New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - A biologist describes an expedition to Baja California in search of the landscape described in John Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez. He describes the magical landscapes there from a scientist's point of view and explores how his experience on the peninsula helped him recapture the natural curiosity that spurred his career. Notes, references. xiv, 227 pp. ISBN: 0-395576490.