In July, 2011 my first book, Bright Lights, Dark Places, was released by Tate Publishing. We hit the road running! The following month I left my job as a professional guide for Pink Jeep Tours so I could devote full-time to the marketing of the book. It was a tough decision because I absolutely loved my job as a guideGtF taking people from all over the world to my favorite places in the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Valley of Fire, Red Rock Canyon and Death Valley!
It’s a funny story how I got the guide position. My neighbor John, approached me one day as he was checking his mail. “Hey Deb, have you finished writing your book?” He asked. “Yes, John just finished it!” “Great! Give me a copy of your resume because you would be good at my company,” he said. “What’s your company? I asked. “Pink Jeep Tours.” I laughed and told him that there was no way that I was going to drive a pink jeep, afterall how could a tough cop ever live that down?! He was persistent and asked me to send him my resume. I humored John knowing that there was no way I was going to be seen in pink!
You know what happened next! I was hired and joined the company in August, 2010, after I finished writing the book. I was only with the company for a year but I logged more miles in that year than you can imagine and visited some of the most beautiful places in the Southwest every single week. You can view the photos in my albums on Facebook….enjoy!