Bill and Mary Burnham, of Gloucester, Virginia, have blended their love of travel, the outdoors, writing, and photography into a dual freelance career. They are co-authors of three guidebooks and hundreds of magazine articles. They tour the mid-Atlantic giving travel and hiking talks and slide shows. Publishing credits include: Backpacker, Blue Ridge Outdoors, GORP.com, Attache, National Geographic Adventure, The Washingtonian, Hampton Roads Monthly, American Heritage, Family Camping, MetroSports, and Racing Milestones. The first edition of their book Hike America: Virginia (Globe Pequot Press) won the National Outdoor Book Award's Honorable Mention prize for guidebooks.