I picked up the same two Baja books, along with a bunch of others in the last few weeks. Markes Johnson also wrote a book about six hikes in the area
around Punta Chivato.
I just finished reading Baja Legends, and am now reading God and Mr. Gomez.BajaBlanca - 6-28-2015 at 03:40 AM
I just read a very different book (the English is awful) that I have to say I really liked after all. It can be read in a couple hours:
MY STANGE MEXICAN TALE by Jeandre Gerber
I downloaded a kindle version for .99 quite a while ago and just got round to reading it now.
It talks openly about death and drugs, so if these are issues for you - stay away! The writer is actually South African and life suddenly made him
grow up really fast.MMc - 6-28-2015 at 07:17 AM
Ateo, both these book are great! I used Wiki to understand some of the language for Markes book but it reads very well.BooJumMan - 6-28-2015 at 08:53 AM
Plant field guide is pretty sweet... I loved that book. Need to get another copy.
Some other notable books to have on a Baja trip...
David K - 6-28-2015 at 10:10 AM
Depending on your reason for going, some of these my add to your trip's enjoyment. Many, many others are just great reading for when you are not in
Baja (such as Graham Mackintosh's books or Erle Stanley Gardener's Baja adventure books). Baja Legends (by Greg Niemann) was already mentioned above,
but I too recommend it to add some interest to the trip. If you want a brief history of all 28 missions in Baja (as well as the 21 in Alta), I
naturally recommend the book by Max Kurillo, Erline Tuttle, and I (link in my sig for The Old Missions...)
GregN - 6-28-2015 at 12:25 PM
Thanks again, David, for the kind words about my book. And BigBearRider, I hope you enjoyed Baja Legends. BajaBlanca - 6-28-2015 at 03:37 PM
Baja Legends was a great read!
David - what an awesome library you have...BigBearRider - 6-28-2015 at 06:30 PM
Thanks again, David, for the kind words about my book. And BigBearRider, I hope you enjoyed Baja Legends.
Greg, you already know I enjoyed it very much. I'm the guy who ran into an older lady with your book at the San Diego airport, and plunked down his
copy on the counter next to the lady's signed copy. Although my copy is not signed, I have a personal email from the author that I keep in the
book...
Thanks again, David, for the kind words about my book. And BigBearRider, I hope you enjoyed Baja Legends.
Greg, you already know I enjoyed it very much. I'm the guy who ran into a nice older lady with your book at the San Diego airport, and plunked down
his copy on the counter next to the lady's signed copy. Although my copy is not signed, I have a personal email from the author that I keep in the
book...
[Edited on 6-29-2015 by BigBearRider]David K - 6-29-2015 at 08:58 AM
Greg is very approachable for autographs and photos! Here we are back 15 years ago at my Viva Baja party in San Clemente...
