Dick Linford is the author of many essays about whitewater rivers and is the co-editor of Halfway to Halfway and Other River Stories and Halfway to Halfway and Back: More River Stories. 

Born in Wyoming and raised in Wyoming and New Mexico, Dick received his BA from the University of California Berkeley. He taught high school English and psychology for fifteen years in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1972, he co-founded ECHO: The Wilderness Company, leading rafting trips in California, Idaho, Utah, and Alaska. He served on the board of directors of American Rivers, Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association, and as president of Western River Guides Association. 

After living in California for over 40 years, Dick moved to Bend, Oregon where he lives with his wife Susie. They have three daughters, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.