Nearly 20 experts have read 
portions of Tahoma, and many commented that they especially liked my accounts of accompanying scientists in the field. Whether banding and weighing endangered spotted owls, using radio telemetry to track bull trout or uncovering stone tool artifacts thousands of years old, the stories grab readers.
Taking their cue, my next book project focuses on the incredible, innovative work of scientists in the field. Tentatively titled Scientists Do the Wildest Things, each chapter will focus on a project and the researchers behind it. Beginning with projects “close to home,” next summer I hope to accompany volcanologists at Mount St. Helens or Mount Rainier. These peaks ranked second and third behind Hawaii’s Kilauea in the U.S. Geological Survey’s recently updated National Volcanic Threat Assessment, which 
indicates the potential severity of impacts that may result from future eruptions.
Another intriguing story that I’ve caught hold of is the Pacific leatherback sea turtle. It migrates 20,000 miles a year and is as big as your kitchen table! These mighty reps migrate from Indonesia each year to forage on jellyfish off the Washington and Oregon coasts.
Stay tuned for updates as I connect with the scientists involved in these and other important projects.