About Kim McCarrel
Kim McCarrel has been an avid trail rider for 20 years, and has horse-camped and ridden horse trails all over the state. Her books, Riding Central Oregon Horse Trails, Oregon Trails and Horse Camps, and MORE Oregon Trails and Horse Camps (Ponderosa Press), are "must haves" for trail riders.
Kim began exploring, mapping, and writing about the horse trails in Central Oregon in 2001. Her first published guide, "Central Oregon Horse Trails," became and remains an area best seller. She has since explored, mapped, and published written descriptions of horse trails throughout Oregon. Her newest book, published in February 2012, is an updated edition of Riding Central Oregon Horse Trails. It includes 60 new trails not covered by the first edition, and has been enthusiastically received by local riders as well as folks who love to vacation with their horses in sunny Central Oregon
Kim resides in Bend, after dividing her time between Portland and Central Oregon for many years. She has two Tennessee Walker mares, Jane and Tex.