Jerry L. Smith

Author, explorer and tour guide Jerry Smith is a long time native of Washington State. Along with his Boom Towns & Relic Hunters diverse team of experts, he spends much of his time researching, exploring, and seeking out long-lost and forgotten ghost towns and historic sites of Northeastern Washington State.

He has authored numerous articles for various magazines on the history of Northeastern Washington. His articles and photography have appeared in Lost Treasure Magazine, Washington Prospectors Magazine, Gold Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Magazine, Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune Newspaper, Okanogan Life Magazine, Cascade Valley Voices Magazine, Aero Mechanics Newspaper, Nostalgia Magazine, and he has assisted with documentary TV shows in the Northwest.

In addition, he is frequently sought out to appear at book talks, book signings, radio talk shows, and trade shows.

During the summer months, he is busy as an experienced adventure guide taking tourists and vacationers on his "Premier Guided Ghost Town Tours."

His guests experience for themselves ghost towns, mining camps, and historic sites in beautiful Okanogan County. This is his second book.

To learn more about his premier ghost town tour packages and the history of Northeastern Washington State, visit his web site at www.GhostTownsUSA.com.