About the Author

Dale Groutage is the co-author of five other books, and a regular columnist for the Casper Star-Tribune. Following his retirement from the US Navy as a senior scientist in 2003, Dale and his wife Nancy moved back to their home state of Wyoming to live on a small ranch outside of Lander. In Lander, he was a substitute teacher at Lander's Middle School and High School. Taking pride in his work, Dale finds it very rewarding to teach. He has a deep appreciation to see your young teenagers reach their potential. In 2019, Dale and Nancy moved to Neenah, Wisconsin to be closer to their children.

Early Life & Childhood

Being born in a very poor coal camp to a family stricken by poverty, Dale knows firsthand the struggles of people who grow up in those environments. As a child, he greatly enjoyed reading and drew inspiration from what he read for pursuing a better life. This drive is what led him to engineering school.