Jon Kramer is an adventurer first, and also a geologist, writer, climber and surfer (but not necessarily in that order, depending on the surf). He received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology at the University of Maryland and has pursued life as an adventuring paleontologist ever since. His interests are quite varied and include all things natural. In addition to popular travel and adventure writing, Jon has published scientific papers on critters as ancient as 2 billion-year-old bacteria and as young as 12,000-year-old mammoths. Jon travels extensively with his wife Julie, sometimes settling down for a rest in Minnesota, Florida, California and interesting points in between. Julie Martinez is an explorer, naturalist, freelance artist and formal art instructor. Her appreciation for insects, plants, rocks and fossils started in childhood with a collection that has grown throughout her life. Julie graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, with a degree in Fine Arts and Biology. She initially worked as an illustrator for the medical field but in the late 1980s began a freelance career, which she has enjoyed ever since. Julie’s work is featured in many textbooks, journals and museum exhibits throughout North America. She is also a staff teacher at Minnesota School of Botanical Art. When not teaching, she travels with Jon, exploring the wilds of the world. Vernon Morris is a freelance artist, muralist and adventuring time traveler. His formal art education took place in the early 1980s at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vern’s Native American (Anishinabe) roots have been a powerful influence in his life. He maintains a small quarry at Pipestone National Monument where he excavates the famous carving stone every year. He then sculpts it into pipes and ritual objects just as his ancestors did for countless generations. Vern carries his work with him into the wilds and is just as comfortable carving pipestone atop a mesa in the Southwest as sketching scenes from antiquity along the ocean in Big Sur.

Site List

1. Anasazi Heritage Center
2. Black Canyon of the Gunnison Nat’l Park
3. Boulder Falls
4. Cave of the Winds
5. Chimney Rock Archaeological Area
6. Colorado National Monument
7. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
8. Deer Creek Petroglyphs
9. Devils Stairsteps
10. Dinosaur Hill
11. Dinosaur National Monument
12. Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area
13. Douglas Pass Fossil Site
14. Eldorado Canyon State Park
15. Florissant Fossil Beds Nat’l Monument
16. Fruita Paleo Area
17. Garden of the Gods
18. Garden Park Dinosaur Area
19. Gates of Lodore
20. Glenwood Caverns and Glenwood Hot Springs
21. Great Sand Dunes National Park
22. Hovenweep National Monument
23. Irish Canyon
24. Lowry Pueblo
25. McKee Springs Petroglyphs
26. Mesa Verde National Park
27. Mt. Princeton Hot Springs
28. Pagosa Springs
29. Painted Hands Pueblo
30. Penitente Canyon & Natural Arch
31. Picture Canyon Picnic Area
32. Pikes Peak
33. Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks
34. Rangely Rock Art Loop
35. Red Rocks Park & Dinosaur Ridge
36. Rocky Mountain National Park
37. Royal Gorge
38. Seven Falls
39. Steamboat Springs
40. Telluride & Bridal Veil Falls
41. Trail Through Time
42. Treasure Falls
43. Ute Mountain Tribal Park
44. Vermillion Falls
45. Vogel Canyon
46. Wheeler Geologic Area