Ted T. Cable is a professor of Park Management and Conservation at Kansas State University and a fellow of the National Association for Interpretation. A designer of several nature parks and preserves, he has published widely on natural resource management and environmental interpretation. He is the coauthor of Driving Across Missouri (Kansas).

Wayne Maley is the retired director of special projects for the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the author of A Companion's Guide for Travelling I-80: Iowa Really Isn't Boring.