(New Mexico coverage, plus chapters 2, 3, 5, and appendix) grew up on a ranch in northern New Mexico, where she still returns on weekends to help work cattle. A freelance writer and photographer, she s a contributor to New Mexico Magazine
and an avid kayaker and skier. She has written for the
New York Times,
United Airlines
Hemispheres
magazine,
American Cowboy,
and
Audubon.
She is writer and host of
Written on the Wind,
a television documentary series. She is also the author of
Frommer
s Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque
and
Frommer
s New Mexico .
Karl Samson
(Arizona coverage) finds that the sunny winter skies of the Arizona desert are the perfect antidote to the dreary winters of his Pacific Northwest home. Each winter, he flees the rain to explore Arizona
s deserts, mountains, cities, and small towns. It is the state
s unique regional style, Native American cultures, abundance of contemporary art, and, of course, boundless landscapes that keep him fascinated by Arizona. Summer finds him researching his other books, including
Frommer
s Washington, Frommer
s Oregon,
and
Frommer
s Seattle & Portland.
Residents of northern New Mexico for more than 30 years,
Don
and
Barbara Laine
(Colorado and Utah coverage) have traveled extensively throughout the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. They are the authors of
Frommer
s Colorado, Frommer
s Utah, Frommer
s Rocky Mountain National Park,
and
Frommer
s Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks;
are the lead authors of
Frommer
s National Parks of the American West;
and have contributed to
Frommer
s Texas
and
Frommer
s USA.
The Laines have also written
Little–Known Southwest
and
New Mexico & Arizona State Parks
(both for The Mountaineers Books).
Mary Herczog
(Las Vegas coverage) lives in Los Angeles and works in the film industry. She is the author of
Frommer
s New Orleans
and
Las Vegas For Dummies,
and has contributed to
Frommer
s Los Angeles . She still isn
t sure when to hit and when to hold when playing blackjack.