Taryn Eyton is a Squamish-based hiking and adventure travel writer and Leave No Trace Master Educator. She is the founder of the hiking website HappiestOutdoors.ca and the author of Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia: The Essential Guide to Overnight Hiking Trails (Greystone Books, 2021). Taryn is also the President of the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society, a member of the Board of Directors of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, and a Fellow of the Canadian Geographic Society.
Join outdoor writer Taryn Eyton as she gives you a peek behind the scenes of what it’s like to write a backpacking guidebook. Hear stories of her adventures (and misadventures!) while researching hikes in southwestern British Columbia and on Vancouver Island. As a long-time volunteer with Leave No Trace Canada, Taryn will also discuss the intersection of wilderness ethics, gatekeeping, and outdoor writing and answer the question “How do we protect the wild places we love while making them accessible to hikers and backpackers?”
