Maggie Dewane

Get in the car, we're goin' to Glacier. The vastness, the grandeur, the deep breaths to be had--this park sounds pure. Not to mention the wildlife (wanna see a wolverine!) and glaciers themselves! This ecosystem could change in the coming years amid global warming, and I'd love to see it in its (mostly) original beauty while possible. Camping and hiking make me the happiest version of myself, so those are surely on the To-Do list while there. Honorable mention: Isle Royale NP for its remoteness!

Asking an adventurer to pick a favorite adventure experience is like asking a mom to pick her favorite child. Filming cheetahs in Kenya fulfilled a childhood dream, while swimming next to a glacier in Antarctica was deeply humbling. Summiting a mountain in Norway convinced me the gates to heaven are everywhere, and I couldn't stop saying "Wow!" when motorbiking Vietnam. My favorite adventure is whichever one I'm currently having, and when you're grateful, adventure is everywhere, every day.

In the words of Destiny's Child: bills, bills, bills. We've all got 'em, and I'd pay mine off in quick order. Then I'd like to start funding a couple wildlife documentary stories I dream of telling in collaboration with friends at the DC Environmental Film Festival and Defenders of Wildlife. If there's anything left, I'd love to go see saiga antelope (look 'em up!) in the wild. As an amateur wildlife filmmaker and climate journalist, I can make a lot happen with 10k!