Images taken by Mike's family at the finish line . . .
From left to right is Nikki Cox, Tammy Mettler, Mike Younghusband, Desirea Kelley, Layla Mettler & Stephanie Kelley.
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
Signature addendum: Danish physicist — Niels Bohr — who said, “The opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.
Jeff Petersen
What a group!!!!! Thank you all!!!! I'm still in a world of dizziness and I'm trying to get my thoughts together. So please bare with me while I
wait for my stressed out city life to settle down. How did I ever handle all of this????
You guys and gals are the best there is and I am deeply grateful for all you gave. Soooooo, LETS PARTY.......
Originally posted by MikeYounghusband
What a group!!!!! Thank you all!!!! I'm still in a world of dizziness and I'm trying to get my thoughts together. So please bare with me while I
wait for my stressed out city life to settle down. How did I ever handle all of this????
You guys and gals are the best there is and I am deeply grateful for all you gave. Soooooo, LETS PARTY.......
Mike Younghusband
Good to have you back in the 'hood' Mike! I answered your u2u just now, as well... See you soon... maps in hand!
Wow! That was really cool.He really is a nut just like the rest of us(good thing).I specially liked the way he fondled Don Kays' ears and rubbed his
forehead, showing just how much he and his animals were connected. What an accomplishment for a not so young man!!
After following Mike here on Baja Nomad for the past 6 months, we finally get to meet the Nomad 'Man-of-the-Year'!
Baja Angel, Christopher and I had a great couple of hours with Mike in his El Cajon home today.
Mike shared many highlights of his 6 month adventure and some of the low points, as well... The people, including the Baja Nomads were all great along
the way... One of the big highlights had to be finding Solo, and her staying along to be part of the team.
We are looking forward to the future Power Point presentations and lectures on the adventure... Let's hope a book is not too far down the road!
Today's photos of when I presented Mike with the maps I used to show his location on Baja Nomad and Talk Baja, and a couple of gentle Solo, too:
After more than six months hiking dusty trails and roads of Baja with a burro and a dog, Mike Younghusband was hit Monday morning with the reality of
living in Southern California.
The reality check was traffic, and lots of it, as he headed west on Interstate 8 out of El Cajon.
“I forgot what road rage was,” Younghusband joked.
The former El Cajon police officer will return to his post this afternoon with Elite Security.
On Tuesday afternoon for the Padres home-opener, Younghusband will be posted at the Padres stadium gift shop on the first floor of Petco Park’s
Western Metal Supply Co. building.
“Elite has been really great to me and is allowing me to go right back to work,” said Younghusband, who recently completed a more than 1,100-mile walk
of the length of Baja from Tecate to Cabo San Lucas.
Younghusband met with fellow Baja adventurer Graham Mackintosh on Monday to discuss Younghusband’s plans for a Power Point and seminar presentation
that will detail his journey. He also plans to do a book. He has thousands of photos and some videos of his trip.
Younghusband, 61, lost 43 pounds on his incredible journey.
“I lost that in the first two months,” he said.
Younghusband packed a BB gun and a fishing rod and reel. He said the BB gun wasn’t as useful as the fishing gear.
“I was able to scare off some coyotes and horses with the BB gun, but it really didn’t work for hunting like I thought,” he said. He managed a couple
of ducks, a dove and a single quail before deciding to put it away.
“I fished a lot and caught a lot of corbina,” he said. “I was on beaches where every cast was a fish. I’d go miles and never see another footprint.”
His burro, Don-Kay, is safe and grazing in a pasture in Loreto. He’s trying to place his dog, Solo, in a good place where the outdoor dog can roam and
be free.
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn
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