About the Author: Tim McNulty is a poet, essayist, and nature writer. He is the author of three poetry collections, Ascendance, In Blue Mountain Dusk, and Pawtracks, and ten poetry chapbooks. He is also the author of eleven books on natural history, including Olympic National Park: A Natural History, and Washington's Mount Rainier National Park. Tim has received the Washington State Book Award and the National Outdoor Book Award. He lives with his wife, Mary Morgan, in the foothills of Washington's Olympic Mountains. Tim's website is timmcnultypoet.com