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 Jim Solomon (your guide to the outdoors) moved to Phoenix in 1958. Spending all of his free time in the outdoors as a kid, exploring the deserts and irrigation ditches, He learned to respect nature. After graduating from Maryvale High School in 1971. he moved to Montana in 1975 and attended the University of Montana in Missoula. His first year he was hired by the Montana Co-operative Wildlife Research Unit where he met and later was invited to work with Dr. John J. Craighead on a grizzly bear habitat study in the Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana for National Geographic. This was a six-week, 270 mile backpacking, habitat typing trek, (obtaining the ground truth data in accordance with the satellite imagery maps) as well as numerous other wildlife research studies he worked on for different state agencies. Jim’s love of the outdoors and the sports of hunting and fishing not only involved him in many classes that he taught for the Montana Dept. of Fish Wildlife and Parks as a Bow hunter Ed. Instructor, but also classes for continuing education for teacher up grades. He is currently on the board and the executive committee of the Arizona Wildlife Federation, and the Vice President of the Arizona Wildlife Foundation, the educational branch of the federation. He teaches beginning and advanced outdoor classes for the “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” program in Arizona.
n July of 2008 Patti came up with the concept for a new show that was all about kids in the outdoors. The show,”Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz” and it is open to kidz from the ages of 5-16 to come on the show to talk about their favorite outdoor activities. “We want more kidz to get involved in the outdoor heritage” explained Patti. Patti also graduated from Maryvale High School in Phoenix. That’s where Jim fell in love with her. After their high school prom, Jim graduated and later moved to Montana. Patti, to Canada and then on to California where she now resides. They got back together in October after 36 years of being apart and now they work together to get others involved in the outdoors, Especially Kids.
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