Challis Popkey

Challis is named after the Challis National Forest, where her parents fell in love. She grew up skiing, rafting, and backpacking Idaho’s majestic backcountry. She graduated from college in Rome,...

Challis Popkey

 

Favorite outdoor toy or equipment: snowboard 

“Go to” outdoor activity: running 

Favorite place at, in, or near the ocean: Butterfly Beach in Santa Barbara 

Favorite place away from the ocean: Ketchum, Idaho

Most beautiful or inspirational outdoor place you have been: Imogene Lake in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. Really, the whole Sawtooth Range is stunning.

Dream travel destination: Patagonia, Argentina

Flip-flops or running shoes: running shoes

Sunset or sunrise: sunrise!

Cook or take-out: cook

What will you make or order?: Baked salmon and roasted sweet potatoes

Swim, bike or run: run!

Who inspires you: my grandmother. She moved her 5 children from Malibu to Ketchum, Idaho after divorcing my grandpa. She started a new life there and taught her children to embrace the outdoors (ride horses bareback, raft rivers, climb mountains). I have her to thank for my love of wilderness, adventure, and fierce independence

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