Jim Andersen

Jim Andersen lived in Austin, Nevada, for thirty-two years after he embarked on his hike of a lifetime. While there, he served many different roles-deputy sheriff, justice of the peace, tribal judge for the Yomba Shoshone, truck driver, restaurant owner, and driller's helper. His first book, Lost in Austin: A Nevada Memoir , covers his time spent in the small town. He has also written numerous newspaper columns for the Reese River Reveille , Battle Mountain Bugle , and Fallon Eagle-Standard ....See more

Jim Andersen lived in Austin, Nevada, for thirty-two years after he embarked on his hike of a lifetime. While there, he served many different roles-deputy sheriff, justice of the peace, tribal judge for the Yomba Shoshone, truck driver, restaurant owner, and driller's helper. His first book, Lost in Austin: A Nevada Memoir , covers his time spent in the small town. He has also written numerous newspaper columns for the Reese River Reveille , Battle Mountain Bugle , and Fallon Eagle-Standard . Jim is now retired and resides in Pahrump, Nevada, with his second wife, Val. See less