Alexa (she/her) is a cyclist, hiker, trail runner, backpacker, travel guide, creator, writer, educator, and advocate. She is one-eighth of The Black Foxes, an international collective of unapologetically Black cyclists and outdoors-people that are reclaiming their narratives in the outdoors. Alexa is also a recipient of the 2021 CamelBak - MBC Writing Fellowship.
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In my experience as a Black woman, I feel significantly safer in the backcountry than I have ever felt in any populated area. I have had far more instances of feeling threatened by predatory humans than by predatory animals.