Tom Habecker began his career in the National Park Service as a student intern at Gettysburg National Military Park. He spent 11 years at Yosemite National Park, 11 years in Glacier, and 15 years at Denali National Park. After 36 years of federal service, Tom retired to Bozeman, Montana. His writing has been featured in collections including The Wonder of It All: 100 Stories from the National Park Service (which takes its title from Tom's contributed story) and Backpacker Magazine's 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition in 1998.
