Texas-based freelance writer Dan Oko specializes in coverage of outdoor travel and environmental affairs. Dan’s adventures and insights have been featured in a wide-range of publications including Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, Garden & Gun and Texas Monthly and WildSam. He is an active member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America, and in addition to his anthologized articles and essays, anticipates the publication of his guidebook Beer Hiking Texas from Helvetiq in the fall of 2026. For more about Dan, go to danoko.com.