About the Author

Amy Lam

Amy Lam is a writer and editor. She is a contributing editor and co-host of the “Backtalk” podcast at Bitch Media, the assistant managing editor at diaCRITICS and the former editorial lead at On She Goes, exploring the world of women of color and travel.

Spreading the Joy of the Great Outdoors

November 13, 2020
Rikeem Sholes jokes that when he decided to study marine biology, he hadn’t realized he’d have to be outside so much. He grew up in New Orleans in a Black family that wasn’t the outdoorsy type, and it was his job that led him to find happiness in nature. Since 2017 his work as a fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has brought him to the Pacific Northwest, where Oregon’s landscape deepened his appreciation for the outdoors. But he noticed something was... More
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Locals’ Picks in the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood

November 26, 2019
Anyone who has ever coasted down Interstate 84 or driven the twisty roads up to Timberline Lodge understands why the fantasy-like Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood have lured motorists since the first highways were built more than a century ago. More
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