Life is a daring adventure or it is nothing at all. ~Helen KellerSusan Marie Conrad is an expedition kayaker, award-winning author, and adventurepreneur. She's also a prolific public speaker, traveling and sharing her seafaring adventures and life journey. "INSIDE," her debut memoir, has made the Amazon #1 Best Seller's list multiple times, has won the Chanticleer Grand Prize Journey Award, took first place in the Independent Press Awards and Readers' Favorite Awards, and was a finalist in the Washington State Book Awards.Long slow paddles in long skinny boats are her jam, having completed two approximately 1,200-mile solo through-paddles of the Inside Passage from Washington State to Southeast Alaska. She uses these expeditions, and her resulting life transformations, as a springboard for her work, focusing on inspiring people to reach their full potential. Her articles and photographs have appeared in many magazines including Sea Kayaker, Canoe and Kayak, Adventures Northwest, and Figure. She's happiest with a paddle, a camera, a notepad, or a book in her hands. Learn more at susanmarieconrad dot comRead more about this authorRead less about this author