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Maine man to attempt Triple Crown of hiking – all in one year
Along with a buddy, Sammy Potter will try to complete hikes of the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail in 2021.
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Sammy Potter of Yarmouth, shown in the White Mountains, will attempt to do a calendar-year Triple Crown in 2021 by completing hikes of the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Pacific Crest Trail – nearly 8,000 miles in all.
Photo courtesy of Sammy Potter
When Sammy Potter left Stanford University after the pandemic hit last winter to come home to Maine, he decided the time was right to take a year off from school and embark on a meaningful, life-changing adventure. So Potter planned to thru-hike the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail.