Christopher Solomon

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A contributing editor atOutsideandRunner's Worldmagazines,Christopher Solomonis a freelance writer based in Seattle, WA. A former reporter forThe Seattle Times, he writes regularly forThe New York TimesandScientific American. His work has been selected to appear three times in the anthologyThe Best American Travel Writing, once inThe Best American Sports Writing, and twice inThe Best American Science & Nature Writing. Christopher Solomon onTwitter

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