作者: Kim Lipker

Colorado resident Kim Lipker is the author of four Menasha Ridge titles: 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Denver and Boulder; The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado (with Johnny Molloy); Day & Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park; and her newest, Smart & Savvy Hiking: What Every Woman Needs to Know on the Trail, along with The Unofficial Guide to Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns in the Rockies (Hungry Minds). She also writes a regular parenting column and other features for Rocky Mountain Parent Magazine, and she contributes features, ratings, and reviews for Away.com, covering parks, active sports, and outdoor adventures in the Rocky Mountains and Hawaii.Considered an expert on the Rocky Mountains by her guidebook peers, Kim has been at the writing thing for awhile, having had her first news article published at age 12 and later earning a journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.Kim lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her three children, Anna, Alex, and Emma. For more information on her upcoming projects, visit her blog at trekalong.com/lipker.