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Casey Lewandrowski

Casey Lewandrowski

Casey Lewandrowski is an east-coast transplant living in Phoenix, Arizona. An avid hiker and runner, she firmly believes there is no sunset quite like a desert ...
Alexia Henderson

Alexia Henderson

Alexia Henderson is outdoor enthusiast both recreationally and professionally as a Washington state biologist. When she’s not hiking to mountain streams or Puge...
Virginia Rose

Virginia Rose

Virginia was paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident in 1973 at the age of 14. A wheelchair user ever since, she began birding 18 years ago and says, "I discov...
Marisa Herrera

Marisa Herrera

Marisa Herrera is a Chicana who grew up in the rural mountains of southeastern Arizona where her father and family members taught her to be a steward of the out...
Nicholas Nordmann

Nicholas Nordmann

Nicholas Nordmann is a marathon runner and triathlete. He is working toward running a marathon in each state and completing the six marathon majors. Nick earned...
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Brianne Dewani Lauro

Brianne is a descendant of Filipino plantation workers and the daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Hawaii fishers and hunters. Born and raised on...
Katie Burke

Katie Burke

Katie Burke is a schoolteacher, presently based in Bolivia. The mountains there are a lot bigger than the ones she grew up near in Iowa. REI member since 2020....
Edie Nugent

Edie Nugent

Edie Nugent is freelance writer based in New York City. A staff writer at The Comics Beat, she’s written for Common Sense Media, Weird Tales magazine and Geek &...
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Maria Hines

James Beard Award-winning Chef Maria Hines has been cooking professionally for 30 years. Maria is the co-author of Peak Nutrition, a comprehensive sport’s nutri...
Brooke Jackson

Brooke Jackson

Brooke Jackson (she/her) is an internationally featured writer, photographer and film producer based in Washington. As the founder of Wandering Trails Media, sh...
Tania Elahee

Tania Elahee

Tania is a third-generation Seattle native, who grew up exploring the urban forests and Cascade ski slopes near her home. Her passion for increasing racial equi...