 My Name is Tom Parks, The Old
Gringo, and I have had a lifelong love affair with Mexico. I explored Baja for many
years which seemed to be the natural thing to do since I was born and raised in San Diego,
California. Over the years I became very interested in the cacti of Baja. My mother was
instrumental in promoting my interest in this particular species of plant life. She took
much pride in her lath house full of the colorful flowering cacti known as
epiphyllums.
In Later years when the San Diego Wild Animal
Park was opened I was able to put my interest in cacti and Baja to use as a volunteer
horticulturist and I was one of the founders of the Baja Plant Garden located inside the
park. With the permission of the Mexican government, I made many trips into the outback of
Baja with family and friends to collect specimens for the garden. Later I will tell you
about some of the places I went to in Baja and show you some of the sights and introduce
you to some of my good friends there. Now I live in Merida, the capital of the state of
Yucatan, Mexico. We will talk a bit about the sights of Merida and Yucatan omitting all
references to Cancun!
My Family and I have also spent many a day
fishing the exceptional waters off of San Diego as well as Baja California. It is
here that I would like to begin my entry into the world wide web. Just click on the
photo links below to navigate to "The Fishin' Pages" and beyond. |
