Award-winning journalist Jay Cowan has written about people, the outdoors and environment for magazines all over the world. His previous books include The Best of the Alps in 1999, Hunter S. Thompson in 2009, and In the Land of Living Dangerously in 2012. His stories are also featured in The Best American Travel Writing of 2009 from Houghton Mifflin, and Flylines - The Best of Big Sky Journal Fishing in 2001.