Journey With a Baja Burro (Sunbelt Cultural Heritage Books)
REVIEWS   After writing Into a Desert Place…Mackintosh returns with this account of his 1000-mile journey by burro from the California border to the oldest established mission in Loreto, located in the southern part of the Baja peninsula. Along the way, he describes the land, the people he meets, the missions he visits, and his travails with the burro. The book is well written and generally keeps the reader's interest. --Library journalMackintosh has the uncanny ability to take you with him step by step on a lively adventure through Baja, mixing history with daily recollections. He has also managed, early on, to inject enough tension into the story -- the recalcitrance of an obstinate burro and the concerns of a new bride felt abandoned -- to drive the story forward and maintain its legitimacy as a page turner. Better than most, Mackintosh has done his homework. It is a wonderful book, even better than his first (Into a Desert Place), thoroughly enjoyable, well edited and a joyful read for anyone who wants to know and understand that terribly fickle lady called Baja. --Fred Hoctor - Western Outdoor NewsThis wonderful adventure held this sentimental "ass" spellbound and joyfully teary-eyed from start to finish. We defy any reader to remain dry eyed while the author struggles manfully himself to keep too much sentiment from the closing pages as he has to bid his beloved burro farewell. As we travel with Mackintosh and Misión, we realize there is a lot more to a donkey than we could have ever known. If you haven't already, you absolutely must read this incredible story. Mackintosh is a spiritual person in the best sense. -- The Gringo Gazette --The Gringo Gazette