Backroads Of New England Your Guide To New England's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures

A native of New York's Hudson Valley, Kim Knox Beckius has always enjoyed exploring neighboring New England. In 1996, she relocated to Connecticut and gained a more central "catbird seat" from which to observe and explore the region. Since 1998, she has produced About.com's New England for Visitors Web site (http://gonewengland.about.com), taking Internet users on a virtual tour of New England, providing lively, weekly commentary on travel and events, and sharing insight into Yankee tradition, history, and ingenuity. She is the author of The Everything Guide to New England, a comprehensive travel guidebook to the region. Her writing and photography have also been featured on several other travel-related Web sites and in magazines such as Grace Ormonde's Wedding Style and Bride and Groom. Much of the research for Backroads of New England was completed while Beckius and her husband, Bruce, were expecting their first child, Lara, who was born an experienced backroads traveler. William H. Johnson is a native New Englander who lives in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire with his wife, Marilyn, and their cat, Mittens. For thirty years, his artistic landscapes have captured the spectacular New England countryside in all seasons. Johnson enjoys spending countless hours seeking images, sometimes visiting a place many times until the light and conditions are "just right." His photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, calendars, cards, exhibits, and advertising campaigns in New England and beyond. He studied photography at the Layton School of Art and Design in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the Doscher Country School of Photography in South Woodstock, Vermont. He was named Photographer of the Year by the New Hampshire Professional Photographer's Association and has earned several court of honor awards. Johnson's camera gear includes a Medium Format Mamiya RZ 67, a Large Format Area Swiss 4 x 5 view camera, and the Fuji 617 for panorama shots. His film of choice is Fuji Velvia.Beckius, Kim is the author of 'Backroads Of New England Your Guide To New England's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures', published 2004 under ISBN 9780896586086 and ISBN 0896586081.