Alan Kesselheim Alan Kesselheim (Bozeman, MT) is a contributing editor to Canoe & Kayak and has written for Backpacker, Canoe, and Sports Afield, among other leading magazines. He is also a columnist for Big Sky Journal and the author of five critically acclaime books, including Threading the Currents, Water and Sky, Going Inside, and Silhouette on a Wide Land.He and his wife completed a 420-day paddle across the Northwest Canadian Wilderness and have raised their children in canoes. Read More Read Less