Hi friends and confidants,

In case you haven’t seen it yet, I’ve been really MIA this year due to a huge project to visit every U.S. National Park in the calendar year. Needless to say, I picked a hell of a year to work as a traveling journalist, but I feel confident and blessed to report on our country’s incredible wild spaces during this unprecedented chaos. At times, it feels like the outdoors are all we have.

Here’s the big, splashy landing page on Outside’s website. It’s a great resource to check out the latest articles and photos.

Also, if you’re not already following, there’s loads more details and photography at my Instagram, @BrazenBackpacker.

Stay safe out there, compadres.

-Emily