50 Adventures in the 50 States

Kate Siber, author of the award-winning bestseller National Parks of the USA, is a journalist and a correspondent for Outside magazine living in Durango, Colorado. She has tried her hand at almost every adventure activity going, and covers the world’ s wild and remote places as well as environmental and social issues. Her writing has been featured in many publications, including National Geographic Traveler, National Parks, Preservation, Men’ s Journal, and The New York Times.

Lydia Hill is a freelance illustrator and 2D designer currently based in North London but originally from Portsmouth, England. She graduated from Middlesex University in 2019 with a First Class Degree in Illustration. Her clients include YES! Magazine, Wide Eyed Editions/Quarto Publishing,   SkyTv, 33 seconds, The RAF, and  Middlesex University. She usually works digitally and enjoys building up layers of color and texture to create a faux-traditional  print look to her illustrations. She loves  illustrating diverse characters using bold colors and shapes.