Born in Prescott, Arizona, the author spent his boyhood in Ash Fork and Phoenix before becoming an Air Force brat and moving all over the country every three years, and to Spain for his High School years.After a Navy tour as a Combat Aircrewman in Vietnam, he settled with his new bride, Terri, in Silicon Valley in 1969.He packed up his family and returned to Arizona in 1979.Today, as a retired aerospace design engineer, Ed lives in Mesa, Arizona, with Terri. Nearby are his two sons and their wives, a robust grandson and his wife, and three beautiful, talented granddaughters.In his trusty Jeep Cherokee, he can be found exploring the vast mountains, valleys, forests, and deserts of Arizona.