Damon Yeh is a second-generation Chinese-American, born and raised in Maryland. He currently resides in San Diego (native Kumeyaay land) and you can usually fin...
B.J. gets emotional at the sight of saguaros and sunsets from his bond with the Sonoran Desert. Despite his Tucson roots, he first saw the Grand Canyon at 35 on...
I am a full blooded Dine (Navajo) from the reservation in Arizona. I own a bikepacking adventure company Dzil ta’ah Adventures LLC. My clans translated in Engli...
Courtney Cobbs is an advocate for safer streets to enable people of all ages and abilities to walk and bike/roll with joy and without fear. Courtney is also the...
Michael Frank has been mountain biking since before disc brakes were a thing. He's a regular contributor to sites like CycleVolta, writes about travel for Virtu...
Nikki Mills (she/her/hers) is an REI retail specialist at the Denver store, spending most of her time in the rentals department. She loves helping visitors plan...
Cameron grew up in the pacific northwest and feels most at home near moving water. He’s worked at REI since 2004 and is proud to bring his passion and lived exp...
Vivienne Long is Senior Vice President of Marketing. When she’s not working at the co-op, you can find her out on the water, fishing, canoeing or kayaking, enjo...
Mike Brown is a Houston native and Seattle transplant. He's a content creator who has lived the vanlife, traveled cross-country, photographed and written about ...
Nathan Pipenberg is a freelance writer focused on adventure, travel and the environment. Between assignments, he works as a wildland firefighter and a tree plan...
