Mike Zawaski fills many roles in science and outdoor education. His first book, Snow Travel, is the culmination of his experience climbing snowy peaks from Alaska down to Peru, and all throughout the Western United States. It has also come from his 17 years of experience instructing courses and training staff at the Colorado Outward Bound School. Mike runs an educational nonprofit, the Observant Naturalist (www.ObservantNaturalist.org) which provides scientifically accurate, fun, and experiential science education to teachers and the public. He also teaches college courses in astronomy, geology, and meteorology at the local community college. He has published science research in the field of archaeoastronomy and geology. His work in archaeoastronomy has been to survey Inca monuments in Peru to help understand how the Inca used astronomy in their culture. As a geologist for the Colorado Geological Survey, Mike helped complete the field work necessary to create three 7.5 minute geologic maps within Colorado.
