Best Tent Camping: New York State: Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization

About Aaron StarmerCate StarmerTimothy Starmer

Aaron Starmer is a freelance writer and editor specializing in children's novels and travel guides. His far-flung adventures inform much of his writing and include chasing down leopards in Kenya's Maasai Mara rafting through the Grand Canyon crossing mountain passes in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park tripping over iguanas in the Galapagos Islands and swimming beneath waterfalls in Tahiti. When closer to home he takes every opportunity to explore the mountains lakes and rivers of New York New Jersey and New England. He lives in Hoboken New Jersey with his wife Cate. Cate Starmer has reviewed New York City restaurants written a guidebook to camping edited dozens of non-fiction books and produced a daily-updated travel blog. She received a dual degree BS in marketing and tv-radio-film from Newhouse School at Syracuse University and a certificate in Editing from New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Whether it's horseback riding in the Colombian jungle running the NYC marathon or trekking to a backcountry hut in winter she is always up for a new challenge--especially if it involves an adventure that can be turned into a story. Timothy Starmer has always been an outdoor enthusiast and spent most of his childhood seeking out remote and wild areas whenever possible. During a brief hiatus from Brown University during 1997 he drove across the United States for six weeks camping the entire way. Along the way he explored many of the West's national and state parks including Canyonlands Yellowstone Arches Bryce Canyon. At the trip's conclusion he headed down to Australia where he backpacked for a few months exploring the eastern Outback the Great Barrier Reef and the caves of Tasmania as well as traversing the Tasmanian World Heritage Area along the Overland Track. Tim currently works in upstate New York as a timber framer and can still be found exploring the wilds whenever possible.