https://www.gentryhale.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/9e3ef90d-ab45-4767-ba90-8f9bffa71015/Tezza-4928.JPG Home - Gentry Hale Gentry is a freelance travel writer and environmental journalist from Salt Lake City, Utah. Her areas of expertise include adventure travel, luxury travel, environmental science, land management, outdoor recreation, wildlife and conservation. Gentry’s writing can be found in National Geographic, Business Insider, Islands, Bugle Magazine, Trails Magazine, Snowboarder Magazine and more. She has worked as an editor for Bugle Magazine, Byline Magazine and Montana PBS, and has produced copy for hundreds of companies worldwide. Gentry studied environmental sustainability and creative writing at the University of Utah before receiving her master’s degree in environmental journalism from the University of Montana. Whether she’s at a spa in the Maldives, running from bulls in Pamplona, Spain, or performing the Australian Bush Dance with Sherpas at the base of Mount Everest, she feels most at home when she’s not at home. https://www.gentryhale.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-12-10 https://www.gentryhale.com/journalism daily 0.75 2025-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/48e7960e-7814-4601-a2cd-38f635d68f05/Screenshot+2025-03-04+155411.png Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: A Relentless Pursuit Saves Utah's East Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/3ff39315-d32e-4f49-8837-51bd72e8e715/Screenshot+2026-01-24+at+3.39.30%E2%80%AFPM.png Environmental Journalism SIERRA MAGAZINE: Inside the Classrooms Where Bees Are Teachers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/37499c0e-dfdb-42e2-9398-a45547944a82/Screenshot+2024-05-31+at+8.44.04%E2%80%AFAM.png Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Released in the East https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/1fe832f1-8d15-466c-af71-fc4801c08566/cinnn.jpg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Cinnamon Creek: Saved From the Auction Block https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/3d671030-c7fa-4898-af37-5848bcc1ffdc/IMG_1215+%282%29.jpg Environmental Journalism STAB MAGAZINE: Pete Beachy is No Bore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/96e52d1c-aa8a-4a82-9db8-53667d62a885/GQRY9226-scaled-e1644454348761.jpg Environmental Journalism NEIMAN STORYBOARD: Reporting Trauma: Moni Basu on Following an Earthquake Survivor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/2728470e-1eff-44e5-b42f-4f9775f9cdf6/Screenshot+2024-12-12+090644.png Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: WMAs: In Wildlife We Trust https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/21fb20c3-d432-48d2-9c6e-4091c19a5f51/DSC01317.jpeg Environmental Journalism SCHOLARWORKS UM: Municipal Musk Oxen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/66f53cc2-cd97-4cbe-8fe6-131a64cdf606/pak+cover.jpeg Environmental Journalism CONSERVATION FRONTLINES: Community-Based Conservation in Pakistan: Here, Sustainability Means ‘If it Pays, it Stays.’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/000b2565-53e1-4ed7-aca8-acc4c5c16c2d/elk+country.jpg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Name That Elk Country: John Jarvie Historic Ranch -- Browns Park, Utah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/f457ff8b-e7bb-47c5-8ddf-5c3006800854/Buchanan+2.jpg Environmental Journalism BLACKFOOT VALLEY DISPATCH: Independent Gary Buchanan Seeks Middle Ground in Run for Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/a0187a25-4d05-4778-bbf6-73ed0af7509c/kaimin+birds.jpg Environmental Journalism MONTANA KAIMIN: A Bird Graveyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/82f06887-c4e0-4ef9-ad52-d0855c448238/jsherman.jpg Environmental Journalism DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE: Utah Muralist and Community Activist Josh Scheuerman Teams up With U Dark Sky Studies Students https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/1706642507495-07YKYC3GMKG77CIQNJAH/Screenshot%252B%25252811%252529.jpg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Bringing Hunting to Higher Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/d8ad3544-9ab3-44a7-86ac-03f34bdd8080/Screenshot+2025-04-13+214954.png Environmental Journalism UWF: The Utah Wildlife Federation Partners with the Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/fb39ee43-a19b-4e3e-9f26-d55aa2d9edb8/wlolve.jpeg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Do Elk Fear Mountain Lions More than Wolves? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/1684956565150-389TQ4E6J99ZC5F1HQFM/tfe.jpg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: A Decade of Dynamite Dividends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/1652911635505-QDGMRI3OXLF1SKHO91N1/unsplash-image-B8xmtKWLrVo.jpg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Can Plants Poison Elk? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/a6428c8a-87f8-41fb-bfa0-9741ffcc0f1f/pred+mgmt.jpg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Grizzlies: Plunderers of Yellowstone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/1706640371072-WEERIZ3NQBMVCVJI712B/Screenshot%2B%252812%2529.jpg Environmental Journalism BUGLE MAGAZINE: Lasting Legacies: Rose Haroian https://www.gentryhale.com/television daily 0.75 2022-11-17 https://www.gentryhale.com/travel daily 0.75 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/feb5eec9-daef-4b88-b09d-a5b2ce4ca1a5/DSC03413_Original.jpeg Travel Writing NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: A Southern road trip through the towns that shaped American music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/5487eb40-ed8f-4fba-8170-2e7f877912cd/Screenshot+2026-01-10+at+5.54.01%E2%80%AFPM.png Travel Writing LUXE BEAT: Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa — Ocean and Opulence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/abc51043-7a90-4bc4-b60e-5493a1765b7b/Screenshot+2025-12-12+at+10.24.54%E2%80%AFAM.png Travel Writing ISLANDS: This Airline Stopover Program Lets You Explore Volcanoes And Lagoons Without Booking An Extra Flight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/8f5a0e57-67a2-46f3-a2e1-4b2863edd930/Screenshot+2025-10-02+at+7.04.47%E2%80%AFAM.png Travel Writing LATE CHECKOUT: Luxe Layovers, No Jet Lag ✈️ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/b59bd044-a1c3-41fb-b21d-03de3d2b2a1d/Screenshot+2025-03-06+101420.png Travel Writing NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Hoping to ski until July? Here are 7 places to go in the U.S. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/40aeb387-bb99-4705-8f6f-1f19d6ef5ceb/Screenshot+2026-01-02+at+11.51.15%E2%80%AFAM.png Travel Writing UPWORD: Hancock named first U.S. Finno-Ugric capital of culture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/7f69778c-b545-42fb-aff0-74403b46a2fc/Screenshot+2025-09-18+at+4.01.04%E2%80%AFAM.png Travel Writing ISLANDS: Nestled In Utah's Wasatch Mountains Is An Idyllic Getaway Known For Spas, Festivals, And Outdoor Fun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/43a45103-89f5-4ee7-b154-42bb5cf1c764/Screenshot+2025-11-12+at+4.36.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Travel Writing ISLANDS: Tennessee's Quiet Appalachian Town Near Johnson City Is Home To Misty Lake Mornings And A Historic Inn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/c04d7252-509a-4da8-bcb9-8e61637567f8/Screenshot+2025-11-12+at+4.41.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Travel Writing ISLANDS: One Of The Best-Kept Trail Systems In Michigan's Upper Peninsula Offers Year-Round Recreation And Local Roots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/1753295834742-AJY4UEDWK32NRWLFFOIJ/20250312_180148_097.jpg Travel Writing RIDE TEXAS MAGAZINE: Why Lubbock Deserves a Full-Break Stop on Your Next West Texas Ride https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/0020999b-3cce-4abb-922a-afabc6ed70b0/Screenshot+2025-08-25+at+11.27.49%E2%80%AFPM.png Travel Writing ISLANDS: This UNESCO Geopark In Both Ireland And Northern Ireland Offers One Of Europe's Most Stunning Boardwalk Trails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/1721147388102-YTG5XJDYURTND83ADL6I/20230509_Issue2OnBlue_08481-2.jpg Travel Writing TRAILS MAGAZINE: Peaks and Valleys: Solo Hiking the Length of the Grand Canyon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/fca92ded-9675-4e1c-98c1-336920f4936b/Screenshot+2025-09-24+at+12.13.28%E2%80%AFPM.png Travel Writing ISLANDS: Cruise Essentials At Dollar Tree That The Internet Absolutely Loves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61edc8bc09747432d09aa989/27fe79a4-68f1-492a-aa53-fbfc97f112b4/Screenshot+2025-09-24+at+12.16.18%E2%80%AFPM.png Travel Writing BUSINESS INSIDER: I visited Scotland for the first time. 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