Connie L. Taylor was born in Science Hill, Kentucky, and he was raised in Dayton, Ohio. After serving in Vietnam with the US Marine Corps, Connie returned to Kentucky and enrolled ...view moreConnie L. Taylor was born in Science Hill, Kentucky, and he was raised in Dayton, Ohio. After serving in Vietnam with the US Marine Corps, Connie returned to Kentucky and enrolled in college. He went on to write for the local paper in London, Kentucky, as a contributing columnist, and he has been published in A.T. Journeys, the official magazine of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.view less