Kaylene Johnson is a professional writer who lives in Palmer, Alaska. Her books include:

• History of the Eagle River Nature Center 
• People, Paths, and Places: The Frontier History of Moose Pass (edited);
• Our Perfect Wild: Ray and Barbara Bane’s Journeys and the Fate of the Far North;
• Canyons and Ice: The Wilderness Travels of Dick Griffith;
• A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Sons in Alaska;
• Trails Across Time: History of an Alaska Mountain Corridor;
• Portrait of the Alaska Railroad.

Her award-winning essays and articles have appeared in The Louisville Review;  Alaska magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Spirit magazine, and other publications. She holds a BA from Vermont College and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.