Desert Duty: On the Line with the U.S. Border Patrol
BILL BROYLES has been walking the desert borderlands—the setting for many of his favorite memories—for more than thirty-five years. He is currently a research associate at the University of Arizona’s Southwest Center. His books include Sunshot: Peril and Wonder in the Gran Desierto, and he coedited Dry Borders: Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert.MARK HAYNES joined the Border Patrol in 1978 and retired after twenty-five years of service in the Yuma area. He spent three years as Agent in Charge of the Tacna/Wellton Station and also served as Assistant Chief Patrol Agent of the Yuma Sector. Currently, he is an active member of the Arizona Historical Society.