Tim Jones grew up in Western New York and eventually found his way to Alaska where he has lived for more than 40 years. He worked in journalism for one newspaper or another describing his career as a meteoric rise from the Wall Street Journal to the Nome Nugget. Over time he has also been captain of a tour boat, a commercial fisherman, an oil spill response consultant, a reporter and editor at newspapers and magazines. He has also spent time living alone in the Alaska Bush and made several ocean voyages on small sailboats. He is the author of six books and numerous periodical articles. A book now in production about the first 10 years of the Iditarod Trail Sled Race contains several of his articles. He is currently (2014) at work on a novel. He also maintains a blog at this address: http://alaskaatitude.blogspot.com