Isla Partida to Isla Salsipuedes, April 11th 2006.

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The intrepid kayaker resting north of Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.8482818603516N / 113.000564575195W.

Packing the kayaks in the morning on Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8909759521484N / 113.038848876953W.

A panormama looking north from Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8909759521484N / 113.038848876953W.

Looking west from Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8913516998291N / 113.039016723633W.

Looking down at camp from above on Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8903732299805N / 113.039962768555W.

A data logger in an improvised shelter on Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8896217346191N / 113.040306091309W.

Looking down at camp from above on Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8872184753418N / 113.042449951172W.

View north east across most of Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8865413665771N / 113.042625427246W.

The south end of Isla Partida has steep cliffs
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Approximate location: 28.8844375610352N / 113.042366027832W.

Some kind of falcon above Ilsa Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8844375610352N / 113.042366027832W.

View north east across most of Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8850383758545N / 113.041679382324W.

View noth to Isla Angel de la Guarda from Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8850383758545N / 113.041679382324W.

Panorama from the southeast peak of Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8850383758545N / 113.041679382324W.

View west to the Baja Penisula from Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8850383758545N / 113.041679382324W.

View south to Islas Rasa, Salsipuedes, Animas and Lorenzo from Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8850383758545N / 113.041679382324W.

View west to the Baja Penisula from Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8850383758545N / 113.041679382324W.

The south end of Isla Partida has steep cliffs
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Approximate location: 28.8860912322998N / 113.040992736816W.

I ran into Doug Hamilton hiking on Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8860912322998N / 113.040992736816W.

The south end of Isla Partida has steep cliffs
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Approximate location: 28.8860912322998N / 113.040992736816W.

Looking down at camp from above on Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8865413665771N / 113.041763305664W.

Cordone cactus and Doug Hamilton on top of Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8865413665771N / 113.041763305664W.

A basalt talus jumble on Isla Partida. Critters live between the rocks.
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Approximate location: 28.8872184753418N / 113.042106628418W.

Dolphins jumping off Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8883457183838N / 113.040214538574W.

I brought chicken eggs for breakfast on Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8883457183838N / 113.040214538574W.

Dolphins jumping off Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8866157531738N / 113.035499572754W.

Dave Harry, John Somers and Doug Hamilton paddling away from Isla Partida
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Approximate location: 28.8866157531738N / 113.035499572754W.

The cruise ship 'Sea Bird' anchored off Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

Approaching the lagoon entrance to Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

Dave Harry paddling in the Isla Rasa lagoon
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

The naturalist's house on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

John Somers paddling in the Isla Rasa lagoon
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

Landed on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

Eco-tourist birders from the cruise ship 'Sea Bird' prepare for a tour of Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

Enriqueta, the resident naturalist on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

Herman's gull eggs on the side of the trail on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

The Herman's gulls have no fear of humans on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

Birds and 'Mysterious cairns' on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

A dried up lagoon on Isla Rasa is now a nesting area for gulls and terns
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Approximate location: 28.823299407959N / 112.984001159668W.

The tern colony on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.8233337402344N / 112.984169006348W.

A pair of gulls mating in front of one of the 'mysterious cairns' on Isla Rasa
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Approximate location: 28.8233337402344N / 112.984169006348W.

A picture of eco-tourists taking my picture
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Approximate location: 28.8233337402344N / 112.984169006348W.

A raven watches us set up camp on Isla Salsipuedes
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Approximate location: 28.7289791107178N / 112.956100463867W.

Relaxing at camp on the north end of Isla Salsipuedes
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Approximate location: 28.7289791107178N / 112.956100463867W.

The moon rises over our camp on Isla Salsipuedes
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Approximate location: 28.7289791107178N / 112.956100463867W.


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