River Grant has trekked wildlands, piloted gliders, logged over 1,000 hours underwater, traveled in India, ridden horses and elephants, knows how to light a campfire using steel wool and a battery, and makes a darned good sourdough starter. She's an amateur radio operator with extensive disaster-response experience, and a firearms instructor who holds two NRA Distinguished Expert marksmanship ratings. (You won't find her anywhere in formal organizational listings because "River Grant" is a pen name. All else, however, is factual.)