Sierra Club Sierra Talks: Baja Adventures
Baja Adventures by Boot, Burro, and Kayak. Graham Mackintosh, who described himself as the "least adventurous person in the world," set out to walk around the coast of Baja, surviving off the sea and the desert. The almost two-year, 3000-mile trip spared and changed his life. Graham returned to his home in England, where he wrote his first book, Into a Desert Place, and received the prestigious "Adventurous Traveller of the Year" award. Next time, he walked from the Mexican border to Loreto with a pack burro which took him down the rugged, mountainous interior of Baja -- visiting many of the old missions along the way. Later, Graham spent four months in Baja’s Sierra San Pedro Mártir with two adopted street dogs. These adventures lead to his second and third books.
In addition to these stories, he will tell about his two months kayaking and hiking the second largest island in the Sea of Cortez – Isla Angel de la Guarda (the fourth book, Marooned With Very Little Beer). Graham continues to head to Baja whenever he can and is currently working on a new book about returning to those places he has found particularly fascinating.