Wild and wonderful West Virginia woman

I'm thirty-seven, a wildlife biologist, and yes, the state slogan is cliché, but it's also true — this place is wild and wonderful and I've spent my career proving it. I'm looking for someone who loves the outdoors not as a hobby but as a way of being. I camp, I fish, I know which mushrooms won't kill you, and I want someone who thinks all of that is cool instead of weird. I'm strong, independent, and I've been told I'm hard to get close to, which is fair. But once you're in, you're in. I want someone patient and persistent enough to get there.