Born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in the American West, Seth Adam Smith is a tenacious traveler who loves the Arizona desert as much as the wilderness of Siberia. An aspiring author, Seth recently finished several of his novels and is currently on a ''literal'' odyssey to publish them. In all that he does, Seth's focus in life to promote good causes. Winston Churchill had it right when he said: ''What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone? รข ] I avow my faith that we are marching towards better days. Humanity will not be cast down. We are going on swinging bravely forward along the grand high road and already behind the distant mountains is the promise of the sun.