About Blake

Sarek and me, 2020.

Hello!

I’m Dr. Blake Ketchum. I’m the hermit up here on the mountain, where I live with a menagerie of rescue animals. Thank you for checking out my site.

Highlights from background:

  • I didn’t speak until I was 3, and then switched to barking for a year when I started elementary school.
  • I liked dogs, physics, and the color purple as a child.
  • I do not have a HS diploma GED;I dropped out after 2 years.
  • I have a BFA in Sculpture, MS in Forestry, and PhD in Soil Science.
  • I was diagnosed as an adult with high functioning Autism.
  • I love button boxes, moss, animals, microbiology, Star Trek, and astronomy.
  • I’m happy being a hermit, and don’t spend much time thinking misanthropic thoughts. It’s a good life for me.