I’m an award-winning writer and photographer with more than 25 years’ experience crafting compelling stories about travel, earth science, and environment topics. I excel at telling the unique stories of a subject, whether it’s merging the adventure part of a scientist’s fieldwork with the research results, or telling the historic backstory of a travel destination’s history, culture, and people.
My feature articles have been published in digital and print media including NASA JPL, NASA Global Climate Change, Utah Office of Tourism, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, EARTH Magazine, National Parks, CSU Magazine, Boca Raton Magazine, AAA Midwest Motorist (now Explorer Midwest), and others.
I’ve managed blogs and web content, written press releases and marketing content, and created educational materials. I’ve also served as editor of several publications, including NASA’s Sensing Our Planet, Mines Magazine at Colorado School of Mines, and the Natural Hazards Observer.
In 2018, I combined my photography skills with my passion for hiking and published a guidebook titled Utah Canyon Country: 20 Must-See Sites and Short Hikes. The full-color print book won the gold medal in the Mountain West Regional Nonfiction category, 2019 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Awards.
When I’m not at home writing, I’m usually out chasing sunsets with my camera and scouting new locations to cover.