His formal name, Edward T. Nickens, sounds more like a high school principal’s than the outdoorsmen you find beneath the veneer of such a distinguished name. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. And yes he has awebsite

“Eddie,” as he prefers to be called has just completed a three-day Albany River canoe trip with Dr. Jeff Wells, Per Breiehagen and Tim Trudeau. Eddie is a freelance journalist specializing in natural history environmental reporting, cultural travel, and outdoor adventure. His award-winning articles and essays have appeared in Smithsonian, National Wildlife, National Geographic Adventure, Men’s Journal, Backpacker, Audubon, Wildlife Conservation, Reader’s Digest, and many other magazines.