Since its founding in 1971, the San Diego Association of Geologists (SDAG) has published annual volumes and selected geoscience works on the San Diego region and adjacent areas of southern and Baja California. Each volume helps professional geoscientists and students, as well as natural history enthusiasts, discover and understand specific areas and aspects of their land via self-guided field trips, scholarly and popular papers, and maps and photographs. This volume, named for the traverse across the region's mountainous spine, explores yet another aspect of little-known features of coastal attractions familiar to millions and "roads less traveled" along Old Highway 80 to the Yuha Desert and San Andreas fault in Imperial County, linking SDAG field trips and volumes along a corridor from sea to desert. Jennifer Bauer Morton edits COAST TO CACTUS: GEOLOGY AND TECTONICS SAN DIEGO TO SALTON TROUGH, CALIFORNIA (9781941384060, $35.00), a survey published in conjunction with the 2014 Field Trip of the San Diego Association of Geologists in 2014. This volume covers the traverse across the San Diego region's mountains and explores coastal attractions familiar to millions. From mining issues and earthquakes to engineering and geological observation, this is a powerful pick for any collection strong in geological in general and California in particular. --Midwest Book Review Jennifer has had a fascination with earthquakes ever since being shaken awake around 4:30 am on January 17, 1994. Jennifer pursued a degree in Earth Sciences at the University of California, San Diego, where she had the opportunity to participate in research on the San Clemente fault, assisting with sonar surveys. Following graduation, Jennifer began work as an environmental consultant, assessing contaminated sites and evaluating properties prior to development. Jennifer has worked as a geology and oceanography instructor and currently works as an independent environmental consultant. She is an active member of the San Diego Association of Geologists.