Savannah Benavides
I'm Sav! As a tree-huggin’ writer and business owner, my favorite brands to work with care deeply about the earth and empower their customers to get outside. I love writing content that inspires people to explore and challenges the stigma that you must look a certain way or use a certain kind of gear to be "outdoorsy."
Favorite place to vacation/travel:
I recently went on my first portaging trip - canoe camping - in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It was one of the best trips I've ever taken, and I was humbled by how challenging and pleasantly isolating this kind of camping can be.

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Bourbon, Horse Farms & Trains: 48 Hours in Oldham County, Kentucky
Just outside Louisville, Oldham County serves up a Kentucky getaway filled with horse farms,
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Best Bites: Classic Comfort Food Spots in Louisville
What do you eat when you want to experience Louisville one gloriously comforting plate
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The Spookiest Small Towns That Aren’t Salem or Sleepy Hollow
What if your next spooky-season getaway skipped Salem and Sleepy Hollow entirely? Across the
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These Pumpkin Patches Are Basically Fall Theme Parks!
Pumpkin picking is only the beginning at the best pumpkin patches in the country.
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8 Restaurants Serving Some of America’s Best Family-Style Feasts
Forget ordering separate entrées. At these restaurants, dinner arrives the old-fashioned way: big platters,
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Bourbon, Barrels and Beyond: 10 Things to Do in Lebanon, Kentucky
What do bourbon barrels, country ham, paddling trips and live theater have in common?
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10 Beautiful American Cemeteries to Explore This Fall
Cemeteries might not be the first places that come to mind for a fall
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10 American Cryptids You Can Travel to Meet (If You Dare)
America has no shortage of strange creatures lurking in swamps, forests, lakes and local
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Can’t Get Enough Maple? Visit These 8 Vermont Favorites!
Maple sugaring season may arrive in late winter and early spring, but you don't
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10 Apple Cider Donuts Worth a Fall Road Trip
There are donuts, and then there are apple cider donuts eaten at an orchard


















