Ray Crowe, has many years of experiences with the some of the sciences which gave impetus to writing this tale combining many of those disciplines. A sample of his interests and memberships should give the reader a brief glimpse of his background: Fellow - Geological Society of the Oregon Country; collector of minerals, rocks, fossils and agates; Lapidarist; Lepidoptera Society, Oregon Archeological Society; Missoula Floods Chairman; former U.S. Weather Bureau; National Guard Nuclear Fallout Specialist; U.S. Air Force; antique and book shop owner; does a lot of reading; Nuclear Gauging Technician; Dye Technician; CRT technician; amateur astronomer; computer programming; stamp and coin… collector/dealer; and finally, Director of the Western Bigfoot and International Bigfoot Societies.