Cold Case

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Although I found Steamboat Springs on my own, Lester Wall pointed me toward the splendors of the Elk River Valley and Larry and Marilyn Shames planted the seeds that led me from there to the blow down in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness.

I'm grateful for their guidance.

While writing and revising, I received invaluable advice from trusted friends and colleagues Harry Ma clean Mark Graham, Elyse Morgan, Jaime Brown, and Tom Schantz. Over the years I've learned to rely on their counsel as I rely on their friendship. Each completed book reminds me of the first, which would not have been possible without the help of the Limericks, Patricia and Jeff. My gratitude to them endures.

As always, my most precious thanks to my family, especially to my mother, Sara Kellas.