Steven Horak is a writer, editor and photographer with a particular interest in travel and wildlife. He was the lead editor of Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel and as an author he’s contributed to Rough Guides to the Czech Republic, Costa Rica and Canada. He’s also authored children’s books on animals, created ESL and EFL materials and has written for New York-based publications such as TimeOut New York and NYMag.com.

After fifteen years living in Manhattan, Steven relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where’s he’s been hiking, road and mountain biking, and kayaking, among other activities, to his heart’s content. Along the way he’s explored a good bit of the state, and has gotten to know some of New Mexico’s wild denizens – such as barred owls and bobcats – best as a volunteer at Española’s long-running Wildlife Center.

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