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Hi Catherine.

Did you make it to California?

I'm in California.

You traversed the entire country? The whole thing. Wow. And what did you see?

Well, there was a lot. This country, if you'll allow me a cheesy moment, the land is so beautiful.

I went to five national parks, Jim.

Oh. And I would say the National Park Service is doing a fantastic job of

coronavirus protocols. Like it really felt good. Like, what's an example? Oh, just like distancing masks, no indoor anything.

That's their specialty.

Yeah, and then people were pretty good about wearing masks even on trails,

you know, even on outdoor hiking trails,

like when it got crowded, like most people were wearing masks.

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