I was born and raised on a tough luck ranch in Southern, California. I learned to work hard, ride broncs, bulls and raise a lot of hell!. My younger years were spent riding rodeo, logging and ranching. Eventually I moved to San Luis Obispo, California where I started the Cresent V ranch and raised some good cattle. It was here that I started Murray Outfitters and guided folks into the wilderness from Ragged Point, California. It was also here that I met Grace Pagano and after a lot of asking she finally agreed to marry me! The best day of my life! We've now moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico where I'm starting young horses and writing my books of wild and wooly adventure. All my life I've dreamed big and continue to do so.