A wisp of a woman from the Midwest (her Minnesotan accent was endearing and adorable), her stories of swimming at the top of Victoria Falls, backpacking in the desert and imitating a man to sneak into restricted ceremonies awed and inspired me.
I was also completely amazed when she said that she has two kids and brought them along on assignments while they grew up. She and her husband, a writer/editor for the magazine, made the vow to never spend more than two weeks away from them. An impressive feat considering some assignments can last months and months. Here's her book, which I desperately wanted to purchase (and have signed) but refrained from doing so. I suppose I can admire her photography online and save the 40 bucks.
Other speakers this week that I fully intend to see: Donald Johanson (dir., Inst. of Human Origins; discovered "Lucy" fossil), Wade Davis (ethnobotanist, photographer, author, The Serpent and the Rainbow), Kobie Boykins (NASA engineer, Mars Expedition Rovers program) and Mattias Klum, (National Geographic photographer, filmmaker).
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