Jon Turk Jon Turk is the author of Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat and Dogsled (HarperCollins, 1998). A chemist by training and an adventurer by avocation, he has for decades paddled the world’s coldest oceans—including Cape Horn and a journey aross the Northwest Passage from Alaska to Baffin Island—and has traveled all over the world on numerous expeditions to strange and exotic places. His expeditions have been sponsored by The North Face, Prijon Kayaks, and other outdoor gear manufacturers. He is the author of 23 environmental and earth science textbooks for W.B. Saunders Company. HOMETOWN: Darby, Montana Read More Read Less