Gary Barnes

Gary Barnes is an Environmental Health Specialist and Human Resource Trainer with many years of hiking, backpacking, and wilderness survival experience. While in college, he worked at Grand Canyon National Park during summer break as a backcountry trail guide. Toward the end of his work career, he was a Human Resource trainer for the Canyon's hospitality provider. He has backpacked wilderness routes throughout the Grand Canyon and the desert Southwest.

His published works include:

Six reference manuals on the Federal Food Safety Code:

* Keyword Index to the 1999 FDA Model Food Code

* Keyword Index to the 2001 FDA Model Food Code

* Quick Reference to the 2001 FDA Model Food Code

* Pocket Edition of the 1999 Arizona Food Code

* Quick Links to the 2017 FDA Model Food Code (Kindle e-book)

* Quick Links to the 2017 California Food Code (Kindle e-book)

Three novels:

* 'Freezing Tillie: An Alliance of Strangers,'

* 'The Killing Mirror,'

* 'Bird of Evil Spirit'

A five-part series on Hiking/backpacking 'Surviving Grand Canyon:'

* 'Surviving Grand Canyon: It's All About Water'

* 'Surviving Grand Canyon: Lost And Found"

* 'Surviving Grand Canyon: Trailside Dangers"

* 'Surviving Grand Canyon: Dangerous Plants, Deadly Animals' (coming Fall 2019)

* 'Surviving Grand Canyon: Feet Dont' Fail me Now' (coming Winter 2019)

He is a woodworker who specializes in wildlife intarsia and custom-built furniture. His hobbies include organic gardening, guitar, piano, and drawing.