is photographed in splendid color for...
Product Type : Book
Dimensions (IN): 6x9
Author: J. Duane Sept
ISBN: 9781990776076
$2995
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California Disasters: True Stories of Golden State Tragedies and Triumphs - Book
FAR030
CALIFORNIA DISASTERS highlights some of the major catastrophic events from pre-statehood to the 21st Century. It is said that California has four seasons: drought, flood, fire, and earthquakes. California Disasters covers all these categories and many more. Readers will discover the stories behind some of the most dramatic disasters in the state's history, along with a "near miss.<P>Phyllis Perry's book will captivate fans of disaster literature as they read of the well-known (the Donner Party fiasco of 1846 and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire) and the obscure (the wreck of the paddle ship Brother Jonathan in 1865 and the...
Product Type : Book
Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Phyllis Perry
ISBN: 9781560377757
$1895
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