1.0Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationhttps://www.rei.com/blogEver Meisterhttps://www.rei.com/blog/author/emeisteKim Bell - Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hOm7893KTo"><a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/kim-bell">Kim Bell</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/kim-bell/embed#?secret=hOm7893KTo" width="600" height="338" title="“Kim Bell” — Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publication" data-secret="hOm7893KTo" 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/4/2025/08/Kim-Bell.jpg15362048Kim Bell is a writer and avid traveler who became visually impaired in 2012. She is wife to Seattle Seahawks–zealot Keith, bird mom to orange-fronted conure Piper and friend to some wonderful people. Author of the website SisterRain.net, where she shares her life, travels, navigating the world without much sight and stories about American history […]