Bon vivant and social pariah, Allena Hansen came to national attention when she was mauled by a bear, fought it off, and drove herself down a mountain for help on a slow news day. She was featured on ABC, Inside Edition, The Doctors, Pet Heroes, The Bonnie Hunt Show, People, Oprah's O, and too many tabloids to count. She lives on a ranch in California's Southern Sierras with her horses, her hero dogs, and her literary pretentions.
