Kelly’s earliest outdoor adventures mingled with wild rivers, grasslands, canyons, alpine peaks, and conifer forests by foot, boat, bike, skis, and horseback. She holds a M.S. in Structural Geology from Northern Arizona University. Kelly has more than 20 years’ field experience in aqueous geochemistry, geomorphology, geohydrology, geoarcheology, ecological surveys, and mapping; with Colorado River science and resource trips in the Grand Canyon; and through natural history tours across the southern Colorado Plateau and Alaska. She has published numerous scientific and popular articles, professional USGS maps, and has produced three documentary films. Kelly previously worked with the Wildlands Network, Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, and Wild Arizona. She lives on the toes of the Mogollon Rim, near the red rock canyons of Sedona, Arizona.