Erin Gifford is a Northern Virginia-based outdoor and travel writer. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Parents and Northern Virginia Magazine. She's written about family travel for more than 10 years on her award-winning family travel blog, Kidventurous, and for publications including Family Circle, Parents Magazine, Lonely Planet, CNN, and the Travel Channel. Erin's hiking blog, Go Hike Virginia, shares information on hikes across the state.