Member since 2008
Author, Speaker, Freelance Writer, Editor
Cara Lopez Lee is the author of ”They Only Eat Their Husbands,” a memoir coming from Ghost Road Press in October, 2010. At 26, after a lover threatened to shoot her, Cara ran away to Alaska. This book explores her nine years in the Last Frontier, where she landed in a love triangle with two wild alcoholics, and the year she ran away from that life to backpack around the world alone.
Cara is the creator of ”Girls Trek Too,” a blog dedicated to inspiring women to approach life as an adventure. An avid traveler and photographer, she has journeyed throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and most of the 50 United States.
Cara has worked as a TV reporter in Alaska and North Carolina. Her articles have appeared in such publications as The Los Angeles Times, Denver Post, and Santa Fe New Mexican. She has also written for shows on HGTV, Food Network, and Discovery Health. She has earned eleven awards from the Alaska Press Club and three from the Denver Woman’s Press Club. She’s currently writing a historical novel, based on the life of her Mexican-Chinese grandmother, called ”Tortillas from the Canton Café.”
When Cara’s not writing or traveling, she spends her spare time hiking, skiing, and swing dancing. In 2003, she got married at an active volcano in Costa Rica. She and her husband survived both dangers and now live in Denver.
For more information about Cara Lopez visit: www.caralopezlee.com
Also: www.girlstrektoo.com