Exploring the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur: A Nature and Hiking Guide: A Nature and Hiking Guide

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Arkes

Exploring the Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur

A Nature and Hiking Guide: A Nature and Hiking Guide

Arkes

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English

Jeremy Arkes
15 December 2021

Oceanography (seas); Sea life & the seashore; Walking, hiking, trekking

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Jeremy Arkes gives us the nature book he wanted to have when he moved to the Monterey Peninsula 14 years earlier. This book provides all you need to know for appreciating nature from Monterey through Carmel and to Big Sur - one of the most pristine, abundant, and diverse ecosystems in California. With a tinge of humor, Arkes:

describes the nature of the trees, whales, sea otters, seals, sea lions, egrets, herons, tide-pool critters, and more tells you how to find and recognize these species discusses the role of some of the species in the local and global ecosystems helps you better appreciate a walk in the forest explains in simple terms how the Big Sur mountains and Point Lobos rocks formed tells you where you can enjoy a calm or restless ocean provides his own vivid photos of the species, the geology, and the best hikes suggests a photographic scavenger hunt and a photo contest you can have with friends (or with kids) fluidly weaves in how John Steinbeck, in Cannery Row, used Monterey nature as a metaphor for the harsh reality of post-Depression life.

In addition, Arkes draws connections between some animal (and tree!) behaviors and human behaviors, including some of the root causes of the divisiveness and dehumanizing behavior we have witnessed recently. Making these connections helps us understand the various species better. More importantly, it could help us better understand ourselves.

This is more than a nature guide. It is also a story on how various species are inter-connected and how removing a species from or introducing a species to an eco-system can disrupt a long-established harmony.

By: Arkes
Imprint: Jeremy Arkes
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9798985303803
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 15 December 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active