Graham Averill is Outside’s National Parks columnist, as well as a gear columnist for the magazine, spending most of his time writing about travel and the equipment he uses while traveling.
He grew up in the South before bouncing around the West where he studied at the University of Colorado and fell in love with skiing, surfing, and mountain biking. Eventually he and his wife settled down in the Southern Appalachians because it’s the only place in America where you can get boiled peanuts from a roadside stand.
He’s contributed to a wide range of magazines, from Bike mag to AARP, and he really likes to write stories about pushing his own limits. Also, he jumps at the opportunity to write about his truck.
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