ABOUT THE AUTHORS Originally from Northern Virginia, Marie Javins was dragged as a child all over the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains. Back then she hated camping, fishing, and looking at wildlife, and after college she immediately moved to New York City. She did not learn to love camping again until, as an adult, she camped around Africa as a matter of financial necessity. Since then, she has tent-camped her way across the United States and New Zealand. Marie was an editor and colorist for Marvel Comics for 13 years before taking up travel writing. She currently lives in downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, where she is authoring Slow Boat to Everywhere, a book about her trip around the world by surface transport (for more details, go to MariesWorldTour.com). Matt Willen is a writer, explorer, and photographer. He spends much of his time exploring little-known and remote places around the globe, most recently in areas above 50 degrees north latitude and below 50 degrees south. Matt is also the author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Harrisburg and Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: Mid-Atlantic. He lives seasonally in Pennsylvania and Nova Scotia.