"Thomas moved home to Maryland after being laid off from a job in Chicago, and began struggling with a chronic issue that flared up on her face. She looked into what worked for others and experimented with herbal medicine, an experience that shifted her perspective on plants and foraging. After a trip to Portland to visit a friend, she felt called to stay-moving here in 2022 to study herbal medicine at a local apothecary and spending every free moment she could outside, rain or shine."
"Today, she shares her Pacific Northwest adventures with over 100,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok combined-both with the appropriate handle @gabtheforestelf. There, she covers everything from solo camping to safety tips to a life-changing climb up Mount Kilimanjaro. And while winter is a season many reserve for rest and hibernation, Thomas is pushing full steam (or snow) ahead with cold-weather camping trip."I definitely try to honor seasonal changes of slowing down," she says."
Gabbi Thomas grew up surrounded by concrete and found a connection to nature while healing a chronic facial skin condition through herbal medicine. After being laid off in Chicago she returned to Maryland, experimented with herbal remedies, and moved to Portland in 2022 to study herbal medicine at a local apothecary. She spends most free moments outside, embraces solitude, and honors seasonal changes while continuing active cold-weather camping. She found community through People of Color Outdoors and Black Futures Farm and shares solo camping, safety tips, and a Kilimanjaro climb with over 100,000 followers under @gabtheforestelf.
Read at Portland Monthly
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