Stephen Hui has been hiking, backpacking, and scrambling in and around British Columbia for more than 25 years. He works to advance sustainable and socially just land use across the province and is the author of several bestselling guidebooks, including Destination Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia. His outdoor writing and photography have appeared in the Georgia Straight, Toronto Sun, Vancouver Is Awesome, and Wild Coast Magazine. Hui is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Naxaxalhts'i Albert "Sonny" McHalsie is the Cultural Advisor / Sxweyxwiyam (Historian) at Stó lō Research and Resource Management Centre, Stó lō Nation, in Chilliwack, B.C. He is treasured for his work to preserve and transmit Stó lō culture, heritage, and history. He is also a co-author of the Stó lō-Coast Salish Historical Atlas and is called upon often to teach and advise in all the Stó lō communities and organizations.