“I thought I was going to Kenya for the wildlife—and it was wonderful; like Animal Planet to the fifth power, an over-the-top experience for a mountain trekker and river runner like me—but the people, particularly in Maji Moto, are what I brought home tucked into some special niche of my soul. Salaton’s campaign to merge the traditional lifeways and spiritual wisdom of the Maasai with the modern world of literacy, education, globalism, and cell phones is fascinating and worthy. And it was stunning to be welcomed by him and his people as if we were members of their extended family, even joining them in blessing fire and in sending a cohort of boys off for their life-changing manhood ritual. Africa runs deep; Susan’s insight and expertise reveal the path to this ancient and little-visited river.” ~ Bob, Concord, California
