‘My Bravery Was Child-Like’ & ‘In the Desert You Can See For Miles, but Things Still Sneak Up On You’

Garrett MacKenzie was born and raised in Rochester, New York, before going on to study English and Political Science at SUNY Oswego. After graduating he moved to the Pacific Northwest to start a career in wildfire. He is currently a career smokejumper. He has spent the past five years traveling and chasing fires across North America. He spends his winters with his fiancée, Tori, and their two dogs, Talulah and Finley.