Who’s Who

Writer Jeff Rennicke
Photographer Michael Melford
Illustrator Chuck Carter
Site Designers Brad Johnson Presents
Brad Johnson
Eric Johnson
Kurt Strahm
Producer Carol B. Lutyk
Assistant Producer Timothy C. Greenleaf
Researcher Carolyn L. Wixson
Illustrations Editor Dan Westergren
Audio Engineer Mark Christmas
Contributors Sheila F. Buckmaster
Richard Busch
Jessica Chiu
Myron Goldberg
Robert Gray
Yancey Hall
Paul Martin
Irina Obenauer
Jason Ockert
H. Wallace Sinaiko
Rock C. Wheeler
Consultants David Brown, America Outdoors
Corey Chase, Northwest River Company
Mark Evans, Texas River Expeditions
Richard Hoffman, American Whitewater Affiliation (AWA)
Dr. Yar Petryszyn, University of Arizona
Doug Tims, Northwest River Company
Dr. George E. Watson, Research and Exploration Committee, National Geographic Society
John Wood, Holiday River Expeditions

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jeff Rennicke

“I was born in a town along a river,” Jeff Rennicke says, “and rivers have flowed through my life ever since.” A writer and former river guide, Rennicke is as at home with a pen as he is with a paddle. In addition to rafting rivers throughout the American West, Canada, and Alaska, Rennicke has joined expeditions in such far-flung regions as Siberia and China. A frequent contributor to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER, his story about running Idaho’s Snake River (“America’s Deepest Canyon,” March/April 1993) won a gold medal from the Society of American Travel Writers. Rennicke is also the author or co-author of eight books, including River Days and The Rivers of Colorado. His latest book, Exploring Canada’s Spectacular National Parks, was recently published by the National Geographic Book Division. He and his family live in Bayfield, Wisconsin.

Photograph by Michael Melford

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Michael Melford

A professional photographer for 20 years, Michael Melford has shot for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER, Life, Smithsonian, Time, Travel Holiday, Geo, and other magazines. He splits his time between travel and corporate photography, both of which have earned him many honors. His work has taken him all over the United States as well as to most parts of the globe . . . just about anywhere a camera will go. An avid sports enthusiast and adventurer, Melford has photographed from the ocean floor as well as high above the clouds. When his feet are on the ground, he lives with his family in Mystic, Connecticut.

Photograph by Michael Melford

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chuck Carter

After working for ten years as a newspaper illustrator and graphic artist, Chuck Carter joined Cyan, a game company in Spokane, Washington. There, he helped produce the graphics for the popular CD-ROM game Myst. He also designed The Manhole Masterpiece Edition, a whimsical 3-D CD-ROM for children. A freelance computer illustrator for National Geographic since 1992, Carter currently makes his living by designing 3-D graphics for games and the Internet. Carter lives in southern Utah with his wife, Janet, and their three sons, Zack, Danny, and Max. April the cat and a German shepherd called Nimbus round out the family. The Carters enjoy hiking and exploring the canyons, mountains, and deserts of the Southwest.

Photograph by Janet Carter


 
 
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