Writing college textbook supplements is how I make most of my money, but I actually started my freelance career writing hiking guides for northern California trails and also articles on the outdoors for newspapers and magazines.
I still have two hiking guides in print, and I write the Northern California Hiking Trails blog. I do a lot of hiking, especially in summer. Here’s a couple of pics from an early July post about hiking in the Seven Lakes Basin. View the actual post to read about my encounter with a bear and to see a very lousy picture of same.
Lower Seven Lake and Boulder Peak in the Seven Lakes Basin.
Upper Seven Lake in the Seven Lakes Basin.
Hiking helps keep me in good condition (I also do tai chi, yoga, and lift weights), and it also rests my brain. Writers need breaks!
What do you do to keep your mind and body healthy?
