Doug Alderson is the author of several books, including "Waters Less Traveled: Exploring Florida's Big Bend Coast" (University Press of Florida 2005), "The Vision Keepers: Walking for Native Americans and the Earth" (Quest Books 2007), "New Dawn for the Kissimmee River: Orlando to Okeechobee by Kayak" (University Press of Florida, 2009), and "Encounters with Florida's Endangered Wildlife" (University Press of Florida, 2010). Additionally, his articles and photographs have been featured in magazines such as Sea Kayaker, Coast and Kayak, Wildlife Conservation, American Forests, Sierra and Mother Earth News. He has won several state and national awards for his books and magazine features. Log… onto www.dougalderson.net for more information.