Kim McCarrel is an avid trail rider and author whose guidebooks are "must-haves" for Pacific Northwest trail riders. She's been mapping and writing about trails and horse camps since 2002. Her newest books are revised and updated editions of "Riding Central Oregon Horse Trails" and "Riding Southwest Washington Horse Trails." McCarrel lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband, Steve, two Portuguese water dogs, and a Tennessee Walking Horse mare named Tex.