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An independent journalist for 16 years, Melissa Gaskill holds degrees in biology and journalism and writes often about travel, nature, outdoor adventure, science, and the environment for a variety of regional and national magazines. She travels extensively in her native state of Texas and throughout the Southwest, Mexico (exploring the entire Baja peninsula by car with her three children), and the Caribbean. An avid outdoors person, she is an experienced camper, hiker, kayaker, and scuba diver. She is the author of a guide book on hiking with dogs in the Texas Hill Country and on the coast.