About
Hello and welcome to HoopTrekTravel!
Who is the Hoop Treker?
Amiee is a writer, hiker, hooper, traveler, runner, climber, skier, backpacker, dreamer based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Having grown up in the semi-flatlands of Wisconsin, a trip to Alaska as a teen turned her onto the mountains. After hiking the 33-mile Chilkoot Trail from Dyea, Alaska, to Bennett, British Columbia with her dad and aunt at age 16 she was hooked on adventure travel. After college she beelined for the West and found a home in Salt Lake City, the most excellent home base for exploring the west.
In August 2009, Amiee decided to leave her full-time job to pursue a life of full-time wanderings and writing. She wandered her way over to Colorado to intern at Trail Runner Magazine and then stumbled upon a travel writing course with the Matador Network and acquired a wealth of knowledge on social media uses and web writing. As a writer she has written about outdoor gear, adventure travel, environmental issues, and more. Now she is the Salt Lake City local expert for NileGuide and writes the Travel Gear Blog with the BootsnAll network. Delve into her work here:
Some Words
BootsnAll
8 Ways to Score Tremendous Deals on Outdoor Travel Gear
The Best Women’s Specific Packs of 2010
Choosing the Best Sleeping Bag for Your Travels
Matador Network
A Dirtbagger’s Guide to the American West
Thru-Hiking the Recession on the Appalachian Trail
How to Get Started Fastpacking
Trazzler
Browsing San Francisco’s Beatnik Past at City Lights Bookstore
Hearing Nature Call in the Open-Air Outdoor Privies in Moab, Utah
Indulging Your Inner Secret Agent at the Safe House in Milwaukee, WI
NileGuide
Green Eats: Salt Lake City Restaurants Featuring Local Foods
Top 5 Salt Lake City Souvenirs and Gifts
Summer 2010 Live Music Lineup: Free Concerts in the Salt Lake City Area
Utah Outdoor Adventure Journal
The Fixie Scene in Salt Lake
Greening Your Outdoor Gear
Trail Runner Magazine
How the West Was Won
Partners in Life and Endurance
Some Mentions
Introducing the BootsnAll Travel Writers Platform’s Fabulous First Five
Matador U Student Lands Gig as Salt Lake City Expert for NileGuide
