WILMINGTON, NC, December 15, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- People from all over the world travel to the Baja Peninsula to enjoy the stunning scenery and cultural richness of the area. A unique and fascinating destination, the peninsula is replete with breathtaking views featuring mountains, deserts, and beautiful coastlines. Baja is rich in biodiversity, including sea lions, whales, dolphins, numerous land animal and bird species, and an amazing array of plants -- a paradise for nature enthusiasts. The peninsula also offers visitors ample opportunities for outdoor activities.

Baja also harbors a captivating essence that for many remains largely undiscovered. But to those who take the time to delve deeply into its heart, truly embracing the soul of this remarkable land, it reveals a vibrant mosaic of culture, beauty, and authenticity -- the enchanting quintessence of Baja. Bestselling author Earl Vincent de Berge reveals that spirit in 'A Finger Of Land On An Old Man's Hand, Adventures In Mexico's Baja Wilderness'.

De Berge's book is a compelling coming of age story, intimately detailing his life-changing adventure through the Baja wilderness with three friends in the 1960's. An exploration of growth, identity, and self-awareness, it is both inspirational and transformative -- a masterful blend of daring adventure, introspection, and cultural discovery.

A Finger of Land on an Old Man's Hand' is more than just another adventure story; it's a meditation on resilience, friendship, and the inescapable power of self-discovery. Each challenge, physical or emotional, becomes a steppingstone in the explorers' evolution, perhaps reminding readers of their own capacity for growth. It offers a compelling testament to the human spirit's capacity for transformation.

Lovers of the Baja region will find much to explore, as the Baja Peninsula serves as both a backdrop and a mirror. Readers are immersed with the four young explorers in a transformative journey through Baja California in 1962, inspired by 'The Forgotten Peninsula' by Joseph Wood Krutch.

The book would make a signature gift for Baja enthusiasts and collectors.

'A Finger of Land' records Baja's formidable challenge to men and equipment within its mountainous, sometimes lush, sometimes barren, desert environments; spectacular geology and complex ecologies bracketed by oceans. The four travelers enjoyed encounters with wild animals; found bountiful places to hunt and fish; met frontier families of the kindest sort; weathered Pacific storms and witnessed love in a frontier village; met gold prospectors, hermits and one-of-a-kind characters.

They also experienced dramatic incidents of both potential and very real danger – some due to the untamed environment, others thanks to thoughtless visitors or to shadowy villains.

Plant photography was among the author's interests, only partially stymied by wind-blown sand fouling his camera lens. Photography enthusiasts will be thrilled to know the book offers a treasure trove of previously unreleased photographs of the area.

One reviewer called the book, ". . . a beautifully written, fabulous tale of an incredibly brave and daring journey." In their 5-star review, ReaderViews said, "A Finger of Land on an Old Man's Hand by Earl Vincent de Berge is the stark, witty, and profound memoir of four college students testing their limits on the Baja Peninsula in the summer of 1962. One could think of this as the classic literary assignment, 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation.' Only to do so would be to grossly underestimate this narrative."

'A Finger Of Land On An Old Man's Hand, Adventures In Mexico's Baja Wilderness' is now available at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Earl-Vincent-de-Berge/author/B09R6M1G4Y? in both paperback and e-book format.

All of de Berge's books are available at Amazon and other online book retailers. More information, including an excerpt from the "Baja book" and a pdf of selected photos with insider details revealing Baja in the 1960s is available on his website, https://www.earldeberge.com.

About Earl Vincent de Berge:

Author Earl Vincent de Berge is an Arizona native, writer, photographer, and poet. With a master's degree in political science from the University of Arizona, he founded Behavior Research Center, Inc., and created the respected and widely published Rocky Mountain Poll (RMP), of which he was Editor for 35 years. Earl's photographs, logbooks, and essays reflecting on life experiences serve as foundations for his prose and poetry. He has recently published three collections of his poems, "Allegro to Life," "Swans to Carry Me," and "Wind in the Elephant Tree," which touch on nature, human nature, love, desert silence, and life in Guatemala.

He has just published a delightful book of young reader stories in which the main characters are animals and birds of the Sonoran Desert and coastal regions of Baja, and is currently assembling "The Man Who Ate His Dreams," a biography of a rags-to-riches businessman, artist, and poet.

Earl and his wife Suzanne split their time between Arizona and Guatemala where they founded the nonprofit Seeds for a Future to help impoverished rural women improve their families' access to adequate food and nutrition (https://seedsforafuture.org).

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