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Finishing Up the LON Challenge \u2026<\/h5>\n


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Completing the last few challenge activities\u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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30 November 2020:<\/strong> The LON Challenge took a “pandemic pause” this year, but a final set of activities to complete were released last week with a new deadline of December 7th. Here we were inventorying and inspecting our recovery gear \u2026<\/p>\n

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LI: Days Getting Shorter \u2026<\/h5>\n


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A bit of calm o Long Island\u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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29 November 2020:<\/strong> Days are getting shorter and temperatures are starting to drop hinting at the approach of winter, but there are still some beautiful fall moments outdoors on Long Island \u2026<\/p>\n

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A Successful Turkey Run \u2026<\/h5>\n


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Over 150 vehicles participated\u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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15 November 2020:<\/strong> A mile-long convoy of more than 150 trucks, jeeps and cars made the joined in this effort to help out the Island Harvest Food Bank with needed donations in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The “Turkey Run” food drive participants contribued 137 Turkeys plus 15 pallets of non-perishable food items to help make the holiday brighter for folks in the community \u2026<\/p>\n

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Getting Ready for the Turkey Run\u2026<\/h5>\n


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Packing the Jeep with food donations\u2026<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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14 November 2020:<\/strong> Loading up the Jeep with non-perishable food items to donate to the Island Harvest Food Bank as part of the Many Hands One Mission Turkey Run scheduled for tomorrow morning. USnomads is contributing a Jeep-ful of groceries to help needy families in the community celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday this year \u2026<\/p>\n

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\nJoining with the crew of Many Hands One Mission for a Thanksgiving Turkey Run to Island Harvest on November 15th to bring donations of non-perishable food items and frozen turkeys for area food banks. USnomads will be donating a Jeep-ful of food and participating in the convoy to the Island Harvest distribution center …

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The 5th Annual 2020 Ladies Offroad Challenge<\/a> started on May 4th, then took a long “pandemic pause” before resuming in an abridged form the last week of November. The challenge is normally designed to allow participants to succeed at a series of tasks while learning and stepping outside their comfort zones. The abridged version of the Challenge offers a set of activities that can be completed easily from home, simply encouraging the ladies to “Do the Best They Can”. Those who complete the entire set of Challenges by the December 7th deadline will receive a “Golden Ticket” to attend one of the LON adventure events or take an online course for free. 12 additional “winners” will receive Golden tickets via a series of drawings during the annual “Twelve Days of Giving”…

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\nHoliday road trip time. Getting ready to load up the Jeep and heading south for warmer climates and fun times on- and off-road (and maybe discovering some new places on the way). This year we are taking a bit of extra time to explore the wilder side of Florida’s “Forgotten Coast” as we make our way to our Christmas Camp…


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Looking ahead to a return to Paris as soon as possible to reconnect with friends and some favorite places in the city of light. Timing is still uncertain due to the pandemic, but we hope the trip is back on the calendar for early 2021…

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\nPlanning for the next extended overland adventure in the southwest, tentatively on the calendar for some time late winter 2021. There are already several tentative events on the agenda in Arizona and southern California, and we will share more details as things get confirmed…
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