In the 1960s, Gary McWilliams taught political science at an east coast university. In 1971, he “dropped out” and went traveling. He worked as a hard-rock miner, a deckhand on ocea...view moreIn the 1960s, Gary McWilliams taught political science at an east coast university. In 1971, he “dropped out” and went traveling. He worked as a hard-rock miner, a deckhand on ocean going freighters, a beekeeper, a tree planter, a trail builder, a charter-boat captain, and a stone artist. He founded Stone Arts of Alaska in 1999, a small business “dedicated to the beauty of stone.”www.stoneartsofalaska.com. Gary divides his time between southeast Alaska, northwest Washington, and places where the coconuts grow.view less