Leland lives in the middle of a beautiful nowhere that is Colorado's San Luis Valley. Angelo, the world famous Border Collie, and Maggie, his black Lab philosopher mix, allow him to share their off-grid home. All three tolerate The Cat who does a merely adequate job of rodent control.

Leland has built the majority of the 1800 square foot all-solar home over almost four years, but is grateful to friends and neighbors who have helped with some of the heavy lifting. His website is www.hermitblog.com. The blog portion of his website is also available on the Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0034KYZ9A)

Leland and Angelo have just published their latest collaborative work, Angelo's Journey. Angelo disappeared for five and a half weeks last year, and ever since, Leland has struggled to come up with what might have happened during that time. This book is a fictional account of that very dark time.

Leland is currently working on his next two books. One is a fictionalized memoir of his mother, and the other is a mystery set in Colorado's beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains.