Gary A. David has been intrigued by the Four Corners region of the United States since his initial trip there in 1987. The following year he lived for about six months in northern New Mexico, where he studied rock art and indigenous ruins. In 1994 he moved to Arizona and began an intensive study of the ancestral Pueblo People (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Anasazi) and their descendants the Hopi.

In late 2006 after more than a decade of independent fieldwork and research, his nonfiction book The Orion Zone: Ancient Star Cites of the American Southwest was published by Adventures Unlimited Press. This volume describes a pattern of Hopi villages and ruin sites that precisely mirrors Orion, with an ancient site corresponding to each major star in the constellation.

The sequel published in early 2008 by Adventures Unlimited is titled Eye of the Phoenix: Mysterious Visions and Secrets of the American Southwest. This book deals with diverse topics such as: the Ant People, Snake People, Dog Star People, Sedona Sanskrit, Arizona Knights Templar Crosses, Reptilian Round Towers, Frontier Freemasonry, Meteor Crater, Hopi Kachinas, Stone Tablets and the End Times.

His articles have appeared in Fate, World Explorer, Atlantis Rising, Ancient American, and Four Corners magazines.    

Mr. David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kent State University and a Master of Arts in the literature of the American West from the University of Colorado.

He has worked as a adjunct professor of English and creative writing, a traveling ambassador for the South Dakota Arts Council, and a professional lead guitarist and vocalist.

Gary is also the author of a number of poetry books, including A Log of Deadwood: a Postmodern Epic of the South Dakota Gold Rush (North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, 1993) and Tierra Zia: Poems and Petroglyphs from New Mexico (Nine Muses Books, Winston, Oregon, 1996), both available from Amazon.com. 

In addition, he is editor and webmaster of Island Hills Books, an online publishing house, distribution center, and showcase for literature that focuses on the spirit of place.

Gary currently lives with his wife and daughter in northern Arizona, where the skies are still relatively pristine.