Merrie Giles has been a resident of Ridgecrest, California, situated in the Indian Wells Valley, since 1984. After coming to Ridgecrest directly from spending a year in Fairbanks, Alaska, she refers to herself as a 'desert rat'. She vows to stay in the desert as long as the sun does. Merrie is an avid hobbyist and has dabbled in photography, painting, drawing, writing, wood working and mosaics. Her art work has been donated to the China Lake Naval Museum of Armament and Technology for auction each year beginning in 2005. Her husband, Daryl, son, Steven, and...more
