The Wonders That I Find

About the Author

Meghan J. Ward is an outdoor, travel, and adventure writer. She is also the co-founder and a former editor-in-chief of the mountain culture publishing house Crowfoot Media, and the creative force behind the Canadian Rockies Annual. An avid adventurer with a voracious appetite to understand her surroundings, Meghan has established herself over the past decade as a mountain historian and an authoritative voice in the Rockies outdoor and travel scene. Her work has taken her from authoring books to writing for films, anthologies, blogs, and some of North America’s top outdoor, fitness, and adventure publications. She lives in Banff, Alberta, with her husband, Paul Zizka, and their two daughters. Taylor “Tay” Odynski is a full-time freelance artist and illustrator. A graduate of the Bachelor of Design program at Alberta College of Art and Design (now Alberta University of the Arts), Tay works in styles that are both distinct and diverse. In addition to her commissioned paintings, sought after by collectors around the world, Tay has provided artwork for multiple album covers of Canadian recording artists; window painting for special events; and a full mural in the Calgary Children’s Cottage. A regular competitor in live painting events, Tay also hosts paint nights as well as live-streaming regularly on her popular Instagram feed (@taytayski). When she’s not throwing paint at a canvas, Tay is a competitive ringette player and an avid snowboarder. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.