Garret Romaine is an avid gold prospector, rockhound, and fossil collector with years of experience in the field. He is a longtime writer for Gold Prospectors magazine and is the author of Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest, Gold Panning Cailfornia, Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Southwest, Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains, and Rockhounding Idaho, all from FalconGuides, as well as Geology Lab for Kids, Gem Trails of Washington, and Gem Trails of Oregon. Garret is a former executive director of the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon, and served on the board of directors for the North America Research Group (NARG), a fossil-collecting organization.