Link – Free Outside – SUPPORT SUICIDE PREVENTION BELOW

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

I am a 25-year-old looking to do the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail in one year. This is also known as the calendar triple crown of hiking. I am looking to bring awareness to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention throughout the hike as well as keep a daily blog of my travels to allow those that wish to follow along. Also on this site are a couple of my past blogs about both the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Pacific Northwest Trail.

If you’re interested in travel, this is a fun blog. Jeff is getting close to completing his mission and looking back through his photos and stories is pretty fascinating.

More importantly, he’s doing all of this in the name of suicide prevention, which many of you know is something very important to me as well.

http://freeoutside.com

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