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Happy Wednesday, Reader

I'm back! As promised! How was your weekend?

On our end, we went for a nice long walk in our neighborhood, took a big chunk out of the hedge we're removing from our front yard, spent some quality time as a family – and I got a break to go play Dungeons & Dragons with friends. It was a great weekend in my book, and I hope yours was good too.

I mentioned in last week's email that I had some news to share, so here it is:

I've been selected to compete to win in the "Ultimate Explorer" contest!

Here's the skinny:

• I'm trying to get the most votes (my least favorite way to "compete," but I don't make the rules!)
• You get one free vote daily, and can donate to the National Park Foundation to earn more votes (it's a legit non-profit that supports the national parks)
• The winner gets $10k, a Winnebago rental, and sets out on a national park adventure (I proposed taking Baby V to Yellowstone & Grand Teton!)

If you'd like to support me, you can 👉 click here to vote 👈 for free or donate for additional votes. You have to register through Facebook and provide an email to vote, as an FYI.

Obviously, I'll be taking us all along the ride if I win, but I need to make it through the first round that ends in 10 days – I'm currently 4th in my group, so I need your help! (I'm currently being outranked by some sort of questionable-looking maybe-bot account... 😬)

I'll be sending reminders in emails during the contest, but I'll try to keep them as un-annoying as possible.

Thanks for your support, and I'll see you next week for more travel talk!

Until then, stay well and safe travels!

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P.S. Looking for some travel content instead? Here are five resources from my archives:

• ​How to Make the Most of One Day in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (my local park!)
• ​One Day in L.A.: The 10 Best Things to Do in a Single Day​
• ​How to See California’s Sequoias on a Redwoods Road Trip​
• ​How to Visit Seldovia, Alaska (The Perfect Day Trip from Homer)​
• ​The 13 Best Things to Do in Gig Harbor for a Weekend Trip (every time I share this one I get some angry local telling me to stop promoting their town because they hate tourists 😂)

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