Ken Lamberton is the author of four books, including Wilderness and Razor Wire (2000), which won the 2002 John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. His next book, Dry River: Stories of Life, Death, and Redemption of the Rio de Santa Cruz will be published by the University of Arizona Press in the spring. He holds degrees in biology and creative writing from the University of Arizona. You can find him online at www.kenlamberton.com.