Nomads in Nature isn’t a company. We’re a small crew of stubborn outdoor people who got tired of reading trip reports written by folks who clearly never went on the trip.
It started back in 2017, out of the back of a Subaru with a cracked windshield and a half-charged laptop. A lot of miles and a lot of bad gas-station coffee later, we’re still doing the same thing. Showing up at trailheads. Sleeping in the dirt. Writing about what we actually find out there.
We cover hiking, camping, RV life, and the kinds of places that don’t usually make the top-ten lists. Every guide on this site comes from someone on our team who has been there. We don’t run sponsored fluff pieces. We don’t publish AI-written filler. If we say a trail is worth the drive, it’s because we drove it ourselves. Usually more than once.
This is the team behind it.
Taylor Schlesinger
Founder
Taylor launched Nomads in Nature as a way to document the shift from everyday city life to full-time travel, after realizing she felt more at home planning road trips and hiking weekends than staying in one place for too long. What started as a personal outlet quickly turned into a growing outdoor publication built around honest travel advice, practical RV living guides, and the kind of hiking recommendations that come from actually spending time on the trail.
Before starting the site, Taylor spent nearly a decade living in San Diego, where she explored much of California’s hiking scene one weekend at a time. A lot of the site’s early destination coverage and local trail guides were shaped during those years, especially the California and Southwest content that readers still return to today.
She now runs Nomads in Nature alongside her husband while traveling across North America in a fifth-wheel trailer and conversion van. Her coverage focuses heavily on RV life, outdoor gear, hiking trails, and realistic advice for people who want to spend more time outside without pretending every trip needs to be extreme. She’s also the person behind most of the site’s apparel reviews, campground write-ups, and RV setup guides, especially anything involving solar power, storage hacks, or figuring out how to make small spaces feel livable for months at a time.
Taylor is usually somewhere between a mountain town, a campground, and a coffee shop with unreliable Wi-Fi trying to finish edits before heading back outside. She firmly believes the best travel plans leave room for detours, and that no road trip has ever been improved by rushing through it.
Megan Caldwell
Chief Editor
Megan started at Nomads in Nature after years of squeezing camping trips, trail weekends, and long road journeys into the gaps between operations jobs and customer success meetings. While building a career helping early-stage companies grow, she was also the person disappearing into the mountains every chance she got, usually with too much gear and a loose plan that somehow worked out anyway.
She’s spent countless weekends hiking across the Southeast, the Southwest, and the Pacific Northwest, and still has a habit of adding “quick scenic detours” that turn into full-day adventures. As Chief Editor, she oversees the destination coverage, edits every story before it goes live, and quietly removes the phrase “hidden gem” whenever writers try to sneak it in.
Megan is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, though she’s usually somewhere between a coffee shop, a campsite, and a trailhead. She’s great at organizing complicated travel plans, terrible at packing light, and fully convinced that most trips are improved by taking the slower route.
Tyler Hayes
Hiking & Trails Editor
Tyler covers the stories that start at trailheads and usually end with dusty boots in the back of the car. Before joining the team, he spent years working in claims litigation and insurance operations, developing the kind of detail-focused mindset that now makes him the person most likely to double-check mileage, weather reports, and campground rules before anyone else does.
He joined Nomads in Nature in 2020 and quickly became the editor people call when a trail guide needs fixing, a route description feels off, or somebody recommends gear that clearly hasn’t survived a real hike. His coverage leans toward practical trail advice, overlooked outdoor spots, and the kind of planning tips that save people from learning things the hard way.
Tyler is based in Los Angeles, though he’s happiest somewhere with weak phone service and a long stretch of trail ahead. He drinks his coffee black, packs more snacks than necessary, and has strong opinions about hiking shoes that nobody asked for but usually ends up agreeing with anyway.
Rachel Alvarez
RV & Camping Editor
Rachel writes about road trips, campgrounds, and the reality of trying to make outdoor travel feel relaxing when plans rarely go exactly the way you expected. Before joining the team, she worked in beauty and makeup, building a creative career around content, client work, and long days spent helping people look camera-ready while quietly dreaming about getting away from the city for a weekend.
She joined Nomads in Nature after turning a casual love for road trips and camping into a full-time obsession. Her coverage leans toward beginner-friendly RV advice, scenic weekend escapes, campground finds, and practical travel tips for people who want the outdoors without pretending they’re professional survivalists. She’s especially good at finding places that feel adventurous without requiring a 5 a.m. alpine start.
Rachel is based in Miami, though she’s happiest somewhere with cooler air, a camp chair, and no reason to check notifications. She packs more skincare than hiking gear, always volunteers to plan the snacks, and firmly believes every good campsite deserves at least one slow morning with coffee before anybody starts talking about the next activity.
Got a trail tip, a question about a rig, or a campsite we should know about? Drop us a line. We read every email, even if it takes us a couple of days to find service.
