Paul Gerald

Paul Gerald started on the sports desk of daily newspapers because he wanted to get into the press box at football games. That led to various writing gigs at daily and weekly newspapers in Tennessee, California, and Texas. Eventually he branched out as a freelancer into the fields of travel, food, and the outdoors. He moved to Oregon in 1996 to pursue his writing habit and also enjoy the ocean, mountains, rivers, and big trees. He can’t seem to get enough hiking or camping, nor can he seem to stay in town when he has money and no deadlines. Speaking of deadlines, he has mastered that art well enough to author four books, with more on the way: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Portland Day and Overnight Hikes on the Oregon Pacific Crest Trail Best Tent Camping in Oregon Breakfast in Bridgetown