Welcome! We’re Gwyn and Ami.
Based in Spokane, Washington, we’re your guides to the Pacific Northwest and beyond! We’re the couple behind the social media account @gwynandami, and our goal is to inspire your next adventure.
We’re adventure travel experts, and our blog is all about helping you find the best hikes, weekend getaways, and unique experiences in the United States and abroad. We’re here to make adventure planning easier with helpful travel itineraries, comprehensive hiking and backpacking guides, and gear reviews.
You can learn more about us below! You might be surprised by our blogging and social media journey…
About us: how we met
We met online in 2015 while living in Portland, Oregon, and our first date fittingly consisted of coffee and a hike. I remember Amiana being nervous, but we bonded quickly over our shared love of outdoor adventures and good food! The rest is history, and after two cross country moves and many more hikes and coffee dates Ami proposed on New Years Day 2019 on the Oregon coast. We got married in California in June 2021.
We currently live in Spokane, Washington, and we LOVE the Pacific Northwest and western United States. I can’t imagine living anywhere else (except maybe Canada or New Zealand)! Outside of hiking and travel we both love home projects, cooking, and going on long walks in the evening after work. We also love exploring coffee shops and breweries! Below you can read more about Ami and Gwyn.
photographer, trip-planner, ice cream connoisseur
About Gwyn
Born and raised in southern New Jersey, I’m the photographer behind Gwyn and Ami! I’m passionate about pushing my limits on outdoor adventures, and capturing authentic moments in the travel and outdoor space. I’m vegetarian, love coffee, and in my free time I can be found befriending neighborhood cats.
I have a Ph.D. in Geography, with a focus on sustainable agriculture and local food systems. I thought I would pursue a teaching and research career in academia, but during my Ph.D. I fell in love with content creation. In fall 2024 I pivoted from a post doc to full time work on our blog, social media, and professional photography business. Sometimes life takes you in surprising directions!
Our social media and blogging Journey might surprise you…
We’re known as travel and adventure experts, but I have a confession to make…. Before 2020 we didn’t actually travel or hike that often! While we’ve always loved road trips and outdoor recreation, we used to spend most of our weekends at home doing chores, hanging out on the couch, and watching TV… Hard to believe, right?
We didn’t start doing a lot of traveling and hiking until 2020, when we bought an empty cargo van and decided to turn it into our dream camper van so that we could travel the USA. We wanted to start really living life! At the time we started an Instagram account to document our van build process, and we honestly didn’t expect many people besides our friends and family to see our posts. However, our account slowly grew and, once we finished our van build, we started sharing the adventures we did with the van— including beautiful hikes, national park visits, and epic road trips.
Over the past few years we’ve learned to maximize our weekends and start living for today instead of waiting for retirement. All of this has lead us to where we are now. On Instagram and our blog you’ll find travel itineraries and inspiration. You’ll also find hiking guides and outdoor recreation gear and advice, as well as information on our truck camper and camper van build. Our goal is to create content that helps you plan your next trip or hike. We’re grateful to you for being part of our journey!
Filmer, storyteller, obsessed with cookies
About Ami
I was born and raised in Sacramento, California, but have lived in the Pacific Northwest for a third of my life! I create most of the reels and short form videos you see on our social media pages. It might surprise you to learnt that I would describe myself as an adventurous homebody! I love hikes and travel, but I also love home projects, local adventures, and down time.
I have a Master’s of Engineering (go Hokies!), and I work full time as a professional engineer. My work focuses on fish passage and river restoration, and I’m passionate about habitat conservation and sustainability.
Let’s make some magic together.
Work with us
We offer professional photography and social media content creation services for brands and destination marketing organizations. You can learn more about our services below.