Similarly, her personal life tended toward the perambulatory. Thus Sallie Brewer of Wupatki was also Ranger Sallie Van Valkenburgh and Sallie Pierce-Harris of Globe. She retired to Prescott in 1981 and passed away there in 1994. But Sallie's voice, once heard, is not easily forgotten.

Bill Wade is an eight-year volunteer Interpretive Ranger with Flagstaff's NPS/USFS Interpretive Partnership. He regrets that he never met his inspiring co-author.

The NPS/USFS Interpretive Partnership is a unique agreement between the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service to provide Interpretive Ranger walks and talks in the Flagstaff area throughout the summer.

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