Linda Parker Hamilton is the author of the Falcon Guides Best Hikes San Francisco, Hiking the San Francisco Bay, and Camping Northern California. She has written, edited, and published more than 50 exciting histories, biographies, memoirs, and family histories for her business Stories to Last, including Chasing Spring, about resilience, beauty, and escape from Nazi Germany. She has also written numerous stories for magazines, newspapers, and websites, including American Heritage of Science & Technology, the San Francisco Chronicle, California Magazine, and the Library of Congress's site for children and families: AmericasStory.gov. She's also a college application and essay coach. She previously worked in the travel-tech industry and taught public school for 10 years. Linda is also a singer-songwriter. She lives in Oakland, California.