John James Rowlands (19 June 1892 – 16 November 1972) was a journalist, writer, and outdoorsman noted for his works about nature and wood lore.
[4][5] In Autumn 1911, Rowlands had finished a prospecting assignment and took a job testing the performance of a military gig through 100 miles of rough country.
The relationship culminated with Tibeash offering to adopt Rowlands, but he had already decided to return to the states to pursue a journalism career.
The life change instigated a period of reflection, resulting in a series of essays that were published in book form titled Spindrift (1960).
Norton reissued the book in 1959 in a slightly smaller format as the Wilderness Edition, with a two-page foreword by Rowlands, and in paperback in 1978.