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I am a full-time freelance writer focusing on outdoor adventure, travel, wildlife, conservation, and sustainability. My recent clips include National Geographic, Smithsonian, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Fodor's, Adventure, Outdoors, Thrillist, Matador, Atlas Obscura, Essentialist, Audubon, and many others. Clips are available at https://kepope.com/portfolio/. I can be reached at kristen@kepope.com

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