Chris Santella was the author of more than twenty books, including nineteen titles in the Fifty Places series. He was a regular contributor to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Trout, and Gray’ s Sporting Journal, and resided in Portland, Oregon. DC Helmuth is a travel writer who also covers the outdoors, millennial cultural trends, and modern spirituality. Her first book, How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner’ s Guide to Hiking and Backpacking, won the National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional. Her other works have been featured on NPR, named a Longreads Editor’ s Pick, and nominated for the Goodreads Choice Awards. When she’ s not writing, she’ s backpacking, gardening, or traveling the world. She was born and raised in Northern California.
