Mary calls Lansing, MI, home, but has a passion to travel to National Parks and then share her experiences in adventure mystery books for pre-teens. She has been to all 50 states and 61 national parks across the country. She has two grandchildren who now enjoy going on vacation with Mary and her husband Randy to experience an adventure in national parks themselves. She now enjoys sharing what she has learned in these parks with families at Great Homeschool Conventions.