1.0Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationhttps://www.rei.com/blogSarah Grothjanhttps://www.rei.com/blog/author/sgrothjBecky Kivlovitz O'Connor - Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jMRsvAlRA1"><a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/rebecca-oconnor">Becky Kivlovitz O’Connor</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rei.com/blog/bio/rebecca-oconnor/embed#?secret=jMRsvAlRA1" width="600" height="338" title="“Becky Kivlovitz O’Connor” — Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publication" data-secret="jMRsvAlRA1" 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/4/2023/03/Rebecca_Oconnor_Headshot.jpg?fit=3088%2C231630882316Becky Kivlovitz O’Connor is an avid hiker, backpacker, writer, and middle school teacher, spending weekends outside in the foothills of the Rockies with her two small children, husband, and pup named Toby. In the past, her writing has appeared in Backpacker magazine, Fodor’s Travel, and Unearth Women. REI member since 2012.