Becky Ohlsen

Background

About Becky Ohlsen

I’m a freelance writer and editor with experience in public health, travel, outdoor adventures, books, film and art history. I like work that teaches me new things about how the world operates. Based in Portland, Oregon, and Rye, Colorado. SKILLS • Conducting interviews, research, writing, copy editing, staying organized and meeting tight deadlines. • Copywriting: quickly produce excellent copy per client specifications. Areas of expertise include travel, healthcare, accounting, real estate, construction and business start-ups. • Copy editing: check for spelling and grammar, accuracy, sense and style. Clients have included government entities, thinktanks, app developers, business consultants and more. • Guidebook author: research and travel to assigned destinations, covering the region’s history and culture, politics, food, nature, sights and activities; update maps, photos and online content on deadline. • Outdoor skills: skiing, hiking, backpacking, camping, paddling, rock climbing, bicycling, motorcycling. • Tech skills: MS Office suite, Google suite, AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style, WordPress, MailChimp. PUBLISHED BOOKS • One Night Wilderness: Portland (co-author, 2020, Wilderness Press) • Stockholm Pocket Precincts (2019, Hardie Grant Travel) • Walking Portland (2013, 2nd edition 2019, Wilderness Press/AdventureKeen) • Backpacking Oregon (co-author, 2018, Wilderness Press) • Best Tent Camping Oregon (co-author, 2018, Menasha Ridge Press) • USA National Parks: Lands of Wonder (co-author, 2020, DK Eyewitness) • Lonely Planet guidebooks including Epic Snow Adventures, Epic Hikes of the Americas, The Vanlife Companion, National Parks of America, Global Spirits Tour, LP Under the Stars, Sweden, Scandinavian Europe, Pacific Northwest’s Best Trips, Great Britain, Seattle City Guide • Bylines in Lonely Planet Magazine, Newsweek, Cycle World, Ploughshares, Reed College Alumni Magazine, The Oregonian, Portland Monthly, Willamette Week, The Bear Deluxe