Ryan Wichelns is Trails Magazine’s editor-in-chief, web designer, video producer, ad salesperson, shipping clerk, social media manager, and basically anything else that the day calls for. Ryan grew up in New York’s Adirondack Mountains and became Backpacker Magazine’s go-to Northeast expert while still in college. Eventually, he moved out to Colorado where he became a full-time freelance journalist. Two weeks traveling the Northville-Placid Trail in his home of the Adirondacks are among his favorite days spent backpacking.
