On October 1st, 1972, our family pulled up in front of a rental house in the small town of Prescott, Arizona. This was a big deal for a 16-year-old me. Such bad timing…I had left all of my friends in Syracuse, New York; the friends I planned on graduating with the next May.
My new book, Uprooted: A New Life in the Arizona Sun, is about that tumultuous time and much more, including how I found my way into the life of a wildland firefighter. For any of you that are interested, it’s widely available online and locally. But today I just wanted to share some photos from back then.
Thank you, my friends, for taking a look!
Me, Horatio, my sister Cindy Easter Sunday 1959 Syracuse, NY 
My sister Cindy, Me, my sister Elaine 1963 Syracuse, NY 
Our home in Syracuse, NY 
Me at the age of 14, Chittnango Falls, NY 
Our new home in Prescott, AZ under construction 1973 
My Dad and Me, Prescott, AZ 1975 
Me in my firefighting clothes, Prescott, AZ 1977