Poet, ranger, artist, and wanderer, Heidi Blankenship currently lives on a forested mesa in her home state, in southern Utah. She is the author of Memorizing Shadows: Inspiration from the Arizona Trail (Shanti Arts Publishing 2017), a compilation of poetry and artwork from her Arizona Trail thru-hike, and Stone Wishes: On the Colorado Plateau (Legacy Book Press 2019), a collaboration with photographer Michael Salamacha.
Find her website at heidibug.com.