70 OCTOBER 2019 FOUR WHEELER fourwheeler.com
Granville Salute
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UE TO MANY REQUESTS, WE’RE REPUBLISH-
ing some of Granville King’s “From The
Backcountry” columns as space
permits. These columns ran in Four
Wheeler from 1984 until Granville’s passing in
1989 at age 70. Granville was a retired
aerospace engineer and television screenwriter
who lived off-grid in a trailer in Baja, Mexico. His
off-road experiences were many, and his
storytelling was amusing, riveting, timeless, and
unparalleled.
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