1.0Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationhttps://www.rei.com/blogMichelle Flandreauhttps://www.rei.com/blog/author/michelleBetsy Welch - Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jAiZfAjfJ6"><a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/betsy-welch">Betsy Welch</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/betsy-welch/embed#?secret=jAiZfAjfJ6" width="600" height="338" title="“Betsy Welch” — Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publication" data-secret="jAiZfAjfJ6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.rei.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/06/IMG_1333-1.jpg?fit=400%2C400400400Betsy is a freelance writer and registered nurse from Lyons, Colorado. She gets excited easily, usually about sleeping under the stars, speaking Spanish, road trips, bike rides, homegrown food, and accidentally finding the Grateful Dead hour on public radio. You can read her stories in Bike, Mountain Flyer and Trail Runner.