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AmoPescar
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Location: North San Diego County
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Mood: Need a Fish Taco and a Pacifico!
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Hi Graham...
Very glad I have my signed 'hard' copy. I'm one those old fashioned low tech guys who likes to hold the real thing in my hands!! But I would enjoy
seeing all the new pics.
Hope you have a lot of success with the e-version on Amazon!
Amo   
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ddawson
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Hey Graham, you're the man! I have your all of your books and my family and friends love to borrow them from me. Thanks for writing about your
adventures!
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bajajudy
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Hey Nomads
We still have a few copies here in San Jose
Stop by
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Graham
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Fred Hoctor wrote two wonderful reviews for me in Western Outdoor News when I brought Into a Desert Place to the US for the first time in 1989... and
Senor Fisher I really appreciate all that you and your family did to encourage and help me produce that 1990 hardcover edition. Otherwise the book
would likely have been out of print many years ago.
With all the wonderful encounters and good fortune I had with the walk and making the book a reality, I had to believe it was all meant to be.
It wasn't pretty, it didn't always go according to plan, I had no idea the journey would stretch into two years, or I would need seven pairs of boots,
or all the stuff that Baja would throw at me, but I got there in the end. And what special people I met along the way. Thanks everyone...
I have to laugh when I look at early pictures of myself, leaving San Felipe. I think I'm walking around Gonzaga Bay here... only thing missing the
two-and-a-half gallon bag of water I carried by hand, till I wised up and went with chlorine bottles.
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jeans
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I saw one of your first presentations at Discover Baja before they moved into the space they have now (I think it was in the same complex - Circa mid
'90s mas o menos).
I thought you were nuts! NOW I understand the pull that Baja has on all of us.
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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David K
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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I remember when I first met Graham, at his slide show, at a book store in Solana Beach (with my very pregnant wife, who was also a Baja nut)... It was
July 12, 1990 (21 years ago) and we had Sarah the next day!
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BajaGringo
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Registered: 8-24-2006
Location: La Chorera
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Mood: Let's have a BBQ!
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Thanks so much Graham - your books are all on my "favorites" book shelf and I still get a thrill when I go back and re-read them...
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Indy
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Hello Graham!
What an amazing book! Great new to hear about the new eBook versions with so many new photographs. I will definitely download it for my Kindle. That
should be a treat!
Thanks for sharing!
Indy
\"The more you achieve with less, the greater the accomplishment\"
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Skipjack Joe
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I had a chance to reread this book today and wanted to say what an incredible feat this truly was. For some reason I didn't appreciate it enough on
the first go round. Graham truly deserves all the accolades he gets.
Perhaps nowhere is it better conveyed than in the hike around Punta Remedios. A sheer cliff, he works his way around it by wading in the sea at low
tide and escaping through openings in a cave.
What comes across best is the iron will and determination of the man to succeed. If you know nothing else about baja that by itself is worth the read.
What I personally was his commitment to strictly follow the coastline.
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Debra
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I with "Amo" Just have to hold the book and turn the pages.
I'm very thankful that I have the hard copy, and all of the books thereafter, (signed of course, thanks Graham) and I'm also thankful that I'm stingy
and never loaned any of your books out (many of my favorites don't find their way home again) And I thank DK for loaning me his copy of "Into" on my
flight home in 2001 after the first BBBB and further trip south (what fun was that!)
And DK can thank me for drinking white wine instead of red on the flight! 
Mean people suck!
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desertcpl
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
I had a chance to reread this book today and wanted to say what an incredible feat this truly was. For some reason I didn't appreciate it enough on
the first go round. Graham truly deserves all the accolades he gets.
Perhaps nowhere is it better conveyed than in the hike around Punta Remedios. A sheer cliff, he works his way around it by wading in the sea at low
tide and escaping through openings in a cave.
What comes across best is the iron will and determination of the man to succeed. If you know nothing else about baja that by itself is worth the read.
What I personally was his commitment to strictly follow the coastline. |
I so liked the book and was honored to meet Graham and have him sign his book for me,, let me say he is one tough guy
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BajaBlanca
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and I got my signed copy too
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Frankly few writings have ever expressed the magnificent terror of truly remote and rugged Baja California areas than your ordeal at remedios.
[Edited on 5-2-2012 by DavidE]
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Kgryfon
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Just downloaded it to my Nook and looking forward to a great read!
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chuckie
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Thanks Graham!
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wilderone
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I loved every word - you gotta have this book. Inspirational, funny, great writing style. On my top-ten list.
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David K
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Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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It is great to re-read... a perfect adventure story on the peninsula we all love! Got mine signed by Graham in 1990...
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David K
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Posts: 65278
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Debra
I with "Amo" Just have to hold the book and turn the pages.
I'm very thankful that I have the hard copy, and all of the books thereafter, (signed of course, thanks Graham) and I'm also thankful that I'm stingy
and never loaned any of your books out (many of my favorites don't find their way home again) And I thank DK for loaning me his copy of "Into" on my
flight home in 2001 after the first BBBB and further trip south (what fun was that!)
And DK can thank me for drinking white wine instead of red on the flight! |
Did you spill wine in my copy... where, where???  
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Kgryfon
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Registered: 1-27-2009
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Just finished the e-book version and I have to say this book lived up to all of your accolades. Really enjoyed it and it reminded me why I love baja!
Great story, great pictures, Graham! Thank you!
Although the Nook is great for instant gratification, I too, prefer to hold a book in my hands...so I went to eBay and found a hadcopy for sale.
Maybe someday I will meet Graham and get an autograph, too!
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 65278
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kgryfon
Just finished the e-book version and I have to say this book lived up to all of your accolades. Really enjoyed it and it reminded me why I love baja!
Great story, great pictures, Graham! Thank you!
Although the Nook is great for instant gratification, I too, prefer to hold a book in my hands...so I went to eBay and found a hadcopy for sale.
Maybe someday I will meet Graham and get an autograph, too! |
Graham is 100% cool people...
Some photos from our 2006 Viva Baja Cactus event in Tijuana:
Graham and a feathered friend!
Roger ('rogerj1') listens to Graham and Elizabeth as we all enjoy tasting the many brews made here.
The historical society's guide, Bob Vinton, and Graham Mackintosh
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