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Mikel W. Dawson
Thoughts of a Crazy Old Man is the second book written by Mikel W. Dawson. Although writing has not been Mikel’s career, it has come easy. Drawing from the vast amounts of past lif...view moreThoughts of a Crazy Old Man is the second book written by Mikel W. Dawson. Although writing has not been Mikel’s career, it has come easy. Drawing from the vast amounts of past life experiences and the ability to relate these experiences in short story form, Mikel has been related to Forest Gump by some of his readers in his story telling ability.
Mikel grew up on a farm in South West Idaho during the late ‘50s and ‘60s. In 1968 his family sold the farm and moved to Greenleaf Idaho where Mikel graduated high school in 1974 from Greenleaf Friends Academy. Mikel attended Boise State University’s Vo-Tec mechanics course and after entered the working world. In 1983 Mikel began a military career as a Citizen Soldier and retired as a Sergeant Major after almost 23 years of service.
In 1992 Mikel departed his job as a professional guide in the Salmon River country in central Idaho and moved to Denmark,got married and lives with his wife Jette running his own business shoeing horses. Mikel’s life as a guide, military career and how he moved to Denmark is all covered in his previous book Guide’s Life.view less