Author Biography
Jim Gorman is an award-winning book and magazine author. He's a contributingeditor to Backpacker and Popular Mechanics magazines, and his writing hasappeared in Men's Health, Runner's World, This Old House, Country Living, National Geographic Adventure, Better Homes & Gardens, Endless Vacation, Bicycling, Boy's Life, and elsewhere. He writes primarily about theenvironment, outdoor exploration on foot and mountain bike, health &wellness, home & garden, and energy conservation. Jim's work has won a variety of awards, including a National Magazine Award(2003) for Wild In The Parks, National Geographic Adventure Magazine;Travel Writer of the Year Award from the Caribbean Tourism Organization for Wild Beauties, Endless Vacation Magazine; and the Pluma de Plata (SilverQuill) Award for Best Travel Writing on Mexico from the Mexico TourismBoard, for Zacatecas: Desert Rose, also in Endless Vacation Magazine. Hewas also a National Magazine Award Finalist in 2005 for Grail Trails, National Geographic Adventure Magazine. Prior to his career as a freelance writer, Jim was an editor at BackpackerMagazine, the website GORP.com, and the environmental journal World Watch.
