Robert Muir has explored Toronto since 1985. Born in London, Ontario, Muir balanced his youth between the family farm and the nearby town of St. Mary's. Later, he worked in several maintenance shops for both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways. A layoff in London brought him to Toronto, where he has continued to reside since leaving the railway in 1990. He now writes at his midtown apartment, where he can watch the ever-expanding skyline in the distance above the treetops.