Authors

Jake spent his twenties guiding raft trips and rock climbing in the Eastern Sierra and now leads our gear-testing program. If a piece has been on a Pack Your Tent gear list, odds are Jake has carried it for 50+ miles or chopped wood with it in 20-degree sleet.

Mia leads destination coverage. She has spent more time in the Cascades than most ranger-station hires and is the team's tiebreaker on whether a trail is worth the drive. Hates ad copy that uses the word "epic."

Owen covers everything that goes uphill. He commutes by gravel bike, races XC on weekends, and just spent six months fixing the tech sections of his local Pisgah loop because it makes the descent feel earned.

Rae handles deep-backcountry trips and shoots most of our destination photography. She's the reason a trail report from us mentions whether the route gets cell service halfway up. Gear obsession: ultralight tarps and the perfect sub-2lb cook system.