Taryn Eyton
Taryn Eyton is a Squamish, BC-based adventure travel writer with two decades of outdoor experience. She is the founder of the hiking website HappiestOutdoors.ca and the author of Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia (Greystone Books, 2021) and Backpacking on Vancouver Island (Greystone Books, 2024). Taryn also works as a freelance travel writer. Clients include Destination Vancouver, Daily Hive, and Vancouver Trails.
- Leave No Trace Master Educator (certified in 2019) and has been volunteering with Leave No Trace Canada since 2006.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Leave No Trace Canada from 2020 to 2023.
- Appointed a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s College of Fellows in 2019.
- President of the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society (2020-present).
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2022-present).
- Volunteer with the Recreation and Conservation Committee of the Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia.
- Taryn is also in demand as a speaker. She has spoken frequently on Vancouver-area TV and radio about outdoor ethics, hiking and adventure travel. She has delivered a talk at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and been interviewed on several travel and outdoors podcasts including Gear Priority, Trails Worth Hiking, She Explores, and Curious Tourism.
HappiestOutdoors.ca
Happiest Outdoors is a hiking and adventure travel website that encourages people to get outside at home or around the world. My readers are interested in learning about outdoor adventures like hiking, backpacking, road-trips, and outdoorsy towns through an ethical travel lens.
Audience and Stats
- Monthly pageviews: 200,000
- Monthly visitors: 130,000
- Audience demographics: Gender: 66% female, 34% male; Country: 56% Canadian, 32% American; Age: 48% 25-34, 19% 35-44
Past Partnerships
- Tourism Vernon
- Tourism Northern BC
- BC Ferries
- Tourism Revelstoke
- Vancouver Island North Tourism
- Rocky Mountain Books
- Greystone Books
- At the Water’s Edge Adventures
- Nomad Nutrition
- Rad Power Bikes
Social Media and Newsletter
Beginning with Instagram back in 2014, Taryn has built a large community of engaged followers on social media and through her popular newsletter.
- Instagram: 24.3k followers
- Facebook: 3.1k followers
- Backpacking in BC Facebook group: 21.3k members
- Canadian Hiking Gear Deals Facebook group: 7.2k members
- Trail specific Facebook groups (Lake O’Hara, Rockwall, Assiniboine, Cape Scott, Della Falls): 5.4k combined members
- Snowshoeing in Vancouver Facebook group: 2.8k members
- Backpacking in BC Newsletter: 6.3k subscribers with a 63% open rate
Let’s Work Together
- Freelance writing or guest posts for your blog or website
- Sponsored posts and collaborations
- Interviews and speaking including radio, TV, podcasts, live events, conferences, and workshops
Send me an email to discuss: [email protected]