Edwin Daniels

E. DAN KLEPPER, who occasionally writes under the pen name Edwin Daniels, is an author, media artist, and outdoors enthusiast. He recently completed writing and photographing "100 Classic Hikes in Texas" (The Mountaineers Books, 2009), a hiking guide of the Lone Star state. Klepper is a frequent contributor to Texas Highways, Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, and texaswildnetwork.com, and is currently working on Klepper + Klepper ~ 50 Years in the Texas Outdoors (Texas A&M University Press, 2012), a book of essays and photographs that combines his work with that of his late father's - a consummate Texas outdoorsman and journalist. Klepper works from his home in Marathon, located in the state's Big Bend region, where he also exhibits his art and photography at Klepper Gallery. His work can be viewed at www.edanklepper.com.

Books

100 Classic Hikes in Texas, Mountaineers Books, (Spring 09)

Spirit Walker ~ JD Challenger and His Art, Tide-mark Press (2005).

Ghostdancing ~ Sacred Medicine and the Art of JD Challenger, Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1998. (Edwin Daniels)

Wolf Walking, Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 1997. (Edwin Daniels)

Magazines

Texas Highways

Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine

Cowboys&Indians Magazine

Taos Magazine (Edwin Daniels)

Santa Fe Circle (Edwin Daniels)

Mountain Athletics

Lonestar Outdoor News

Awards

Excellence in Craft, books, Texas Outdoor Writers Association

Excellence in Craft, photography, Texas Outdoor Writers Association

Gold Award, Travel Feature, International Regional Magazine Association

Merit Award, Historical Feature, International Regional Magazine Association

Bronze Award, Historical Feature, International Regional Magazine Association

Merit Award, Cultural Feature, International Regional Magazine Association

Education

BFA, University of North Texas, 1978

MFA, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, 1981

Graduate program, Biology, Sul Ross State University, 2005-present