Living in Seattle, Michelle has been hiking, backpacking, and camping for almost 9 years. She enjoys hiking every weekend and has explored 23 of the country's 59 national parks. But Michelle didn’t grow up hiking, camping, backpacking, or traveling. She went hiking and camping for the first time when she was 24 years old, and she made a lot of blunders. She didn't have anyone to teach her how to do outdoor travel, so she had to figure it out on her own through practice and patience. Michelle now enjoys educating women on how to hike, camp, and backpack so that they do not have to learn the hard way. If you’re an aspiring outdoor enthusiast, you can check out her blog The Wandering Queen to learn more about the outdoors.