Peter Stekel is a writer and photographer who specializes in feature articles and photography of the Sierra Nevada, focusing on Sequoia & Kings Canyon national parks. He has published over 700 articles in publications as diverse as Adventure West, High Country News, E, Balloon Life, and Nude and Natural. He has maintained a website and blog supporting Final Flight since 2007 at www.finalflightthebook.com.
Stekel grew up in Southern California, and has hiked and backpacked in the Sierra since he was 12.