I've never seen a contest I didn't want to enter, even when I wasn't that enthused about the prize. It's a geek quirk of mine. But Georgia State Parks has just rolled out a contest to name two previously anonymous waterfalls at Cloudland Canyon State Park on Lookout Mountain, so my competitive tendencies have just cranked into overdrive.
Here's why: First, you get to name a physical feature of the American landscape, a privilege more commonly reserved for the people who, you know, discover one. That's cool enough in itself, but here's the second part of the prize: A two-night stay in a Cloudland Canyon State Park cottage (or three nights on two campsites, sleeping up to 6 people), plus admission to the park, a yearlong family pass for disc golf and gift certificates to the nearby Canyon Grill restaurant.
So there it is, an opportunity to rescue these natural wonders from their unwonderful appellations (currently Waterfall #1 and Waterfall #2), plus a chance to win an awesome family getaway in the process.
I'll warn you, the contest is a bit low-tech: Entry forms must be submitted in person or by mail, but I'll be entering anyway. If only "GeekMom Falls" didn't sound like a headline about my clumsiness...
Entries must be received by April 15, with winners announced by April 30.
