Jon Turk is the author of Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat and Dogsled (HarperCollins, 1998). A chemist by training and an adventurer by avocation, he has for decades paddled the worlds coldest oceansincluding Cape Horn and a journey across the Northwest Passage from Alaska to Baffin Islandand has traveled all over the world on numerous expeditions to strange and exotic places. His expeditions have been sponsored by The North Face, Prijon Kayaks, and other outdoor gear manufacturers. He is the author of 23 environmental and earth science textbooks for W.B. Saunders Company. HOMETOWN: Darby, Montana