Doris Lance

What do you get when you combine an avidhiker and a naturalist who is also an explorer? Doris Lance, author of Botanical Reflections, photographed wildflowers in their natural environment after logging over 5,000 miles. Trekking below sea level in Death Valley, California to over 11,000 feet in Patagonia, Chile she found flowering treasures that had to be shared.

The numerous discoveries, sketched in black and white, appear in Botanical Reflections, along with a encouraging quote and space to add what inspires the reader.

The Isle of Skye, Scotland; the Machu Picchu trail in Peru; Mount Fuji, Japan; Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California; and the list continues as she has been off-the-beaten path as a wondering nomad.

Currently an Emeritus instructor at Cuesta College, in California, she acquired a bachelor of arts degree from Western Carolina University, in Cullowhee, N.C., as well as specialized graduate studies.