About the Author

Karen Chávez has lived in the mountains of western North Carolina with her black Lab, Shelby, since 2000.  She is an editor for the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper, directing coverage of outdoor recreation, environmental, and health and fitness issues.  Karen is also editor of WNC Mountain Travel Guide, a twice-yearly magazine-style visitor’s guide, and has published many articles over the past decade on hiking, hiking with dogs, outdoor recreation, and outdoor sports.  Karen has a degree in environmental studies from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Montana.  She is a former ranger with the National Park Service.

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