We Simply Liked It: Steinbeck, Ricketts, & the Return of the Western Flyer

Documentary: Directed by Aaron Straight Q&A till 9:55 AM. Produced by Soulcraft Allstars (Bellingham, WA) & The Western Flyer Foundation (Moss Landing, CA) (Filmed in Mexico & Monterey, CA) In 1940, author John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts set sail aboard the Western Flyer to explore the Gulf of California. Their journey became The Log from the Sea of Cortez—a meditation on science, friendship, and “non-teleological” thinking: observing the world without needing to control it. Eighty-five years later, filmmaker Aaron Straight joins a new crew aboard the fully restored Western