Baja Penisula Trek almost complete
Mike Younghusband, his donkey appropriately named Don-Kay, and a stry dog named Solo are almost at the end of their 1,000+ mile hike from Tecate on the U.S. border to Cabo San Lucas. Below you can read a recent article on the trek and you can also follow the last six months of adventure on the BajaNomad forum. The photo is courtesy of Baja author and adventurer Graham Mackintosh . Baja adventurer and burro near end of journey By Ed Zieralski Friday, March 4, 2011 El Cajon’s Mike Younghusband is nearing the end of his incredible walk of the Baja Peninsula with his burro named Don-Kay. Younghusband, 61 and a former El Cajon police officer, has walked over 1,000 miles and has less than 50 miles remaining to reach Cabo San Lucas, his final destination. He left Hernan Ibanez Bracamontes’ Rancho Ojai in Tecate on Oct. 1 with Don-Kay, a 4-year-old burro he purchased from Bracamontes, and his two pet dogs, Rusty and Max. But the road proved to be too dangerous for his pets and he sent them ho...