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Greg Wessel is a Vashon resident and geologist. During his 30-year career as a geologist, he has traveled throughout the world looking at rocks. His travels now are limited to the boundaries of King County except for those times he is permitted to cross state lines to visit his family. In Wessel’s words, “A number of people have said to me ‘Greg...you’re a scientist. Why don’t you stick to your core talents instead of writing?’ And, you know, they are right! I should write more about Science! Instead, I thought I would write a travel guide to Vashon Island.” In his off hours, Wessel is a collector of rocks, fossils (which are also rocks), old letters, embroidered patches, bad jokes, and good stories. One or two of the stories may be found in this book. Cindy Hoyt is also a Vashon resident (if you write stuff like this about islanders and don’t live here, they become irate). As surprising as it may seem, Cindy has no formal experience as a fashion commentator. In fact, if you meet her on the street it will be clear that she has no formal experience with fashion in any sense. She has, however, a great deal of experience with making people laugh, which is why she is alive today.