Kay Turnbaugh was born and raised in Colorado, and she now lives in the small mountain town of Nederland where for 27 years she published the town's weekly award-winning newspaper. After retiring from the newspaper business, she researched and wrote The Last of the Wild West Cowgirls, a biography of Goldie Griffith who rode bucking broncos in Buffalo Bill's Wild West shows and ended up owning restaurants in Nederland. The Last of the Wild West Cowgirls A WILLA Literary Award finalist for Creative Nonfiction. Around Nederland, is part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of America Series. A children's book (for ages 8-12) about the mountain pine beetle, The Mountain Pine Beetle-Tiny But Mighty. Following In Their Footsteps: Historical Hikes of the Northern Front Range. Ski Touring Routes: Colorado's Front Range with co-author Alan Apt. Afoot & Afield: Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Rocky Mountain National Park, a hiking guide with 184 trails, maps, and photos of hikes along Colorado's Front Range. With co-author Alan Apt. Rocky Mountain National Park Dining Room Girl: The Summer of 1926 at the Horseshoe Inn, with historic photos and maps, from letters written by an adventurous girl from Iowa. With co-author Lee Tillotson.