The tracks in the sand were different this morning; they were the footprints left by a roadrunner as it scampered across the beach on the Baja California Peninsula. The peninsula offers much more flora and fauna than the islands of the Gulf of California. In the flat, calm waters at San Telmo, we kayaked, snorkeled, and enjoyed a bit of paddleboarding as well. In the afternoon, we cruised to Isla San Jose in time for a late afternoon walk up the shady arroyo. Our last day in Baja California gave us an opportunity to explore and appreciate the beauty of the Sonoran Desert, both by land and water.
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- 09 Mar 2018
San Telmo and Isla San Jose, 3/9/2018, National Geographic Sea Bird
- Aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird
- Baja California
Linda Burback, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Linda and her Air Force family moved extensively throughout the U.S. when she was a child. Linda continues to travel and explore a broader spectrum of the world as a naturalist with Lindblad Expeditions-National Geogr...
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