Linda Kranz and her husband, Klaus, shared with their children the things they found to be important in life—being in nature, finding solitude, time together. Now that their children are grown they have taken these lessons to heart and have found that they have a deeper appreciation of the world. Linda is the author of eight journals and a craft book, Let’s Rock: Rock Painting for Kids, which won an IRA Children’s Choices Award. Linda lives with her husband in northern Arizona. Together they enjoy discovering new landscapes in and around the Southwest and returning to their longtime favourite places, again and again.