Mike Barenti
Mike Barenti is a writer and journalist who has worked as a reporter for the Yakima Herald-Republic and the Idaho Falls Post Register and has taught English and creative writing at various colleges. He has published work in such journals as River Teeth and Ascent.

Mike's latest work, Kayaking Alone
Nine Hundred Miles from Idaho’s Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, published by the University of Nebraska Press, is now available to buy online.

"Mike Barenti's Kayaking Alone carried me like a river, but this is no passive traveler's tale. Barenti's knowledge of the Northwest makes this journey as intellectually engaging and rewarding as it is physically adventurous. In taking you down the river, this beautiful book takes you deep into narratives of humanity and nature -- and reminds you that they flow as one story."
—Jonathan Johnson, author of Hannah and the Mountain