Daniel Winsor

Daniel Winsor hasn't won any literary awards, but he did manage a B- on his high school senior essay—and with minimal tearful begging.

A nuclear Navy veteran, Daniel decided to utilize his highly sought-after skillset to leave the military and move into a trailer in the Eastern Sierra desert, where he spent six years growing beards and becoming intimately familiar with the beautiful Sierra range. After hundreds of miles exploring mountain peaks and backcountry rock climbs, Daniel wouldn’t stop complaining about the hiking, so he decided to tackle the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2017, after a historic winter had left almost 500 miles of the trail under snow.

All good things must come to an end, and Daniel has left the rewarding world of risking his life between uncomfortable poops to settle in rural Alabama with his wife, Melanie, and brand new daughter, Zoey. He spends his time writing, climbing, woodworking, and dadding. Hearing his daughter laugh for the first time was the most exhilarating moment of his life.

More of his writing and general maturity can be found at:

www.hikerbeta.com