Born in West Virginia on the Western Edge of the Appalachian Mountains. Graduated high school. Entered the military, US Air Force, during the Korean War. Honorably discharged after four years, then...view moreBorn in West Virginia on the Western Edge of the Appalachian Mountains. Graduated high school. Entered the military, US Air Force, during the Korean War. Honorably discharged after four years, then entered college. West Virginia University. Graduated with a degree in business administration. Moved to California, where I lived for more than forty years. Ten in Nevada. Married twice. Three children with first wife. Now divorced. Have lived on the western slope, at the top of, (South Lake Tahoe) and on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains for thirty of the forty years in California/Nevada. Have been on top of nearly every mountain within fifty miles of Lake Tahoe. The San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California and the Santa Ynez Mountains in central California. Have travelled to Europe, Africa, Caribbean. Lived in Hawaii on the island of Maui for a short time. Have had many career starts and stops after college. In later years of my life, I was a snowbird, wintering in the California desert while summering in northern Idaho, where I now live. In summation, I am a healthy octogenarian, still hiking and climbing mountains wherever I find them.view less