About

Brandon Meyer is former Virginian who has spent much of his life in the outdoors, from the Blue Ridge Mountains to long-distance trails around the world. He has thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail twice and the Pacific Crest Trail once, and has taken extended trips to remote areas for more than a decade.

After spending half his 20s in combat zones as a Marine and contractor, he returned to school on the GI Bill and earned a degree in journalism from the University of Florida. He now lectures at his alma mater, serves as the data editor for a state politics wire service, and manages a digital public records warehouse used by more than 1,200 journalists across Florida.

He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.