Mary Beth Skylis is a freelance writer who specializes in personal narratives. She currently works as a columnist for Backpacker Magazine, Parkinsons News Today, and ParkinsonsDisease.net and makes frequent contributions to publications including Outside Magazine, Bearfoot Theory, Blue Ridge Outdoors, and Cascade Designs Blogs. Follow her on Instagram @h1kertrash.

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