Tom Barr is the author of Unique Arizona, Unique Georgia, and Unique Washington: A Guide to the State's Quirks, Charisma and Character and has written the text for two photo books, Portrait of Oregon and Portrait of Washington. He lives in Marysville, Washington.

Kim Cooper Findling is a fifth generation Oregonian and award-winning writer of stories about her beloved home state. She is the author of The Sixth Storm, co-authored with her daughter Libby; Bend, Oregon Daycations: Day Trips for Curious Families; Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir; and the forthcoming Day Trips to the Oregon Coast: Day Trips for Curious Families. For two decades, she has worked as a magazine editor, travel writer, author and teacher. See kimcooperfindling.com.