About the Author

Jim Gorman is an award-winning book and magazine author. He's a contributing
editor to Backpacker and Popular Mechanics magazines, and his writing has
appeared in Men's Health, Runner's World, This Old House, Country Living,
National Geographic Adventure, Better Homes & Gardens, Endless Vacation,
Bicycling, Boy's Life, and elsewhere. He writes primarily about the
environment, outdoor exploration on foot and mountain bike, health &
wellness, home & garden, and energy conservation.

Jim's work has won a variety of awards, including a National Magazine Award
(2003) for Wild In The Parks, National Geographic Adventure Magazine;
Travel Writer of the Year Award from the Caribbean Tourism Organization for
Wild Beauties, Endless Vacation Magazine; and the Pluma de Plata (Silver
Quill) Award for Best Travel Writing on Mexico from the Mexico Tourism
Board, for Zacatecas: Desert Rose, also in Endless Vacation Magazine. He
was also a National Magazine Award Finalist in 2005 for Grail Trails,
National Geographic Adventure Magazine.

Prior to his career as a freelance writer, Jim was an editor at Backpacker
Magazine, the website GORP.com, and the environmental journal World Watch.